Pas des vaches at Arêches-Beaufort
Intermediate · 1473 m long with 376 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 24° at its steepest, facing NE.
24°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
1473 mlength
376 mvertical
2012 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Pas des vaches is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Pas des vaches
Lifts that reach the top: Grande Combe (skiing easy terrain to get there); TSF4 - Combettes (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 35 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride TSD4 - Grand Mont
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Les Perches (intermediate)
- Ski Combe de Perche (intermediate)
- Ski L'écharté, Combe de Perche (easy)
- Ride TSD4 - Piapolay
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Variante Grande Combe (easy)
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ride Grande Combe
- Ski Grande Combe (easy)
- Ski Pas des vaches (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Variante Piapolay, Piapolay, Papillon, Freeride du Roc Blanc 1, Freeride du Roc Blanc 2. Nearest lifts from the bottom: TSD4 - Piapolay (3 min), Le Bois (4 min), Jardin d'Enfants (4 min).
See Pas des vaches on the 3D mapAll runs at Arêches-BeaufortMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.