Fontanesses 1 at Arolla
Easy · 424 m long with 85 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 19° at its steepest, facing NE.
19°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
424 mlength
85 mvertical
2228 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Fontanesses 1 is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Fontanesses 1
Lifts that reach the top: Fontanesses 1 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Remointze (skiing easy terrain to get there); Fontanesses 3 (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 21 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Fontanesses 1
- Ski Fontanesse 1 (easy)
- Ski Fontanesse 1, Rouge de La Remointze (easy)
- Ski Fontanesse 1 (easy)
- Ski Fontanesses 1 (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Fontanesses 2, Fontanesse 1. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Fontanesses 1 (2 min), Fontanesses 2 (2 min), Torrent (2 min).
See Fontanesses 1 on the 3D mapAll runs at ArollaMeasured 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.