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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):

  1. Ride Fontanesses 1
  2. Ski Fontanesse 1 (easy)
  3. Ski Fontanesse 1, Rouge de La Remointze (easy)
  4. Ski Fontanesse 1 (easy)
  5. 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 Arolla
Measured 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.