Patenaille at Avoriaz

Intermediate · 851 m long with 147 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 21° at its steepest, facing W.

Snow and sun

Patenaille is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Patenaille

Lifts that reach the top: Cuboré (skiing novice terrain to get there); Cuboré (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 59 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

1. Ride Super-Morzine
2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
3. Ride Zore
4. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
5. Ski unnamed connector
6. Ride Proclou
7. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
8. Ski unnamed connector
9. Ski Crête (easy)
10. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
11. Ski unnamed connector
12. Ski Boulevard des Skieurs (easy)
13. Ski Bleue d'Arare (easy)
14. Ski unnamed connector
15. Ride Stade
16. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
17. Ski Aller Chavanette (easy)
18. Ski unnamed connector
19. Ride Choucas
20. Ski Bleue de Chavanette (easy)
21. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
22. Ski Les Lanches (intermediate)
23. Ski unnamed connector
24. Ride Cuboré
25. Ski Patenaille (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Les Lanches, unnamed connector. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Cuboré (1 min), Choucas (4 min), Fornet (4 min).