Piniers at Espace Haute Maurienne Vanoise
Easy · 2003 m long with 278 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 14° at its steepest, facing W.
14°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
2003 mlength
278 mvertical
2291 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Piniers is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Piniers
Lifts that reach the top: Arlette (skiing easy terrain to get there); Clot (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Norma II (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 22 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Repose
- Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
- Ride Saint-Joseph
- Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
- Ride Arlette
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Piniers (easy)
Where it ends
Joins unnamed easy trail, Marmottes. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Carrelet (2 min), Combe (2 min), Fontaine aux Oiseaux (6 min).
See Piniers on the 3D mapAll runs at Espace Haute Maurienne VanoiseMeasured 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.