Gentianes at Gavarnie-Gèdre
Easy · 646 m long with 109 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 20° at its steepest, facing NW.
20°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
646 mlength
109 mvertical
2234 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Gentianes is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Gentianes
Lifts that reach the top: Pic des Tentes (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 33 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride TSF2 Holle
- Ski Espace Débutants (novice)
- Ride Labas Blanc
- Ski Hermines (novice)
- Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
- Ride Pic des Tentes
- Ski Marmottes (novice)
- Ski Gentianes (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Marmottes, Dahu. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Saint-André (6 min), Pic des Tentes (6 min), TSF4 du Belvédère (9 min).
See Gentianes on the 3D mapAll runs at Gavarnie-GèdreMeasured 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.