Snow La Balade at Gourette
Novice · 2569 m long with 231 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 15° at its steepest, facing N.
15°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
2569 mlength
231 mvertical
1595 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
La Balade is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to La Balade
Lifts that reach the top: Bézou (skiing novice terrain to get there); Tetras (skiing novice terrain to get there); Lièvre (skiing novice terrain to get there); Pitchounes (skiing novice terrain to get there); unnamed magic carpet (skiing novice terrain to get there); Les Bosses (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 9 minutes, novice skiing needed):
- Ride Ley
- Ride Bézou
- Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
- Ski La Balade (novice)
Where it ends
Joins skitour: Pic de Ger, La Balade, skitour: Pic de Ger, Le Serpentin. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Cotch (1 min), unnamed magic carpet (2 min).
See La Balade on the 3D mapAll runs at GouretteMeasured 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.