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Combe des Amethystes, Italian Bowl at Grands Montets

Freeride · 1459 m long with 453 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 37° at its steepest, facing N.

37°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
1459 mlength
453 mvertical
2578 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Combe des Amethystes, Italian Bowl is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Combe des Amethystes, Italian Bowl

Lifts that reach the top: La Herse (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, freeride skiing needed):

  1. Ride Télécabine de Lognan
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ride La Herse
  4. Ski Blanchots (advanced)
  5. Ski Combe des Amethystes, Italian Bowl (freeride)

Where it ends

Joins Point de vue. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Bochard (3 min), La Herse (3 min), TK Petit Marmottons (4 min).

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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.