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Descente at La Daille

Advanced · 2490 m long with 602 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 26° at its steepest, facing NE.

26°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
2490 mlength
602 mvertical
3450 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Descente is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Descente

Lifts that reach the top: Grande Motte (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 65 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride TCD8 des Brévières
  2. Ride TCD10 des Boisses
  3. Ski unnamed connector
  4. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  5. Ski Rhododendron (easy)
  6. Ride TSD6 Aiguille Rouge
  7. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  8. Ski Bleuets (intermediate)
  9. Ski Petit Col (easy)
  10. Ski unnamed connector
  11. Ride Paquis
  12. Ski Henri (easy)
  13. Ski Bollin (easy)
  14. Ride Funiculaire Perce-Neige
  15. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  16. Ski Face (intermediate)
  17. Ski unnamed trail
  18. Ride Vanoise
  19. Ski Dahu (intermediate)
  20. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  21. Ride Grande Motte
  22. Ski Glacier (intermediate)
  23. Ski Descente (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Rimaye. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Vanoise (2 min), Lanches (6 min), TSD6 Tichot (7 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.