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Arcosses at La Norma

Advanced · 997 m long with 342 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 31° at its steepest, facing N.

31°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
997 mlength
342 mvertical
2291 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry, classic. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Arcosses

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 23 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Repose
  2. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  3. Ride Saint-Joseph
  4. Ski Blanchons (novice)
  5. Ride Arlette
  6. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  7. Ski Arcosses (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Granges. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Granges (2 min), Arlette (2 min), Saint-Joseph (3 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.