Les Gentianes at le Chinaillon
Intermediate · 1787 m long with 480 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 27° at its steepest, facing NW.
27°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
1787 mlength
480 mvertical
1779 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Les Gentianes is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Les Gentianes
Lifts that reach the top: Floria (skiing novice terrain to get there); Tolar (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 20 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Rosay
- Ski La Côte (novice)
- Ski La serpentine, La Serpentine (novice)
- Ski La serpentine, La Serpentine, Les Fougères (novice)
- Ski Les Fougères (novice)
- Ride Floria
- Ski Les Gentianes (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Défi Môm, Les Fougères. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Stade (1 min), Charmieux (1 min), Floria (3 min).
See Les Gentianes on the 3D mapAll runs at le ChinaillonMeasured 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.