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Retour du col at Le Grand Domaine

Easy · 2153 m long with 85 m of vertical, averaging 4° and 14° at its steepest, facing NE.

14°steepest 50 m
4°average pitch
2153 mlength
85 mvertical
1994 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Retour du col

Lifts that reach the top: Madeleine (skiing easy terrain to get there); Frêne (skiing easy terrain to get there); Lauzière (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Cote 2305 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 34 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Planchamp
  2. Ski Haut des Traverses (easy)
  3. Ski Combe du Beaudin (easy)
  4. Ride Biollène
  5. Ski Combe de Beaudin (easy)
  6. Ski La Valette (easy)
  7. Ride Madeleine
  8. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  9. Ski La Madeleine (easy)
  10. Ski Retour du col (easy)

Where it ends

Joins La Madeleine. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Madeleine (5 min), Roset (6 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.