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Almandine at Le Grand Massif

Intermediate · 2186 m long with 612 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 26° at its steepest, facing NW.

26°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
2186 mlength
612 mvertical
2278 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Almandine

Lifts that reach the top: Tête des Verds (skiing easy terrain to get there); Aup de Véran (skiing easy terrain to get there); Lapiaz (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Diamant Noir (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Grandes Platières (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Désert Blanc (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 56 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Vercland
  2. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  3. Ski Demoiselles (novice)
  4. Ski Stade (novice)
  5. Ride Chariande Express
  6. Ski Silice (easy)
  7. Ski Dolomie (easy)
  8. Ride Vernant
  9. Ski Tourmaline (easy)
  10. Ski Baudroie (easy)
  11. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  12. Ski unnamed novice connector (novice)
  13. Ski Épicéa (novice)
  14. Ski Pin (novice)
  15. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  16. Ride Tête des Verds
  17. Ski Tanzanite (easy)
  18. Ski Iolite (easy)
  19. Ski Almandine (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Traversée Diamant Noir, Iolite, Diamant noir, Faust, Épicéa. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Diamant Noir (1 min), Tête des Verds (2 min), Michalet (2 min).

See Almandine on the 3D mapAll runs at Le Grand Massif
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.