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Cristal at Le Grand Massif

Easy · 6015 m long with 434 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 18° at its steepest, facing NW.

18°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
6015 mlength
434 mvertical
2383 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Cristal

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

From the base area (about 56 minutes, easy 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 Cristal (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Quartz. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Désert Blanc (1 min), Bissac (9 min), Gers (9 min).

See Cristal 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.