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Mélèze at Le Grand Massif

Novice · 519 m long with 80 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 15° at its steepest, facing W.

15°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
519 mlength
80 mvertical
1773 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Mélèze is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Mélèze

Lifts that reach the top: Ballacha (skiing novice terrain to get there); Tête des Verds (skiing easy terrain to get there); Désert Blanc (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 47 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. Ride Ballacha
  13. Ski Mélèze (novice)

Where it ends

Joins Urban'Z, unnamed novice trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ballacha (1 min), Grandes Platières (2 min), Télébenne de Flaine Supérieur (2 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.