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Minos at Le Grand Massif

Intermediate · 2092 m long with 405 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 20° at its steepest, facing NW.

20°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
2092 mlength
405 mvertical
2254 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Minos

Lifts that reach the top: Lapiaz (skiing novice terrain to get there); Diamant Noir (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Grandes Platières (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 61 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 Érable (novice)
  16. Ride Bois
  17. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  18. Ride Grand Grenier
  19. Ski Traversée Lapiaz (easy)
  20. Ski Méphisto (easy)
  21. Ski Traversée Lapiaz (easy)
  22. Ride Lapiaz
  23. Ski Minos (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Traversée Lapiaz, Jade. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lapiaz (1 min), Tête des Verds (4 min), Michalet (4 min).

See Minos 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.