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Serpentine at Le Grand Massif

Easy · 14599 m long with 798 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 22° at its steepest, facing NW.

22°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
14599 mlength
798 mvertical
2478 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Serpentine

Lifts that reach the top: Désert Blanc (skiing novice terrain to get there); Diamant Noir (skiing novice terrain to get there); Grandes Platières (skiing novice terrain to get there); Bissac (skiing novice terrain to get there); Télébenne de Flaine Supérieur (skiing novice terrain to get there); Ballacha (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 41 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 Serpentine (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Bissac, Satan, unnamed novice trail, Cristal, Baudroie, Aventurine. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Bissac (1 min), Grand Vans (1 min), Désert Blanc (1 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.