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Tourmaline at Le Grand Massif

Easy · 6997 m long with 462 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 25° at its steepest, facing SW.

25°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
6997 mlength
462 mvertical
2203 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

Tourmaline is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Tourmaline

Lifts that reach the top: Grand Vans (skiing novice terrain to get there); Vernant (skiing novice terrain to get there); Forêt (skiing easy terrain to get there); Gérats (skiing easy terrain to get there); Véret (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 35 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 Dolomie (easy)
  10. Ski Tourmaline (easy)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, Aigue Marine, Baudroie, Dolomie, Grenat, Combe de Véret. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Véret (1 min), Gérats (2 min), Ballacha (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.