Col at Le Tour

Easy · 910 m long with 196 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 21° at its steepest, facing SW.

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Col

Lifts that reach the top: Autannes (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 23 minutes, easy skiing needed):

1. Ride Vallorcine
2. Ride Posettes
3. Ski Les Posettes (easy)
4. Ski Retour Charamillon (easy)
5. Ski Arve (easy)
6. Ride Autannes
7. Ski Liaison Balme (easy)
8. Ski Col (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Arve, Le Col, Snow Park. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Col de Balme (1 min), Arve (2 min), Autannes (2 min).

What people say

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