Stade Balme at Le Tour
Easy · 579 m long with 172 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 21° at its steepest, facing W.
21°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
579 mlength
172 mvertical
2193 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Stade Balme is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Stade Balme
Lifts that reach the top: Autannes (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 22 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Vallorcine
- Ride Posettes
- Ski Les Posettes (easy)
- Ski Retour Charamillon (easy)
- Ski Arve (easy)
- Ride Autannes
- Ski Liaison Balme (easy)
- Ski Stade Balme (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Col, Le Col, Stade ESF. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Col de Balme (1 min), Arve (3 min), Autannes (3 min).
See Stade Balme on the 3D mapAll runs at Le TourMeasured 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.