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Le Grand Glacier at Les Aillons-Margériaz

Easy · 1278 m long with 180 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 13° at its steepest, facing NE.

13°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
1278 mlength
180 mvertical
1573 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Le Grand Glacier

Lifts that reach the top: Bergerie (skiing easy terrain to get there); Alpage (skiing easy terrain to get there); Le Roc de Balme (skiing easy terrain to get there); Golet (skiing easy terrain to get there); Agneau (skiing easy terrain to get there); Biolles (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Le Roc de Balme
  2. Ski Les Gelinottes (easy)
  3. Ski Le Chamois (easy)
  4. Ski Le Grand Glacier (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Les Gelinottes, unnamed novice trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Le Roc de Balme (1 min), P'tiou (1 min), Youpi (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.