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Violette at Les Menuires

Novice · 3969 m long with 475 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 17° at its steepest, facing W.

17°steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
3969 mlength
475 mvertical
2316 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Violette is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Violette

Lifts that reach the top: Roc 1 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Bettex (skiing novice terrain to get there); Sunny Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Becca (skiing easy terrain to get there); Granges (skiing easy terrain to get there); Roc 2 (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 43 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Saint Martin 1
  2. Ski Biolley (easy)
  3. Ski Pelozet (easy)
  4. Ride Saint Martin Express
  5. Ski Crêtes (easy)
  6. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  7. Ski Grand Lac (easy)
  8. Ride Granges
  9. Ski Grand Lac (easy)
  10. Ski 3 Marches (easy)
  11. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  12. Ski Violette (novice)
  13. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  14. Ski Violette (novice)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed novice trail, Menuires, unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Roc 1 (1 min), Menuires (1 min), Pelvoux (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.