Gélinotte at Les Portes du Mont-Blanc

Easy · 2078 m long with 420 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 25° at its steepest, facing NE.

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Gélinotte

Lifts that reach the top: TSD6 du Christomet (skiing novice terrain to get there); TKE1 du Bonjournal (skiing easy terrain to get there); Jaillet (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); TSF4 de la Ravine (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); TKD1 de Crève-Cœur (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); TSD6 de Pertuis (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 35 minutes, easy skiing needed):

1. Ride Jaillet
2. Hike Raquette Fouettaz-Les Salles, Rando-Ski Fouettaz-Les Salles, Fouettaz-Jaillet (easy)
3. Ski Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
4. Hike Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
5. Ski Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
6. Hike Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
7. Ski Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
8. Hike Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
9. Ski Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
10. Hike Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
11. Ski Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
12. Hike Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
13. Ski Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
14. Ski Bel Ava (easy)
15. Ski Bel Ava, Bel Ava Bis (easy)
16. Ski Bel Ava (easy)
17. Ski Bel Ava, Bel Ava Bis (easy)
18. Ski Gypaète, Moineau, Gélinotte (easy)
19. Ride TSD6 du Christomet
20. Ski Aigle, Gypaète, Gélinotte (easy)
21. Ski Aigle, Gélinotte (easy)
22. Ski Gélinotte (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Gypaète, Moineau, Gypaète, Moineau, Gypaète, Moineau, Gélinotte, Bel Ava, Bel Ava Bis, Coq, Coq, Gélinotte. Nearest lifts from the bottom: TSD6 du Christomet (1 min), TSF4 des Prés (1 min).