Grand Roche at Les Saisies
Intermediate · 792 m long with 261 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 29° at its steepest, facing NE.
29°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
792 mlength
261 mvertical
1763 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Grand Roche is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Grand Roche
Lifts that reach the top: Vorès (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Lac (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Douce (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Plan des Fours (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 42 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Crêt du Midi
- Ski La Pierre (intermediate)
- Ski Serasson (easy)
- Ride Ban Rouge
- Ski Basse Combe (easy)
- Ride 3 Coins
- Ski Les Crozats (easy)
- Ski Cascades haut (intermediate)
- Ride Plan des Fours
- Ski Arête (easy)
- Ski Vorès (intermediate)
- Ski Grand Roche (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins unnamed intermediate trail, Cascades Bas. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Plan Dessert 1 (1 min), Plan Dessert 2 (1 min), Lac (1 min).
See Grand Roche on the 3D mapAll runs at Les SaisiesMeasured 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.