Gypaete at Les Saisies

Intermediate · 591 m long with 143 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 20° at its steepest, facing N.

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Gypaete

Lifts that reach the top: Coqs (skiing novice terrain to get there); Roche Blanche (skiing novice terrain to get there); Jorets (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 72 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

1. Ride Seigneurs
2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
3. Ski Renard (easy)
4. Ski Jonction Mont Rond (easy)
5. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
6. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
7. Ride Mont Rond
8. Ski Thuile (easy)
9. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
10. Ski Gueux (easy)
11. Ride Gueux
12. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
13. Ski Plan Dessert (easy)
14. Ski Plans (easy)
15. Ski Plan Dessert (easy)
16. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
17. Ride Lac
18. Ski Bolchu (easy)
19. Ski Borlat (easy)
20. Ski La Coudray (easy)
21. Ride Grattary
22. Ski Grattary (easy)
23. Ski Plan Corbet (novice)
24. Ride Roche Blanche
25. Ski Vardache (easy)
26. Ski Gypaete (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Lezette, Vardache, Plan Corbet. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Roche Blanche (1 min), Trolliers (1 min), Brichou (3 min).