Hirondelle at Les Saisies

Intermediate · 1067 m long with 164 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 24° at its steepest, facing NE.

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Hirondelle

Lifts that reach the top: Gentianes (skiing easy terrain to get there); Bisanne (skiing easy terrain to get there); Palette (skiing easy terrain to get there); Rosières (skiing easy terrain to get there); Chamois (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 95 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 Trolliers
25. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
26. Ski Blanchots (novice)
27. Ski Sapinette (easy)
28. Ski Sapins (easy)
29. Ski Challiers (novice)
30. Ride Bisanne
31. Ski Bergerie (easy)
32. Ski Hirondelle (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Challiers, unnamed novice trail, Bergerie, unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Bisanne (1 min), Manant (1 min), Chard du Beurre (1 min).