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Grande Épaule at Megève/Saint-Gervais

Intermediate · 2223 m long with 481 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 25° at its steepest, facing NE.

25°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
2223 mlength
481 mvertical
2127 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Grande Épaule

Lifts that reach the top: Vanay (skiing novice terrain to get there); Épaule (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 26 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride L'Alpin
  2. Ride Bettex - Arbois
  3. Ski Monchus (easy)
  4. Ski La Pierre (novice)
  5. Ride Mont Joux
  6. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  7. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  8. Ride Épaule
  9. Ski Grande Épaule (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, unnamed intermediate trail, Cabri, Olympique, Chemin rural du Mottey à la Tête du Vanay, Grande Épaule, Grand Choucas, Blaireau. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Gouet (2 min), Croix du Christ (2 min), Plateau (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.