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Petite Épaule at Megève/Saint-Gervais

Intermediate · 1042 m long with 295 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 25° at its steepest, facing NE.

25°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
1042 mlength
295 mvertical
1589 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Petite Épaule

Lifts that reach the top: Chattrix (skiing easy terrain to get there); Gouet (skiing easy terrain to get there); Vanay (skiing easy terrain to get there); Épaule (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 31 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. Ski Clémentines (easy)
  9. Ride Gouet
  10. Ski Petit Choucas (easy)
  11. Ski Cabri (easy)
  12. Ski Petite Épaule (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Chattrix. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chattrix (1 min).

See Petite Épaule on the 3D mapAll runs at Megève/Saint-Gervais
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.