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1a at Mont Gleason

Intermediate · 155 m long with 22 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 13° at its steepest, facing NW.

13°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
155 mlength
22 mvertical
318 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

1a is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to 1a

Lifts that reach the top: 2-Quadruple Laurent-Lemaire (skiing novice terrain to get there); Arbalètes (skiing novice terrain to get there); 1-Quadruple no.1 (skiing novice terrain to get there); 3-Double (skiing novice terrain to get there); Tapis-magique (skiing novice terrain to get there); unnamed drag lift (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Arbalètes
  2. Hike Sentier du Chalet-du-Sommet
  3. Ski 1a (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins 1, 1b. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Arbalètes (2 min), 2-Quadruple Laurent-Lemaire (3 min), 3-Double (3 min).

See 1a on the 3D mapAll runs at Mont Gleason
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.