Valle dei Mandarini at Montgenèvre
Freeride · 2571 m long with 611 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 29° at its steepest, facing NW.
29°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
2571 mlength
611 mvertical
2527 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Valle dei Mandarini is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Valle dei Mandarini
Lifts that reach the top: Rocher de l'Aigle (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 11 minutes, freeride skiing needed):
- Ride Chalmettes
- Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ride Rocher de l'Aigle
- Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
- Ski Valle dei Mandarini (freeride)
Where it ends
Joins Les Rhodos, unnamed advanced trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Brousset (1 min), Tremplin (3 min), TMX Serre Thibaud (4 min).
See Valle dei Mandarini on the 3D mapAll runs at MontgenèvreMeasured 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.