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Faucons at Pipay

Advanced · 607 m long with 275 m of vertical, averaging 24° and 36° at its steepest, facing NW.

36°steepest 50 m
24°average pitch
607 mlength
275 mvertical
1858 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Faucons 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 Faucons

Lifts that reach the top: Chamois (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Éterlou (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Marmottons (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Grand Cerf (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Gypaète (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Oursière (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 14 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Chamois
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Cabris (easy)
  4. Ski Chamois (intermediate)
  5. Ski Faucons (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Chanterelle. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Gypaète (1 min), Lac (4 min), Chamois (8 min).

See Faucons on the 3D mapAll runs at Pipay
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.