Observatoire Hors Piste at Pra Loup

Freeride · 531 m long with 222 m of vertical, averaging 28° and 38° at its steepest, facing E.

Snow and sun

Observatoire Hors Piste is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Observatoire Hors Piste

Lifts that reach the top: TSF4 Observatoire (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); unnamed rope tow (skiing freeride terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 85 minutes, freeride skiing needed):

1. Ride TCD6 Costebelle
2. Ski Sestrière (novice)
3. Ski Langail (intermediate)
4. Ski Bergeries (easy)
5. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
6. Ride TK Gimette
7. Ski Serre de l'Homme (intermediate)
8. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
9. Ski Marmottes (easy)
10. Ski Lac (intermediate)
11. Ride TK Lac 2
12. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
13. Ski Quartiers (intermediate)
14. Ski La directe (intermediate)
15. Ski Quartiers (intermediate)
16. Ski Chemin des Agneliers (intermediate)
17. Ski Perdrix (intermediate)
18. Ride TSF4 Ubaguets
19. Ski Perdrix (intermediate)
20. Ski Chamois (intermediate)
21. Ride TK Crous 2
22. Ski Aigle (intermediate)
23. Ski Renard (easy)
24. Ski Forêt (easy)
25. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
26. Ski Gentianes (novice)
27. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
28. Ski Coucous (easy)
29. Ride TSD6 La Chaup
30. Ski Roche aux fées (easy)
31. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
32. Ride TSF4 Observatoire
33. Ski Serge Gousseault (intermediate)
34. Ski Observatoire Hors Piste (freeride)

Where it ends

Joins Chemin Serge Gousseault, Serge Gousseault, Jonquilles - Freeride. Nearest lifts from the bottom: TSF4 Observatoire (2 min), Plateau 1 (6 min), Plateau 2 (6 min).