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Paravalanche at Pra Loup

Advanced · 609 m long with 169 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 27° at its steepest, facing NE.

27°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
609 mlength
169 mvertical
2144 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Paravalanche

Lifts that reach the top: TK Lac 1 (skiing easy terrain to get there); TK Lac 2 (skiing easy terrain to get there); TK Gimette (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); TSD6 Bergeries (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); TSD6 Peguieou (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); TSF3 Quartiers (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 22 minutes, advanced 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 Paravalanche (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Marmottes. Nearest lifts from the bottom: TSD6 Bergeries (1 min), TK Gimette (1 min), TCD6 Costebelle (6 min).

See Paravalanche on the 3D mapAll runs at Pra Loup
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.