Quartz at Pra Loup

Easy · 1623 m long with 257 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 24° at its steepest, facing NE.

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Quartz

Lifts that reach the top: Tardée (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 74 minutes, intermediate 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. Ride Tardée
26. Ski Quartz (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Forêt, unnamed novice trail, Séolane, unnamed easy trail, Gentianes, Écureuils. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Tardée (1 min), TSD6 Marin Pascal (1 min), Chauvets 2 (VALD) (2 min).