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Col de Sommand at Praz de Lys-Sommand

Easy · 1312 m long with 249 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 21° at its steepest, facing NW.

21°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
1312 mlength
249 mvertical
1678 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Col de Sommand

Lifts that reach the top: Col de Sommand (skiing easy terrain to get there); Pierre Rouge (skiing easy terrain to get there); Véran (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 17 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Praz l'Évèque
  2. Ski Les Tétras (easy)
  3. Ride Véran
  4. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  5. Ski Pierres Rouges (easy)
  6. Ski Col de Sommand (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Retour station, unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Col de Sommand (1 min), Crintat (1 min), Mary (1 min).

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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.