Farquet 1 at Praz de Lys-Sommand
Novice · 337 m long with 48 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 12° at its steepest, facing W.
12°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
337 mlength
48 mvertical
1473 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Farquet 1 is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Farquet 1
Lifts that reach the top: Farquet (skiing novice terrain to get there); Crintat (skiing easy terrain to get there); Téléski de Fleury (skiing easy terrain to get there); Col de Sommand (skiing easy terrain to get there); Pierre Rouge (skiing easy terrain to get there); Buchilles (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 21 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Praz l'Évèque
- Ski Les Tétras (easy)
- Ride Véran
- Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
- Ski Pierres Rouges (easy)
- Ski Col de Sommand (easy)
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Retour station Buchilles (novice)
- Ski Farquet 1 (novice)
Where it ends
Joins Farquet 2, Retour station. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Farquet (1 min), Mary (1 min), Crintat (2 min).
See Farquet 1 on the 3D mapAll runs at Praz de Lys-SommandMeasured 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.