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La Traverse at Praz de Lys-Sommand

Easy · 814 m long with 148 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 18° at its steepest, facing NE.

18°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
814 mlength
148 mvertical
1647 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to La Traverse

Lifts that reach the top: Roy (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 28 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Praz l'Évèque
  2. Ski Les Tétras (easy)
  3. Ride Véran
  4. Ski Marmotte (easy)
  5. Ski Piste du Lac, Marmotte (easy)
  6. Ski Marmotte (easy)
  7. Ski unnamed novice connector (novice)
  8. Ride Roy
  9. Ski Roy, La Traverse (easy)
  10. Ski La Traverse (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Marmotte, unnamed novice connector, Les Betex. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Betex (1 min), Roy (1 min), Haut Fleury (2 min).

See La Traverse on the 3D mapAll runs at Praz de Lys-Sommand
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.