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Le Vélard at Praz de Lys-Sommand

Advanced · 1630 m long with 438 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 30° at its steepest, facing NW.

30°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
1630 mlength
438 mvertical
1881 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Le Vélard

Lifts that reach the top: Haut Fleury (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 23 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Hôtel
  2. Ski Canevet (easy)
  3. Ski Accès Brésy (easy)
  4. Ski Brésy (easy)
  5. Ride Brésy
  6. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  7. Ski La Traverse (easy)
  8. Ski unnamed novice connector (novice)
  9. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  10. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  11. Ride Haut Fleury
  12. Ski Piste du Lac, La Combe, Le Haut Fleury (easy)
  13. Ski Piste du Lac, La Combe (easy)
  14. Ski La Combe (intermediate)
  15. Ski Le Vélard (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Retour station. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Col de Sommand (2 min), Crintat (2 min), Mary (3 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.