Pierres Rouges at Praz de Lys-Sommand
Easy · 1142 m long with 244 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 21° at its steepest, facing N.
21°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
1142 mlength
244 mvertical
1783 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Pierres Rouges is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Pierres Rouges
Lifts that reach the top: Col de Sommand (skiing novice terrain to get there); Pierre Rouge (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 22 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Praz l'Évèque
- Ski Les Tétras (easy)
- Ride Véran
- Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
- Ski Pierres Rouges (easy)
- Ride Pierre Rouge
- Ski Pierres Rouges (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Retour station Buchilles, Les Fattes, Buchilles 1 (Stade de slalom). Nearest lifts from the bottom: Buchilles (1 min), Pierre Rouge (1 min), Téléski de Fleury (3 min).
See Pierres Rouges 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.