Carmen at Puy-Saint-Vincent
Advanced · 888 m long with 362 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 31° at its steepest, facing NE.
31°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
888 mlength
362 mvertical
2665 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Carmen is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Carmen
Lifts that reach the top: Pendine (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 41 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Les Prés
- Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
- Ski Le chemin (novice)
- Ski 4 Fontaines (easy)
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Traversée des Écoles (novice)
- Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
- Ride Bergerie
- Ski Dahu (easy)
- Ski Mésanges (easy)
- Ride TSF Bruyères
- Ski Mésanges (easy)
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ride Pendine
- Ski Carmen (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Combes. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pendine (2 min), TSF Lauzes (3 min), TSF Bruyères (3 min).
See Carmen on the 3D mapAll runs at Puy-Saint-VincentMeasured 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.