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La Balme at Puy-Saint-Vincent

Intermediate · 2146 m long with 413 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 21° at its steepest, facing NE.

21°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
2146 mlength
413 mvertical
1879 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to La Balme

Lifts that reach the top: Bergerie (skiing easy terrain to get there); TSF Bruyères (skiing easy terrain to get there); Puy (skiing easy terrain to get there); TSF Lauzes (skiing easy terrain to get there); Crête des Bans (skiing easy terrain to get there); Rocher Noir (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 27 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Les Prés
  2. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  3. Ski Le chemin (novice)
  4. Ski 4 Fontaines (easy)
  5. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  6. Ski Traversée des Écoles (novice)
  7. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  8. Ride Bergerie
  9. Ski Dahu (easy)
  10. Ski Le chemin, Chemin des Bartavelles (novice)
  11. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  12. Ski La Balme (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, Landes. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Les Prés (3 min), Exercice 1400 (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.