Galopins at Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise (ski resort)
Novice · 92 m long with 9 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 8° at its steepest, facing W.
8°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
92 mlength
9 mvertical
1534 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Galopins is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Galopins
Lifts that reach the top: Galopins (skiing novice terrain to get there); Grand Plan (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Arpettaz (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Aiguille (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Marquise (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 4 minutes, novice skiing needed):
- Ride Galopins
Where it ends
Joins unnamed connector, Plan Bois. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Galopins (1 min), Grand Plan (1 min), Marmottes (1 min).
See Galopins on the 3D mapAll runs at Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise (ski resort)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.