Les Combes at Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise (ski resort)
Easy · 4412 m long with 334 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 20° at its steepest, facing W.
20°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
4412 mlength
334 mvertical
2102 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Les Combes is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Les Combes
Lifts that reach the top: Grand Plan (skiing novice terrain to get there); Arpettaz (skiing novice terrain to get there); Marquise (skiing easy terrain to get there); Aiguille (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 5 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Grand Plan
- Ski Les Combes (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Creux de Formeïan, unnamed connector, The Big Bosses, Les Charmettes, L'Arpettaz. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Arpettaz (1 min), Grand Plan (2 min), Galopins (3 min).
See Les Combes 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.