Aigle at station de ski de Valmeinier
Intermediate · 1681 m long with 349 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 21° at its steepest, facing NW.
21°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
1681 mlength
349 mvertical
2413 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Aigle is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Aigle
Lifts that reach the top: Château Ripaille (skiing novice terrain to get there); TSD Montissot (skiing novice terrain to get there); Moneul (skiing novice terrain to get there); Brive 2 (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 20 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride TCD8 Crêt de la Brive
- Ski Escargot (novice)
- Ride Lac de la Vieille
- Ski Gélinotte (novice)
- Ride Château Ripaille
- Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
- Ski Aigle (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Escargot. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Brive 2 (1 min), Lac de la Vieille (1 min), TCD8 Crêt de la Brive (8 min).
See Aigle on the 3D mapAll runs at station de ski de ValmeinierMeasured 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.