Cascade at station de ski de Valmeinier
Advanced · 1482 m long with 527 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 29° at its steepest, facing N.
29°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
1482 mlength
527 mvertical
2267 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Cascade is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Cascade
Lifts that reach the top: Cornafond (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 14 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride TCD Sétaz
- Ski unnamed connector
- Ski Myosotis (novice)
- Hike La Forêt, Myosotis (novice)
- Ski Myosotis (novice)
- Ski Boardercross Thimel (intermediate)
- Ski Blaireau (intermediate)
- Ski Myosotis (novice)
- Ski unnamed trail
- Ride Cornafond
- Ski Sétaz Bleue (easy)
- Ski Bouquetin (intermediate)
- Ski Cascade (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Myosotis, Selles. Nearest lifts from the bottom: TSD Montissot (1 min), Cornafond (1 min), TCD Sétaz (6 min).
See Cascade 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.