Edelweiss at station de ski de Valmeinier
Intermediate · 1880 m long with 341 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 21° at its steepest, facing W.
21°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
1880 mlength
341 mvertical
1747 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Edelweiss is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Edelweiss
Lifts that reach the top: Crête (skiing novice terrain to get there); Château Ripaille (skiing novice terrain to get there); TSD Montissot (skiing novice terrain to get there); Moneul (skiing novice terrain to get there); TCD8 Crêt de la Brive (skiing novice terrain to get there); Séa (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 99 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 Escargot (novice)
- Hike Les Balcons de Valloire (easy)
- Ski Edelweiss (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Lutins, unnamed connector. Nearest lifts from the bottom: TCD8 Crêt de la Brive (1 min).
See Edelweiss 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.