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Gentiane at station de ski de Valmeinier

Intermediate · 1534 m long with 343 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 23° at its steepest, facing NW.

23°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
1534 mlength
343 mvertical
2413 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Gentiane is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Gentiane

Lifts that reach the top: Château Ripaille (skiing novice terrain to get there); TSD Montissot (skiing novice terrain to get there); Lac de la Vieille (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 13 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride TCD8 Crêt de la Brive
  2. Ski Escargot (novice)
  3. Ride Lac de la Vieille
  4. Ski Gélinotte (novice)
  5. Ski Gentiane (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Escargot, Aigle, unnamed intermediate trail, Stade. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Brive 2 (1 min), Lac de la Vieille (1 min), Séa (2 min).

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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.