Olympique at station de ski de Valmeinier
Advanced · 797 m long with 265 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 24° at its steepest, facing N.
24°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
797 mlength
265 mvertical
1918 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Olympique is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Olympique
Lifts that reach the top: TCD Sétaz (skiing novice terrain to get there); Verneys (skiing novice terrain to get there); Thimel (skiing novice terrain to get there); Moulin Benjamin (skiing novice terrain to get there); Cornafond (skiing easy terrain to get there); Château Ripaille (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 6 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride TCD Sétaz
- Ski Myosotis (novice)
- Hike La Forêt, Myosotis (novice)
- Ski Olympique (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Campanule, Myosotis. Nearest lifts from the bottom: TCD Sétaz (2 min), TCD8 Crêt de la Brive (3 min), Moulin Benjamin (7 min).
See Olympique 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.