Roches at station de ski de Valmeinier
Novice · 482 m long with 63 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 16° at its steepest, facing NE.
16°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
482 mlength
63 mvertical
1599 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Roches is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Roches
Lifts that reach the top: Pré Varel (skiing novice terrain to get there); Girodière (skiing novice terrain to get there); Grandes Drozes (skiing easy terrain to get there); Plan Palais 2 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Plan Palais 1 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Crête (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 3 minutes, novice skiing needed):
- Ride Pré Varel
- Ski Roches (novice)
Where it ends
Joins Molodules, Arméra, unnamed intermediate trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pré Varel (1 min), Arméra (1 min), Grandes Drozes (1 min).
See Roches 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.