Faucon at station de ski de Vars
Easy · 718 m long with 131 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 15° at its steepest, facing NW.
15°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
718 mlength
131 mvertical
2055 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Faucon is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Faucon
Lifts that reach the top: Mélézet 1 R12 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Mélézet 2 R12 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Mélézet R4 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Platte de la Nonne R5 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Razis R7 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 25 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Sainte-Marie V18
- Ski unnamed trail
- Ride Peyrol V16
- Ski Gentianes (novice)
- Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
- Ski Serre-Banet (novice)
- Ski Vallon (easy)
- Ski Saluces (easy)
- Ski Valbelle (easy)
- Ski Vallon Vert (novice)
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Vallon Bleu (easy)
- Ski Pré du Bois (easy)
- Ski Vallon Vert (novice)
- Ride Mélézet 2 R12
- Ski Ecureuil (easy)
- Ski Faucon (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Orée du Bois. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Orée du Bois (2 min), Mélézet 1 R12 (2 min), Mélézet 2 R12 (2 min).
See Faucon on the 3D mapAll runs at station de ski de VarsMeasured 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.