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Gentiane at station de ski de Vars

Advanced · 357 m long with 141 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 34° at its steepest, facing NE.

34°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
357 mlength
141 mvertical
2405 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Gentiane

Lifts that reach the top: Peyrefolle R6 (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 26 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sainte-Marie V18
  2. Ski unnamed trail
  3. Ride Peyrol V16
  4. Ski Gentianes (novice)
  5. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  6. Ski Serre-Banet (novice)
  7. Ski Vallon (easy)
  8. Ski Saluces (easy)
  9. Ski Valbelle (easy)
  10. Ski Vallon Vert (novice)
  11. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  12. Ride Peyrefolle R6
  13. Ski Route vers Col Valbelle (easy)
  14. Ski Gentiane (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Perdrix, Valbelle. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Peyrefolle R6 (4 min), Platte de la Nonne R5 (5 min), Mélézet 2 R12 (8 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.