Serpent at station de ski de Vars
Easy · 835 m long with 182 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 21° at its steepest, facing NW.
21°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
835 mlength
182 mvertical
2173 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Serpent is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Serpent
Lifts that reach the top: 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, intermediate 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 unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Bergerie (intermediate)
- Ski Saluces (easy)
- Ride Razis R7
- Ski Platte de la Nonne (intermediate)
- Ski Pinatiaux Supérieure (intermediate)
- Ski Pinatiaux Inférieure (intermediate)
- Ski Serpent (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Vallon Bleu, unnamed easy trail, Vallon Vert. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Platte de la Nonne R5 (1 min), Mélézet 2 R12 (4 min), Pré du Bois R8 (4 min).
See Serpent 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.