Vallon Bleu at station de ski de Vars
Easy · 394 m long with 47 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 10° at its steepest, facing NW.
10°steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
394 mlength
47 mvertical
1992 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Vallon Bleu is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Vallon Bleu
Lifts that reach the top: Clos du Vallon R2 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Mélézet 2 R12 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Mélézet 1 R12 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Pré du Bois R8 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Homme de Pierre (skiing easy terrain to get there); Combals R15 (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 17 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)
Where it ends
Joins La Plane, Pré du Bois. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Mélézet 2 R12 (3 min), Pré du Bois R8 (3 min), Mélézet 1 R12 (3 min).
See Vallon Bleu 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.