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Vautour at station de ski de Vars

Advanced · 930 m long with 264 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 36° at its steepest, facing N.

36°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
930 mlength
264 mvertical
2446 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry, classic. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Vautour

Lifts that reach the top: Platte de la Nonne R5 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Razis R7 (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 23 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 Saluces (easy)
  8. Ride Razis R7
  9. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  10. Ski Vautour (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lievre, Platte de la Nonne. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Peyrefolle R6 (4 min), Platte de la Nonne R5 (4 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.