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Canyon at station de ski de Villard-de-Lans

Intermediate · 1584 m long with 341 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 20° at its steepest, facing W.

20°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
1584 mlength
341 mvertical
1865 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Canyon is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Canyon

Lifts that reach the top: Grand Canyon (skiing easy terrain to get there); Crêtes (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 17 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Pré des Preys
  2. Ride Grand Canyon
  3. Ski Chevreuil (easy)
  4. Ski Canyon (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Salamandre. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Crêtes (1 min), Grand Buisson (4 min), Côte 2000 (13 min).

See Canyon on the 3D mapAll runs at station de ski de Villard-de-Lans
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.