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Grand Couloir at station de ski de Villard-de-Lans

Advanced · 727 m long with 286 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 31° at its steepest, facing NW.

31°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
727 mlength
286 mvertical
2007 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Grand Couloir

Lifts that reach the top: Belvédère (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 20 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Clos de la Balme
  2. Ride Belvédère
  3. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  4. Ski Choucas (intermediate)
  5. Ski Grand Couloir (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Edelweiss. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Arolles (1 min), Belvédère (2 min), Falaise 2 (4 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.