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La Traverse at station de ski de Villard-de-Lans

Novice · 628 m long with 78 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 14° at its steepest, facing N.

14°steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
628 mlength
78 mvertical
1643 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to La Traverse

Lifts that reach the top: Grand Buisson (skiing easy terrain to get there); Arolles (skiing easy terrain to get there); Ourson (skiing easy terrain to get there); Crêtes (skiing easy terrain to get there); Belvédère (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 25 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Clos de la Balme
  2. Ski Violette (novice)
  3. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  4. Ride Falaise 1
  5. Ski Violette (novice)
  6. Ride Arolles
  7. Ski Perce-Neige (easy)
  8. Ski Narcisse (easy)
  9. Ski Marguerite (easy)
  10. Ski Narcisse (easy)
  11. Ski Éterlou (easy)
  12. Ski La Traverse (novice)

Where it ends

Joins Perdrix Blanche. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Crêtes (1 min), Grand Buisson (3 min), Côte 2000 (16 min).

See La Traverse 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.