Violette at station de ski de Villard-de-Lans
Novice · 2809 m long with 428 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 16° at its steepest, facing NW.
16°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
2809 mlength
428 mvertical
1661 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Violette is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Violette
Lifts that reach the top: Falaise 1 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Arolles (skiing easy terrain to get there); Belvédère (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 13 minutes, novice skiing needed):
- Ride Clos de la Balme
- Ski Violette (novice)
- Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
- Ride Falaise 1
- Ski Violette (novice)
Where it ends
Joins Perce-Neige, unnamed novice trail, Prairie, Rhodo. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Clos de la Balme (1 min), Belvédère (1 min), Liaison (1 min).
See Violette on the 3D mapAll runs at station de ski de Villard-de-LansMeasured 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.