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Gentianes at Super Besse

Novice · 298 m long with 44 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 10° at its steepest, facing NE.

10°steepest 50 m
average pitch
298 mlength
44 mvertical
1392 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Gentianes

Lifts that reach the top: Val d'Enfer (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 2 minutes, novice skiing needed):

  1. Ride Val d'Enfer
  2. Ski Gentianes (novice)

Where it ends

Joins Isards. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sancy (1 min), Val d'Enfer (1 min), Marmottes (1 min).

See Gentianes on the 3D mapAll runs at Super Besse
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.