Les Cupules at Val Cenis
Easy · 1716 m long with 418 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 31° at its steepest, facing NW.
31°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
1716 mlength
418 mvertical
2519 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Les Cupules is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Les Cupules
Lifts that reach the top: Plan Cardinal (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 25 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Vieux Moulin
- Ski Familiale (easy)
- Ski Tetras (easy)
- Ride Solert
- Ski Familiale (easy)
- Ski Arcelle (intermediate)
- Ski L'Arcelle (intermediate)
- Ski Les Cupules (easy)
- Ride Plan Cardinal
- Ski Les Cupules (easy)
Where it ends
Joins L'Arcelle. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Plan Cardinal (1 min), Arcelle (4 min), Saint-Pierre (6 min).
See Les Cupules on the 3D mapAll runs at Val CenisMeasured 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.