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Napoleon at Val Cenis

Intermediate · 899 m long with 291 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 28° at its steepest, facing N.

28°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
899 mlength
291 mvertical
2047 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Napoleon

Lifts that reach the top: Mont Cenis (skiing easy terrain to get there); Arcellins (skiing easy terrain to get there); Met (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 26 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Ramasse
  2. Ski unnamed trail
  3. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  4. Ski unnamed trail
  5. Ride Mont Cenis
  6. Ski Mont Cenis (easy)
  7. Ski Québecoise (easy)
  8. Ski Napoleon (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Escargot. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Arcellins (3 min), Essarts (6 min), Plan des Champs (8 min).

See Napoleon on the 3D mapAll runs at Val Cenis
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.