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Ardoises at Val Thorens

Intermediate · 293 m long with 25 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 10° at its steepest, facing N.

10°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
293 mlength
25 mvertical
2566 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Ardoises

Lifts that reach the top: Cascades (skiing novice terrain to get there); Moutière (skiing novice terrain to get there); Campagnols (skiing novice terrain to get there); Musaraigne (skiing novice terrain to get there); unnamed magic carpet (skiing novice terrain to get there); unnamed magic carpet (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 37 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Plan de l'Eau
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Blanchot (easy)
  4. Ski Boulevard du Téléphérique (easy)
  5. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  6. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  7. Ride Cairn
  8. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  9. Ski Voie de la Boucle (easy)
  10. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  11. Ride Cascades
  12. Ski 2 Combes (novice)
  13. Ski Ardoises (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Béranger, Trolles. Nearest lifts from the bottom: unnamed platter (3 min), Lac Blanc (4 min), Pionniers (4 min).

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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.