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Arolles at Val Thorens

Advanced · 683 m long with 233 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 30° at its steepest, facing NW.

30°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
683 mlength
233 mvertical
2489 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic, backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Arolles

Lifts that reach the top: 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); Castor Pollux (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 25 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Plan de l'Eau
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Blanchot (easy)
  4. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  5. Ride Moutière
  6. Ski Linotte (easy)
  7. Ski Arolles (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed advanced trail, unnamed intermediate hike path, Hermine, unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Caron (3 min), Cairn (3 min), Moutière (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.