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Asters at Val Thorens

Intermediate · 941 m long with 286 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 27° at its steepest, facing N.

27°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
941 mlength
286 mvertical
3002 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Asters

Lifts that reach the top: Thorens (skiing novice terrain to get there); Face Nord (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 unnamed easy trail (easy)
  5. Ride Moutière
  6. Ski Linotte (easy)
  7. Ski Traversée Deux Lacs (novice)
  8. Ski Combe de Thorens (novice)
  9. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  10. Ride Portette
  11. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  12. Ride Thorens
  13. Ski Asters (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Face Nord. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Face Nord (1 min), Portette (6 min), Moraine (7 min).

See Asters on the 3D mapAll runs at Val Thorens
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.