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Cristaux at Val Thorens

Advanced · 1008 m long with 394 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 28° at its steepest, facing NE.

28°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
1008 mlength
394 mvertical
2727 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Cristaux

Lifts that reach the top: Cime Caron (skiing intermediate 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 Boulevard du Téléphérique (easy)
  5. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  6. Ride Cime Caron
  7. Ski Col de l'Audzin (intermediate)
  8. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  9. Ski Col de l'Audzin (intermediate)
  10. Ski Cristaux (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, unnamed advanced trail, Boulevard du Téléphérique. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Cime Caron (1 min), Caron (7 min), Cairn (7 min).

See Cristaux 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.