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Face Nord at Val Thorens

Easy · 1328 m long with 301 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 25° at its steepest, facing N.

25°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
1328 mlength
301 mvertical
2987 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Face Nord

Lifts that reach the top: Thorens (skiing novice terrain to get there); Face Nord (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 37 minutes, easy 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 Chocard (easy)
  14. Ski Face Nord (easy)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, Génépi. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Face Nord (1 min), Portette (6 min), Moraine (6 min).

See Face Nord 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.