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Falaise at Val Thorens

Intermediate · 1696 m long with 437 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 27° at its steepest, facing N.

27°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
1696 mlength
437 mvertical
2937 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Falaise

Lifts that reach the top: Grand Fond (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 34 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 unnamed easy trail (easy)
  7. Ride Grand Fond
  8. Ski Boulevard Rosaël (easy)
  9. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  10. Ski Chamois (easy)
  11. Ski Falaise (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, Plateau. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Plateau 2 (1 min), Plateau 1 (1 min), Grand Fond (2 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.