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Fond at Val Thorens

Easy · 2154 m long with 409 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 21° at its steepest, facing N.

21°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
2154 mlength
409 mvertical
2793 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Fond

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

From the base area (about 33 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. Ski Fond (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Traversée Deux Lacs, unnamed easy trail, Combe de Thorens. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Portette (1 min), Moraine (2 min), Lac Blanc (5 min).

See Fond 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.