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Gentiane at Val Thorens

Novice · 1709 m long with 241 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 15° at its steepest, facing N.

15°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
1709 mlength
241 mvertical
2319 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Gentiane

Lifts that reach the top: Caron (skiing novice terrain to get there); Moutière (skiing easy terrain to get there); Deux Lacs (skiing easy terrain to get there); Plan de l'Eau (skiing easy terrain to get there); Plateau 2 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Plateau 1 (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 15 minutes, easy 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 Gentiane (novice)

Where it ends

Joins Blanchot, unnamed easy trail, Boulevard Cumin. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Moutière (1 min), Boismint (1 min), Plan de l'Eau (5 min).

See Gentiane 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.