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Goitschel at Val Thorens

Advanced · 800 m long with 273 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 30° at its steepest, facing S.

30°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
800 mlength
273 mvertical
2826 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

Goitschel is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.

Grooming: classic, backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Goitschel

Lifts that reach the top: 3 Vallées (skiing novice terrain to get there); Funitel 3 Vallées (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 45 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. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  7. Ride Cairn
  8. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  9. Ski Plein Sud (easy)
  10. Ski Combe de Thorens (novice)
  11. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  12. Ride Plein Sud
  13. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  14. Ride 3 Vallées
  15. Ski Goitschel (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed advanced trail, unnamed easy trail, Plein Sud, Chardons, unnamed intermediate trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Funitel 3 Vallées (1 min), 3 Vallées (1 min), Castor Pollux (4 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.