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Médaille at Val Thorens

Intermediate · 689 m long with 216 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 27° at its steepest, facing N.

27°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
689 mlength
216 mvertical
2944 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Médaille

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

From the base area (about 35 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 Niverolles (easy)
  9. Ski Médaille (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, Éterlou, unnamed intermediate trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Plateau 2 (4 min), Plateau 1 (4 min), Portette (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.