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Plateau at Val Thorens

Easy · 891 m long with 170 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 20° at its steepest, facing NW.

20°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
891 mlength
170 mvertical
2648 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Plateau

Lifts that reach the top: Plateau 1 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Plateau 2 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Portette (skiing easy terrain to get there); Grand Fond (skiing easy terrain to get there); Thorens (skiing easy terrain to get there); Face Nord (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 31 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 unnamed easy trail (easy)
  7. Ride Plateau 2
  8. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  9. Ski Plateau (easy)

Where it ends

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

See Plateau 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.