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Variante at Val Thorens

Intermediate · 638 m long with 225 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 24° at its steepest, facing NW.

24°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
638 mlength
225 mvertical
2979 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Variante

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

From the base area (about 33 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 Variante (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed intermediate trail, unnamed easy trail, Chamois. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Plateau 1 (4 min), Plateau 2 (4 min), Grand Fond (5 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.