Tunnel at Valtournenche
Easy · 1124 m long with 120 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 12° at its steepest, facing W.
12°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
1124 mlength
120 mvertical
2399 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Tunnel is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Tunnel
Lifts that reach the top: Becca d'Aran (skiing easy terrain to get there); Du Col (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Bec Carré (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Gran Sometta (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 17 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Salette
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ride Becca d'Aran
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Tunnel (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Campetto, unnamed easy trail, Salette, Becca d'Aran, unnamed intermediate trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Motta (1 min), Becca d'Aran (1 min), Salette (8 min).
See Tunnel on the 3D mapAll runs at ValtournencheMeasured 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.