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La Croix Noir at Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets

Advanced · 1620 m long with 207 m of vertical, averaging 8° and — at its steepest, facing W.

—steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
1620 mlength
207 mvertical
1996 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

La Croix Noir is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to La Croix Noir

Lifts that reach the top: Sodoleuvre - La Croix (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 26 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Barboleuse - Les Chaux
  2. Ski 47 Sodoleuvre Bleue (novice)
  3. Ski 47 Sodoleuvre bleue (easy)
  4. Ski 50 Gryonne (easy)
  5. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  6. Ride Sodoleuvre - La Croix
  7. Ski La Croix Noir (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins 43 La Croix Noire. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Tapis des Chaux (2 min), Plan-Métroz (3 min), Fracherets (3 min).

See La Croix Noir on the 3D mapAll runs at Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets
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.