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La Traverse at Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets

Easy · 3732 m long with 232 m of vertical, averaging 4° and — at its steepest, facing NW.

—steepest 50 m
4°average pitch
3732 mlength
232 mvertical
1978 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to La Traverse

Lifts that reach the top: Lac Noir - Chaux Ronde (skiing novice terrain to get there); Conche - Mi Laouissalet (skiing novice terrain to get there); La Rasse - Chaux Ronde (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chaux Ronde 1 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chaux Ronde 2 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 19 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Villars - Roc d'Orsay
  2. Ski 08 Bretaye-Orsay (easy)
  3. Ski Lac Noir (easy)
  4. Ski 16 Lac Noir (easy)
  5. Ride Lac Noir - Chaux Ronde
  6. Ski 17 Chaux Ronde Bleue (easy)
  7. Ski La Traverse (easy)

Where it ends

Joins 19 La Traverse, 21 Les Vernes, Les Vernes. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lac Noir - Bretaye (1 min), Lac Noir - Chaux Ronde (1 min), Petit Chamossaire (1 min).

See La Traverse 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.