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Lac Noir at Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets

Easy · 1621 m long with 97 m of vertical, averaging 4° and — at its steepest, facing NE.

steepest 50 m
average pitch
1621 mlength
97 mvertical
1814 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Lac Noir

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

From the base area (about 15 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Villars - Roc d'Orsay
  2. Ski 08 Bretaye-Orsay (easy)
  3. Ski Lac Noir (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Lac Bretaye, 16 Lac Noir, 19 La Traverse, Les Vernes. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lac Noir - Bretaye (1 min), Lac Noir - Chaux Ronde (1 min), Petit Chamossaire (1 min).

See Lac 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.