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Arête at Zinal / Grimentz

Intermediate · 647 m long with 198 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 23° at its steepest, facing E.

23°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
647 mlength
198 mvertical
2868 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Arête is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Arête

Lifts that reach the top: Corne de Sorebois (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 25 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Grimentz - La Vouarda
  2. Hike 2b Buvette de la Marmotte – Bar à Pente
  3. Ride Corne de Sorebois
  4. Ski Arête (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Combe, Angle, 2b Buvette de la Marmotte – Bar à Pente. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Corne de Sorebois (1 min), Remointze (2 min), Sorebois - Espace Weisshorn (3 min).

See Arête on the 3D mapAll runs at Zinal / Grimentz
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.