Bellecôte glacier Déversoir red (archive)
Bellecôte glacier Déversoir
NOTE – THIS RUN NO LONGER EXISTS UNLESS YOU WANT TO HIKE FOR IT.
The red Déversoir used to start with a long, often bumpy traverse skier’s left from the top of the Glacier chairlift. However, we always recommended stopping for a second at the top to take in the views to the right over Trois Vallées, Champagny sector and Grande Casse before heading off.
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Bellecôte glacier Déversoir red
The Déversoir piste should have only really be graded red at the top where there was a short steep section. The rest was really more of a blue as it ran back to the top gondola station. It was unlikely you would have done this run more than once as getting back to the Glacier chair involved walking back over a fairly long, flat plateau. Instead, we recommended heading for the Traversée chair (now also gone) to explore the other side of the glacier.
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Déversoir Pros and cons
Déversoir red piste: The positives and negatives of this run.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Snow-sure | Flat near the bottom |
| Great scenery | The top traverse can get busy and is often moguled / scraped |
| Widens lower down | You won’t want to ride this twice due to the walk back to the chair |
| Drop-off points |
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Déversoir connections
Connecting pistes and lifts: Previous connections, retained for this archive guide.
| Connecting lifts: | Connecting pistes: |
|---|---|
| Traversée chair | Chiaupe black |
Déversoir stats
Déversoir piste stats: Length, altitude and gradient at a glance.
| Quality | Detail |
|---|---|
| Length: | 0.8km / 0.5m |
| Start alt: | 3170m |
| End alt: | 2992m |
| Vert drop: | 177m |
| Max gradient: | 28° |
| Graded: | Red |
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