Distance of the 3 Vallees Route
Crosbie Fitch wrote:
"helloblondie" wrote in message
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I have a very accurate map! The distance is exactly 62.5 miles well done
guys!
But, is that taking into account the ups and downs?
If not, one should add 10-40% to the distance depending upon the gradients
of the slopes traversed.
Nothing like. Add at most 5 or 6%. If you are skiing on normal pistes
with a mix of blue/red/black you are unlikely to exceed a 20 degree
gradient on average over the day. 30 degrees would be an extremely steep
black. It doesn't sound like a lot, but I can't think of a marked piste
in the 3V that exceeds that (including the couloirs in Courchevel).
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