Vallée Blanche ski route

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glacier ski descent off-piste ski itinerary ski route

The Vallée Blanche ski route is a famous high-altitude off-piste descent in the Mont Blanc massif, renowned for its long glacial terrain and dramatic alpine scenery.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Vallée Blanche	9
Vallée Blanche cable car	1
Vallée Blanche classic route	1
Vallée Blanche ski descent	1
Vallée Blanche ski route canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T641118 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Vallée Blanche ski route
Context triple: [Aiguille du Midi, isStartingPointFor, Vallée Blanche ski route]

A. Glacier des Bossons
Glacier des Bossons is a prominent valley glacier on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif, known for descending close to the Chamonix valley and being one of the most visible glaciers in the Alps.
B. Aiguille du Midi
Aiguille du Midi is a prominent peak in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps, famous for its cable car access from Chamonix and panoramic viewing platforms over the surrounding mountains.
C. Montenvers Railway
Montenvers Railway is a historic mountain rack railway in the French Alps that carries passengers from Chamonix up to the Mer de Glace glacier.
D. Skyway Monte Bianco cable car
The Skyway Monte Bianco cable car is a panoramic alpine lift in the Mont Blanc massif that carries visitors from the Italian side up to high-altitude viewing terraces with sweeping views of the surrounding peaks and glaciers.
E. Chamonix
Chamonix is a renowned French alpine town and ski resort in the Haute-Savoie region, famous for its dramatic mountain scenery and mountaineering history.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Vallée Blanche ski route
Target entity description: The Vallée Blanche ski route is a famous high-altitude off-piste descent in the Mont Blanc massif, renowned for its long glacial terrain and dramatic alpine scenery.

A. Glacier des Bossons
Glacier des Bossons is a prominent valley glacier on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif, known for descending close to the Chamonix valley and being one of the most visible glaciers in the Alps.
B. Aiguille du Midi
Aiguille du Midi is a prominent peak in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps, famous for its cable car access from Chamonix and panoramic viewing platforms over the surrounding mountains.
C. Montenvers Railway
Montenvers Railway is a historic mountain rack railway in the French Alps that carries passengers from Chamonix up to the Mer de Glace glacier.
D. Skyway Monte Bianco cable car
The Skyway Monte Bianco cable car is a panoramic alpine lift in the Mont Blanc massif that carries visitors from the Italian side up to high-altitude viewing terraces with sweeping views of the surrounding peaks and glaciers.
E. Chamonix
Chamonix is a renowned French alpine town and ski resort in the Haute-Savoie region, famous for its dramatic mountain scenery and mountaineering history.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	glacier ski descent ⓘ off-piste ski itinerary ⓘ ski route ⓘ
accessedBy	Aiguille du Midi cable car ⓘ linked to: Aiguille du Midi cable car line
approachFeature	Aiguille du Midi arête ⓘ linked to: Aiguille du Midi
approximateLength	about 20 kilometres ⓘ
approximateVerticalDrop	about 2800 metres ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
difficulty	not technically extreme in good conditions but serious glacial environment ⓘ
endingPoint	Chamonix valley (snow permitting) ⓘ linked to: Chamonix Montenvers train station (via stairs and path) ⓘ linked to: Montenvers viewpoint
famousFor	being one of the most famous off-piste descents in the world ⓘ high mountain glacial ambience ⓘ long continuous descent ⓘ
feature	crevassed glaciers ⓘ dramatic alpine scenery ⓘ exposed ridges ⓘ seracs ⓘ
hasVariant	Grand Envers du Plan ⓘ linked to: Petit Envers du Plan Italian side variants from Helbronner ⓘ Petit Envers du Plan ⓘ Rognon variant ⓘ classic Vallée Blanche route ⓘ
hazard	avalanches ⓘ crevasses ⓘ exposure on arête access ⓘ serac fall ⓘ
locatedIn	Alps ⓘ Mont Blanc massif ⓘ
near	Chamonix ⓘ
notableViewOf	Dent du Géant ⓘ Grandes Jorasses ⓘ Mont Blanc ⓘ
partOf	Mont Blanc massif glacial system ⓘ linked to: Mont-Blanc glacial system
popularFor	off-piste skiing ⓘ ski touring ⓘ snowboarding ⓘ
recommendedWith	UIAGM mountain guide ⓘ
requires	good off-piste skiing ability ⓘ knowledge of glacier travel hazards ⓘ
requiresEquipment	avalanche safety gear ⓘ harness and rope recommended for some conditions ⓘ
season	early spring ⓘ mainly winter ⓘ
startingElevation	about 3842 metres ⓘ
startingPoint	Aiguille du Midi ⓘ
terrainType	glacial terrain ⓘ high-altitude alpine terrain ⓘ

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