Le Markstein
Le Markstein is a winter sports station in the Vosges mountains in France situated at an altitude of between and which is located on the Route des Crêtes. It forms a set of cross-country skiing with the Breitfirst ski-station and the Grand Ballon. The highest point is the summit of the Jungfraukopf. The station staged World Cup skiing in 1983 and 1987 and World Cup Paragliding in 1999. The roads through the station are also used from time to time by the Tour de France cycle race, including twice in 2014 and again in 2023. Geography Climate Le Markstein has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) closely bordering on a subarctic climate (Dfc). The average annual temperature in Le Markstein is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Le Markstein was on 7 August 2015; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 20 December 2009. Skiing The Markstein ski station has eight ski lifts. Tracks The station has 12 tracks in all including: 4 green runs 4 blue runs