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Chardons at Alpe d'Huez

Novice · 1607 m long with 213 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 14° at its steepest, facing W.

14°steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
1607 mlength
213 mvertical
2074 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Chardons is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Chardons

Lifts that reach the top: Sagnes (skiing novice terrain to get there); Jeux (skiing novice terrain to get there); Rif Nel 2 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Poutran 2 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Pic Blanc 1 (skiing novice terrain to get there); École 1 (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 32 minutes, novice skiing needed):

  1. Ride Eau d'Olle Express
  2. Ride Poutran 1
  3. Ride Poutran 2
  4. Ski École (novice)
  5. Ski Chardons (novice)

Where it ends

Joins Léopold, unnamed novice trail, Rampe d'accès DMC, unnamed connector, Le Lac Blanc, Marcel’s Farm, Poutran, Poutran, Boucle de Poutran. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pic Blanc 1 (1 min), Signal (1 min), Stade (2 min).

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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.