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Château Noir at Alpe d'Huez

Freeride · 2349 m long with 520 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 33° at its steepest, facing S.

33°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
2349 mlength
520 mvertical
2986 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

Château Noir is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Château Noir

Lifts that reach the top: Pic Blanc 3 (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 48 minutes, freeride skiing needed):

  1. Ride Eau d'Olle Express
  2. Ski Retour TC Alpette (easy)
  3. Ski Chevreuils (easy)
  4. Ski Chemin de l'Orgière (easy)
  5. Ride TC Alpette
  6. Ski unnamed connector
  7. Ride Alpette-Rousses
  8. Ski unnamed connector
  9. Ski Le Belvédère (intermediate)
  10. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  11. Ride Pic Blanc 3
  12. Ski Sarenne (advanced)
  13. Ski Cassini (advanced)
  14. Ski Château Noir (freeride)

Where it ends

Joins Sarenne. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chalvet (12 min), Lombards (15 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.