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Chavannus at Alpe d'Huez

Intermediate · 682 m long with 116 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 20° at its steepest, facing NW.

20°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
682 mlength
116 mvertical
2100 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Chavannus is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Chavannus

Lifts that reach the top: Lama (skiing novice terrain to get there); Vaujany-Alpette (skiing novice terrain to get there); Clos Giraud (skiing novice terrain to get there); TC Alpette (skiing novice terrain to get there); TK Alpette (skiing novice terrain to get there); Lac Blanc (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 92 minutes, intermediate 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. Hike Alpette, Les Lacs
  8. Hike Alpette
  9. Ski Boulevard des Lacs (easy)
  10. Hike Alpette
  11. Hike Alpette, Boucle des lacs
  12. Hike Alpette
  13. Ski Chavannus (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Poutran, Boulevard des Lutins. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Champ Clotury (2 min), Olmet (6 min), Poutran 1 (6 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.