Corniche Variante at Alpe d'Huez

Easy · 285 m long with 21 m of vertical, averaging 4° and 7° at its steepest, facing SE.

Snow and sun

Corniche Variante is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.

How to get to Corniche Variante

Lifts that reach the top: Sures (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 97 minutes, advanced 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 Chamois (intermediate)
11. Ski Couloir (easy)
12. Ski Boulevard des Marmottes (easy)
13. Ski unnamed trail
14. Ride Marmottes 2
15. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
16. Ski Promontoire, Combe Charbonnière (intermediate)
17. Ski Combe Charbonnière (advanced)
18. Ski La Mine (intermediate)
19. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
20. Ski Le Gua (easy)
21. Ski Lys (easy)
22. Ride Lombards
23. Ski unnamed trail
24. Ski Lys (easy)
25. Ski Pré-rond (easy)
26. Ski Les Demoiselles (novice)
27. Ride Fontfroide
28. Ski Le Rosai (intermediate)
29. Ski Escapade (intermediate)
30. Ski Col (easy)
31. Ride Sures
32. Ski Les Bûcherons (novice)
33. Ski Corniche Variante (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Crocus. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Forêt (2 min), Fil Neige (4 min), Écureuils (4 min).