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Ecureuils at Alpe d'Huez

Easy · 520 m long with 72 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 11° at its steepest, facing N.

11°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
520 mlength
72 mvertical
1727 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Ecureuils

Lifts that reach the top: Montfrais 1 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Montfrais (skiing easy terrain to get there); TC Alpette (skiing easy terrain to get there); Clos Giraud (skiing easy terrain to get there); TK Alpette (skiing easy terrain to get there); Vaujany-Alpette (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 29 minutes, easy 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. Ski Chalets (easy)
  8. Ski Les Travers (easy)
  9. Ski Ecureuils (easy)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, Edelweiss, Vaujaniate, unnamed connector. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Montfrais (1 min), Vallonet (1 min), Tapis Montfrais (1 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.