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Esselet at Arc 1600

Intermediate · 3281 m long with 283 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 24° at its steepest, facing E.

24°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
3281 mlength
283 mvertical
1960 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Esselet is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Grooming: backcountry, classic. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Esselet

Lifts that reach the top: Montchavin (skiing novice terrain to get there); Bijolin (skiing easy terrain to get there); Plan Leschaux (skiing easy terrain to get there); Replat (skiing easy terrain to get there); Dos Rond (skiing easy terrain to get there); Arpette (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 39 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Montchavin
  2. Hike Chalets des Bauches
  3. Ski Esselet (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Pierres Blanches, Chalets des Bauches, Route des Bauches. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pierres Blanches (4 min), Vanoise Express 1 (4 min), Petit Sauget (5 min).

See Esselet on the 3D mapAll runs at Arc 1600
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.