Snow Le Rochu at Arc 1600
Expert · 2593 m long with 770 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 37° at its steepest, facing W.
37°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
2593 mlength
770 mvertical
3052 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Le Rochu is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Le Rochu
Lifts that reach the top: Glaciers 2 (skiing novice terrain to get there).
Where it ends
Joins La Frête, Dérochoir. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chalet de Bellecôte (1 min), Bauches (7 min), Vanoise Express 1 (18 min).
See Le Rochu on the 3D mapAll runs at Arc 1600Measured 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.