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Chardon at Cauterets

Easy · 675 m long with 159 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 23° at its steepest, facing NE.

23°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
675 mlength
159 mvertical
2040 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Chardon

Lifts that reach the top: Baumes (skiing easy terrain to get there); Grand Barbat (skiing easy terrain to get there); Crêtes (skiing easy terrain to get there); Brèche (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 10 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lys
  2. Ski Crêtes (easy)
  3. Ride Crêtes
  4. Ski Crêtes (easy)
  5. Ski Chardon (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Crêtes, Gentiane Variante, Stade Débutants, unnamed connector, unnamed novice trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Baumes (1 min), Bambi (École) (1 min), Grand Barbat (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.