Le Baraban at Chalmazel
Expert · 1663 m long with 312 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 27° at its steepest, facing N.
27°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
1663 mlength
312 mvertical
1592 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Le Baraban is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Le Baraban
Lifts that reach the top: Pierre-sur-Haute (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 20 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Jasseries
- Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
- Ride Pierre-sur-Haute
- Ski Le Baraban (expert)
Where it ends
Joins unnamed trail, unnamed intermediate trail, Couzan. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Couzan 2 (1 min), Couzan 1 (1 min).
See Le Baraban on the 3D mapAll runs at ChalmazelMeasured 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.