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Bascule at Chamrousse

Intermediate · 291 m long with 72 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 21° at its steepest, facing NW.

21°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
291 mlength
72 mvertical
2065 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Lit for night skiing.

How to get to Bascule

Lifts that reach the top: Bérangère (skiing easy terrain to get there); Amoureux (skiing easy terrain to get there); La Croix (skiing easy terrain to get there); Lacs Robert (skiing easy terrain to get there); Casserousse (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Gaboureaux (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 17 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Casserousse
  2. Ski Col de Balme, Marmottes, Casserousse (easy)
  3. Ski Col de Balme, Casserousse (easy)
  4. Ski Col de Balme (easy)
  5. Ski Aiguille (novice)
  6. Ski Olympique Dames, Aiguille (novice)
  7. Ride Gaboureaux
  8. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  9. Ski Liaison Roche - Recoin (easy)
  10. Ride Amoureux
  11. Ski Crêtes (easy)
  12. Ski Bascule (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Gaboureaux. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Amoureux (1 min), Gaboureaux (3 min), Aiguille (3 min).

See Bascule on the 3D mapAll runs at Chamrousse
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.