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La Traversée du Rat at Chamrousse

Easy · 656 m long with 72 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 16° at its steepest, facing N.

16°steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
656 mlength
72 mvertical
1853 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

La Traversée du Rat is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to La Traversée du Rat

Lifts that reach the top: Perche (skiing easy terrain to get there); Schuss des Dames (skiing easy terrain to get there); Gaboureaux (skiing easy terrain to get there); Écrin (skiing easy terrain to get there); Bérangère (skiing easy terrain to get there); Amoureux (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 13 minutes, easy 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 Liason Recoin - Roche (easy)
  9. Ski La Traversée du Rat (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Liason Roche - Recoin, Liason Recoin - Roche, Jardins, Schuss des Dames, Loups. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Schuss des Dames (1 min), Perche (1 min), Gaboureaux (2 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.