Ourson at Chamrousse
Intermediate · 1082 m long with 235 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 24° at its steepest, facing SW.
24°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
1082 mlength
235 mvertical
2124 mtop elevation
SWfaces
Snow and sun
Ourson is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Ourson
Lifts that reach the top: Bérangère (skiing novice terrain to get there); Écrin (skiing novice 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).
From the base area (about 18 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Casserousse
- Ski Col de Balme, Marmottes, Casserousse (easy)
- Ski Col de Balme, Casserousse (easy)
- Ski Col de Balme (easy)
- Ski Aiguille (novice)
- Ski Olympique Dames, Aiguille (novice)
- Ride Gaboureaux
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Liaison Roche - Recoin (easy)
- Ride Amoureux
- Ski Crêtes (easy)
- Ski Liaison Roche - Recoin (easy)
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Ourson (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Ours, unnamed easy trail, Liaison Roche - Recoin. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Amoureux (3 min), Lauze (3 min), Croisette (3 min).
See Ourson on the 3D mapAll runs at ChamrousseMeasured 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.