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Vallons at Chamrousse

Advanced · 849 m long with 247 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 25° at its steepest, facing W.

25°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
849 mlength
247 mvertical
2037 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Vallons is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Vallons

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

From the base area (about 14 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

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

Where it ends

Joins Arolles, unnamed intermediate trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Aiguille (2 min), La Croix (2 min), Gaboureaux (2 min).

See Vallons 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.