Variante Gaboureaux at Chamrousse
Intermediate · 530 m long with 134 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 23° at its steepest, facing NW.
23°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
530 mlength
134 mvertical
1867 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Variante Gaboureaux is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Variante Gaboureaux
Lifts that reach the top: Gaboureaux (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Schuss des Dames (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Bérangère (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Écrin (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); La Croix (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Amoureux (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 11 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Casserousse
- Ski Col de Balme, Marmottes, Casserousse (easy)
- Ski Col de Balme, Casserousse (easy)
- Ski Casserousse (intermediate)
- Ski Col de Balme (easy)
- Ski Aiguille (novice)
- Ski Olympique Dames, Aiguille (novice)
- Ski Balmette (intermediate)
- Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
- Ride Gaboureaux
- Ski Liaison Casserousse (easy)
- Ski Gaboureaux (intermediate)
- Ski Variante Gaboureaux (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Olympique Dames. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Aiguille (1 min), La Croix (1 min), Gaboureaux (1 min).
See Variante Gaboureaux 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.