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Américains at Courchevel

Intermediate · 567 m long with 56 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 9° at its steepest, facing NW.

9°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
567 mlength
56 mvertical
2648 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Américains

Lifts that reach the top: Suisses (skiing easy terrain to get there); Marmottes (skiing easy terrain to get there); Vizelle (skiing easy terrain to get there); Saulire (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 35 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Praz
  2. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  3. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  4. Ride Grangettes
  5. Ski Bellecôte (novice)
  6. Ride Verdons
  7. Ski Renards (novice)
  8. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  9. Ride Vizelle
  10. Ski Vizelle - Creux (easy)
  11. Ski Américains (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Combe de la Saulire. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Saulire (4 min), Vizelle (4 min), Sources (8 min).

See Américains on the 3D mapAll runs at Courchevel
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.