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Montagnes Russes at Courchevel

Easy · 1492 m long with 244 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 22° at its steepest, facing N.

22°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
1492 mlength
244 mvertical
2404 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Montagnes Russes

Lifts that reach the top: Pyramides 2 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Pyramides 1 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Chanrossa (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Roc Merlet (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 51 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Praz
  2. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  3. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  4. Ride Grangettes
  5. Ride Jardin Alpin
  6. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  7. Ski Bellecôte-Pralong (novice)
  8. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  9. Ride Altiport
  10. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  11. Ski Praméruel (easy)
  12. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  13. Ride Roc Mugnier
  14. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  15. Ride Pyramides 1
  16. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  17. Ski Montagnes Russes (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Plan Mugnier, unnamed easy trail, Pyramides. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pyramides 2 (1 min), Pyramides 1 (1 min), Aiguille du Fruit (4 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.