Retour Granges at Espace Haute Maurienne Vanoise
Novice · 537 m long with 75 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 12° at its steepest, facing W.
12°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
537 mlength
75 mvertical
1887 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Retour Granges is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Retour Granges
Lifts that reach the top: Granges (skiing easy terrain to get there); Arlette (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Clot (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Norma II (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 21 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Repose
- Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
- Ride Saint-Joseph
- Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
- Ride Granges
- Ski unnamed trail
- Ski Retour Granges (novice)
Where it ends
Joins Sentier raquettes Les Sources, La Chapelle, unnamed novice trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Saint-Joseph (1 min), Pré Pinet (1 min), Fontaine aux Oiseaux (5 min).
See Retour Granges on the 3D mapAll runs at Espace Haute Maurienne VanoiseMeasured 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.