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Hors-pistes du Blanchon at La Joue du Loup

Freeride · 2803 m long with 542 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 33° at its steepest, facing NE.

33°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
2803 mlength
542 mvertical
2036 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Hors-pistes du Blanchon is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Hors-pistes du Blanchon

Lifts that reach the top: Sommarel (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Pierra (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 22 minutes, freeride skiing needed):

  1. Ride Roche
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ride Chourum
  4. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  5. Ski Lacs (easy)
  6. Ride Sommarel
  7. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  8. Ski Sommarel (easy)
  9. Ski Blanchon (intermediate)
  10. Ski Hors-pistes du Blanchon (freeride)

Where it ends

Joins Chaumettes. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pelourenq (1 min), Combillon (1 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.