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Les chardons blancs at le Chinaillon

Intermediate · 1128 m long with 254 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 26° at its steepest, facing N.

26°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
1128 mlength
254 mvertical
1813 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Les chardons blancs

Lifts that reach the top: Maroly (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 31 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Rosay
  2. Ski La Côte (novice)
  3. Ski La serpentine, La Serpentine (novice)
  4. Ski La serpentine, La Serpentine, Les Fougères (novice)
  5. Ski Les Fougères (novice)
  6. Ride Stade
  7. Ski Le Lac (novice)
  8. Ride Maroly
  9. Ski Les chardons blancs (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Les Tarines. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Tolar (2 min), Terres Rouges (2 min), Maroly (3 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.