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Escargot at Le Corbier ski resort

Easy · 2162 m long with 429 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 20° at its steepest, facing NE.

20°steepest 50 m
average pitch
2162 mlength
429 mvertical
1930 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Escargot

Lifts that reach the top: Côte du Bois (skiing novice terrain to get there); Alpages (skiing novice terrain to get there); Charvin Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); Praz de Charvin (skiing novice terrain to get there); Jardin d'Enfants (skiing novice terrain to get there); Limaçon (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 18 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Marmottes
  2. Ski Marmottes (easy)
  3. Hike unnamed hike path
  4. Ski Escargot (easy)

Where it ends

Joins P'tit Loup, unnamed hike path, Petite Vadrouille, unnamed connector, La Musique, unnamed easy trail, Marmottes. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Vadrouille (1 min), Côte du Bois (2 min), Musique (2 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.