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Béchat Esserts at Le Tour

Advanced · 972 m long with 284 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 34° at its steepest, facing W.

34°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
972 mlength
284 mvertical
2220 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Béchat Esserts is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Béchat Esserts

Lifts that reach the top: TSD Tête de Balme (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Plan des Reines (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 13 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Vallorcine
  2. Ride Posettes
  3. Ski Les Posettes (easy)
  4. Ride Plan des Reines
  5. Ski Alpages (easy)
  6. Ski Belle Place Haut (intermediate)
  7. Ski Béchat (intermediate)
  8. Ski Béchat Esserts (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Esserts Haut. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Posettes (1 min), TSD Tête de Balme (7 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.