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Esserts Haut at Le Tour

Easy · 1189 m long with 178 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 20° at its steepest, facing NW.

20°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
1189 mlength
178 mvertical
2004 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Esserts Haut

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

From the base area (about 16 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Vallorcine
  2. Ride Posettes
  3. Ski Les Posettes (easy)
  4. Ride Plan des Reines
  5. Ski Alpages (easy)
  6. Ski Liaison Balme (easy)
  7. Ski Esserts Haut (easy)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: TSD Tête de Balme (5 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.