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Variante Esserts at Le Tour

Intermediate · 198 m long with 68 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 24° at its steepest, facing NW.

24°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
198 mlength
68 mvertical
1933 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Variante Esserts

Lifts that reach the top: Vallorcine (skiing novice terrain to get there); Posettes (skiing easy terrain to get there); Aiguillette (skiing easy terrain to get there); 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).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Vallorcine
  2. Ski Variante Esserts (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Liaison Esserts. Nearest lifts from the bottom: TSD Tête de Balme (6 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.