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Besoens at Les Contamines-Montjoie / Hauteluce

Intermediate · 350 m long with 103 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 28° at its steepest, facing NE.

28°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
350 mlength
103 mvertical
2000 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Besoens

Lifts that reach the top: Col du Joly (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Ruelle
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Croix (easy)
  4. Ride Col du Joly
  5. Ski Besoens (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Col. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Nant Rouge (2 min), Jonction (3 min), Jonction (3 min).

See Besoens on the 3D mapAll runs at Les Contamines-Montjoie / Hauteluce
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.