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Choton at Les Contamines-Montjoie / Hauteluce

Intermediate · 981 m long with 280 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 28° at its steepest, facing W.

28°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
981 mlength
280 mvertical
1885 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Choton

Lifts that reach the top: Choton (skiing novice terrain to get there); Bûche Croisée (skiing easy terrain to get there); Roselette (skiing easy terrain to get there); Olympique (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 33 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Montjoie
  2. Ride Signal
  3. Ski Montjoie (easy)
  4. Ski Jonction (easy)
  5. Ride Olympique
  6. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  7. Ski Croix (easy)
  8. Ski Col (easy)
  9. Ski Choucas (easy)
  10. Ski Choton (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, Choucas, Plans. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Choton (1 min), Col du Joly (1 min), Ruelle (4 min).

See Choton 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.