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Choucas at Les Contamines-Montjoie / Hauteluce

Easy · 1731 m long with 295 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 21° at its steepest, facing W.

21°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
1731 mlength
295 mvertical
1899 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Choucas

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, easy 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)

Where it ends

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

See Choucas 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.