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Croche at Les Contamines-Montjoie / Hauteluce

Advanced · 591 m long with 185 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 28° at its steepest, facing E.

28°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
591 mlength
185 mvertical
2440 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Croche is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Croche

Lifts that reach the top: Aiguille Croche (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 39 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Montjoie
  2. Ride Signal
  3. Ski Montjoie (easy)
  4. Ski Jonction (easy)
  5. Ride Jonction
  6. Ski Coins (easy)
  7. Ride Tierces
  8. Ride Aiguille Croche
  9. Ski Croche (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Aiguille, unnamed intermediate trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Aiguille Croche (1 min), Tierces (7 min), Grevettaz (7 min).

See Croche 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.