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Variante at Les Contamines-Montjoie / Hauteluce

Easy · 1031 m long with 234 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 18° at its steepest, facing NE.

18°steepest 50 m

14°average pitch

1031 mlength

234 mvertical

1737 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Variante

Lifts that reach the top: Montjoie (skiing easy terrain to get there); Signal (skiing easy terrain to get there); Jonction (skiing easy terrain to get there); Signal (skiing easy terrain to get there); Roselette (skiing easy terrain to get there); Bûche Croisée (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 15 minutes, easy skiing needed):

Ride Montjoie
Ride Signal
Ski Montjoie (easy)
Ski Variante (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Montjoie, Joux, Village. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Foyères (1 min), Montjoie (1 min), Signal (1 min).

See Variante on the 3D map All 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.