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Chamois at Les Houches (Chamonix)

Intermediate · 1210 m long with 207 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 16° at its steepest, facing NW.

16°steepest 50 m

6°average pitch

1210 mlength

207 mvertical

1861 mtop elevation

NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Chamois

Lifts that reach the top: École (skiing novice terrain to get there); Tapis École (skiing novice terrain to get there); Plancerts (skiing novice terrain to get there); Mélèzes (skiing easy terrain to get there); Kandahar (skiing easy terrain to get there); Crozat (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 7 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Prarion
Ski École (novice)
Ride École
Ski Chamois (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Plancerts, Mélèzes. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Mélèzes (1 min), Plancerts (2 min), Crozat (4 min).

See Chamois on the 3D map All runs at Les Houches (Chamonix)

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.