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Grands Bois at Les Houches (Chamonix)

Intermediate · 640 m long with 164 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 31° at its steepest, facing N.

31°steepest 50 m

15°average pitch

640 mlength

164 mvertical

1795 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Grands Bois

Lifts that reach the top: Grands Bois (skiing novice terrain to get there); Bellevue (skiing novice terrain to get there); Mont Blanc (skiing novice terrain to get there); Schuss des Dames (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Bellevue
Ski Mont Blanc (novice)
Ski Grands Bois (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Praz Dru, Stade Grand Bois, Bellevue. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Grands Bois (1 min).

See Grands Bois 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.