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Mur des Épines Inférieur at Les Houches (Chamonix)

Advanced · 323 m long with 55 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 19° at its steepest, facing NE.

19°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
323 mlength
55 mvertical
1269 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Mur des Épines Inférieur is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Mur des Épines Inférieur

Lifts that reach the top: Schuss des Dames (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Maison Neuve (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Col de Voza (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Kandahar (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Voza-Prarion (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Crozat (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 9 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Prarion
  2. Ski Les Aillouds Supérieur Col de Voza, Table d'Orientation (easy)
  3. Ski Table d'Orientation (intermediate)
  4. Ski Stade FIS (intermediate)
  5. Ski Kandahar Intermédiaire (advanced)
  6. Ski Kandahar Inférieur Schuss Battendier (advanced)
  7. Ski Mur des Épines Inférieur (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Kandahar Inférieur Schuss Battendier. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Coupe du Monde (3 min), Bellevue (3 min).

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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.