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Mur des Épines Intermédiaire at Les Houches (Chamonix)

Intermediate · 1185 m long with 321 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 26° at its steepest, facing NE.

26°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
1185 mlength
321 mvertical
1616 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Mur des Épines Intermédiaire

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

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

  1. Ride Bellevue
  2. Ski Mont Blanc (novice)
  3. Hike Raquettes Bellevue (novice)
  4. Ski Piste à Léon (easy)
  5. Ski Mur des Épines Intermédiaire (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Kandahar Intermédiaire, Kandahar Inférieur Schuss Battendier. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Coupe du Monde (4 min), Bellevue (4 min).

See Mur des Épines Intermédiaire on the 3D mapAll 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.