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Mur des Épines Supérieur at Les Houches (Chamonix)

Intermediate · 668 m long with 148 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 29° at its steepest, facing NW.

29°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
668 mlength
148 mvertical
1755 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Mur des Épines Supérieur

Lifts that reach the top: Schuss des Dames (skiing novice 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 14 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 Snowpark
  6. Ski Mur des Épines Supérieur (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Schuss des Dames. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Schuss des Dames (1 min), Coupe du Monde (6 min), Bellevue (7 min).

See Mur des Épines Supérieur 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.