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Schuss des Dames at Les Houches (Chamonix)

Advanced · 410 m long with 135 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 29° at its steepest, facing NW.

29°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
410 mlength
135 mvertical
1723 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Schuss des Dames

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 13 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Bellevue
  2. Ski Mont Blanc (novice)
  3. Hike Raquettes Bellevue (novice)
  4. Ski Aillouds (easy)
  5. Ski Schuss des Dames (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Mur des Épines Intermédiaire, Variante, Mur des Épines Supérieur. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Schuss des Dames (1 min), Coupe du Monde (6 min), Bellevue (6 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.