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Variante at Les Houches (Chamonix)

Intermediate · 750 m long with 213 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 27° at its steepest, facing NE.

27°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
750 mlength
213 mvertical
1579 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Variante

Lifts that reach the top: Schuss des Dames (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Grands Bois (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Bellevue (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Mont Blanc (skiing intermediate 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 Aillouds (easy)
  5. Ski Mur des Épines Supérieur (intermediate)
  6. Ski Mur des Épines Intermédiaire (intermediate)
  7. Ski Variante (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Mur des Épines Intermédiaire. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Coupe du Monde (4 min), Bellevue (4 min).

See Variante 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.