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Varosses at Les Portes du Mont-Blanc

Advanced · 27 m long with 24 m of vertical, averaging 11° and — at its steepest, facing NW.

steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
27 mlength
24 mvertical
1530 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Varosses

Lifts that reach the top: TKD1 du Torraz (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); TSF4 de la Tête du Torraz (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); TSCD6/10 de la Tête du torraz (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 59 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Jaillet
  2. Ski Étoile (intermediate)
  3. Ski Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
  4. Hike Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
  5. Ski Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
  6. Hike Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
  7. Ski Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
  8. Hike Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
  9. Ski Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
  10. Hike Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
  11. Ski Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
  12. Hike Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
  13. Ski Bel Ava Bis (intermediate)
  14. Ski Bel Ava (easy)
  15. Ski Bel Ava, Bel Ava Bis (easy)
  16. Ski Bel Ava (easy)
  17. Ski Bel Ava, Bel Ava Bis (easy)
  18. Ski Gypaète, Moineau, Gélinotte (easy)
  19. Ride TSD6 du Christomet
  20. Ski Aigle, Gypaète, Gélinotte (easy)
  21. Ski Tréfléannaise Bonjournal (easy)
  22. Ski Tréfléannaise Haut (easy)
  23. Ski Tréfléannaise Bas (easy)
  24. Ride TSCD6/10 de la Tête du torraz
  25. Ski Crête (intermediate)
  26. Ski Crête, Ravine (intermediate)
  27. Ski Crête (intermediate)
  28. Ski Chevreuils (intermediate)
  29. Ski Varosses (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Chevreuils, Varosses Haut, Varosses, Chevreuils, Éterlou Haut. Nearest lifts from the bottom: TSF4 de la Tête du Torraz (2 min), TKE1 du Covagnet (2 min), TSF4 de la Grande Rare (2 min).

See Varosses on the 3D mapAll runs at Les Portes du Mont-Blanc
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.