Varosses Bas at Les Portes du Mont-Blanc
Advanced · 230 m long with 107 m of vertical, averaging 25° and 28° at its steepest, facing NW.
28°steepest 50 m
25°average pitch
230 mlength
107 mvertical
1341 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Varosses Bas is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: mogul. Moguls.
How to get to Varosses Bas
Lifts that reach the top: TSF4 de la Grande Rare (skiing easy terrain to get there); 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 56 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Jaillet
- Hike Raquette Fouettaz-Les Salles, Rando-Ski Fouettaz-Les Salles, Fouettaz-Jaillet (easy)
- Ski Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
- Hike Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
- Ski Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
- Hike Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
- Ski Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
- Hike Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
- Ski Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
- Hike Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
- Ski Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
- Hike Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
- Ski Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
- Ski Bel Ava (easy)
- Ski Bel Ava, Bel Ava Bis (easy)
- Ski Bel Ava (easy)
- Ski Bel Ava, Bel Ava Bis (easy)
- Ski Gypaète, Moineau, Gélinotte (easy)
- Ride TSD6 du Christomet
- Ski Aigle, Gypaète, Gélinotte (easy)
- Ski Tréfléannaise Bonjournal (easy)
- Ski Tréfléannaise Haut (easy)
- Ski Tréfléannaise Bas (easy)
- Ride TSF4 de la Grande Rare
- Ski Blanchots (easy)
- Ski Varosses Bas (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Tréfléannaise Bas, Éterlou Bas. Nearest lifts from the bottom: TKE1 du Covagnet (1 min), TSF4 de la Grande Rare (1 min), TSCD6/10 de la Tête du torraz (1 min).
See Varosses Bas on the 3D mapAll runs at Les Portes du Mont-BlancMeasured 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.