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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):

  1. Ride Jaillet
  2. Hike Raquette Fouettaz-Les Salles, Rando-Ski Fouettaz-Les Salles, Fouettaz-Jaillet (easy)
  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 Rando-Ski Elise Allais (easy)
  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 TSF4 de la Grande Rare
  25. Ski Blanchots (easy)
  26. 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-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.