Chardons at Les Saisies

Intermediate · 1053 m long with 244 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 21° at its steepest, facing NW.

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Chardons

Lifts that reach the top: Lachat (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 99 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

1. Ride Seigneurs
2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
3. Ski Renard (easy)
4. Ski Jonction Mont Rond (easy)
5. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
6. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
7. Ride Mont Rond
8. Ski Thuile (easy)
9. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
10. Ski Gueux (easy)
11. Ride Gueux
12. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
13. Ski Plan Dessert (easy)
14. Ski Plans (easy)
15. Ski Plan Dessert (easy)
16. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
17. Ride Lac
18. Ski Bolchu (easy)
19. Ski Borlat (easy)
20. Ski La Coudray (easy)
21. Ride Grattary
22. Ski Grattary (easy)
23. Ski Plan Corbet (novice)
24. Ride Trolliers
25. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
26. Ski Blanchots (novice)
27. Ride Verdets
28. Ski Liaison Périots-Covetan (easy)
29. Ski Chapelle (easy)
30. Ski Nant Rouge (easy)
31. Ride Bâches
32. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
33. Ski Bâches (easy)
34. Ski Les Rhodos (easy)
35. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
36. Ski La Criée (easy)
37. Ski La Grange (easy)
38. Ride Lachat
39. Ski Chardons (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Retour Station, unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Stade (1 min), Lachat (2 min), TCD10 Logère (3 min).

What people say

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