Chardons at Pra Loup

Easy · 505 m long with 123 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 24° at its steepest, facing E.

Snow and sun

Chardons is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

How to get to Chardons

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

From the base area (about 76 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

1. Ride TCD6 Costebelle
2. Ski Sestrière (novice)
3. Ski Langail (intermediate)
4. Ski Bergeries (easy)
5. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
6. Ride TK Gimette
7. Ski Serre de l'Homme (intermediate)
8. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
9. Ski Marmottes (easy)
10. Ski Lac (intermediate)
11. Ride TK Lac 2
12. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
13. Ski Quartiers (intermediate)
14. Ski La directe (intermediate)
15. Ski Quartiers (intermediate)
16. Ski Chemin des Agneliers (intermediate)
17. Ski Perdrix (intermediate)
18. Ride TSF4 Ubaguets
19. Ski Perdrix (intermediate)
20. Ski Chamois (intermediate)
21. Ride TK Crous 2
22. Ski Aigle (intermediate)
23. Ski Renard (easy)
24. Ski Forêt (easy)
25. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
26. Ski Gentianes (novice)
27. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
28. Ski Coucous (easy)
29. Ride TSF3 Aiguille
30. Ski Bleuets (easy)
31. Ski Chemin de plaines (easy)
32. Ride TK Plaines
33. Ski Chardons (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Chemin de plaines, Transamazonienne. Nearest lifts from the bottom: TK Plaines (1 min), TSD6 La Chaup (3 min), TSF3 Aiguille (3 min).