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Ecureuil at station de ski de Vars

Advanced · 2167 m long with 380 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 26° at its steepest, facing W.

26°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
2167 mlength
380 mvertical
2229 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Ecureuil is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Ecureuil

Lifts that reach the top: Mélézet 1 R12 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Mélézet 2 R12 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Peyniers V9 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Bois Noir V12 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Mélézet R4 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Platte de la Nonne R5 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Peyniers V9
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Peynier (easy)
  4. Ski Ecureuil (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, Orée du Bois, Les Cembros. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Peyniers V9 (1 min), Plans V10 (1 min), Orée du Bois (2 min).

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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.