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Les Chardons at station de ski de Vars

Novice · 5575 m long with 571 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 15° at its steepest, facing N.

15°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
5575 mlength
571 mvertical
2445 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Les Chardons

Lifts that reach the top: Pré du Bois R8 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Peyrefolle R6 (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 25 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sainte-Marie V18
  2. Ski unnamed trail
  3. Ride Peyrol V16
  4. Ski Gentianes (novice)
  5. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  6. Ski Serre-Banet (novice)
  7. Ski Vallon (easy)
  8. Ski Saluces (easy)
  9. Ski Valbelle (easy)
  10. Ski Vallon Vert (novice)
  11. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  12. Ride Peyrefolle R6
  13. Ski Les Chardons (novice)

Where it ends

Joins Marmottes, Les Chardons, Marmottes, unnamed connector, unnamed novice trail, Vallon Vert. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Clos Fournier R1 (1 min), Mélézet R4 (1 min), Homme de Pierre (1 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.