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Lachenal at station de ski Les Houches

Intermediate · 5683 m long with 674 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 29° at its steepest, facing SE.

29°steepest 50 m

14°average pitch

5683 mlength

674 mvertical

2414 mtop elevation

SEfaces

Snow and sun

Lachenal is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Lachenal

Lifts that reach the top: Index (skiing novice terrain to get there); Trappe (skiing easy terrain to get there); Flégère (skiing easy terrain to get there); Évettes (skiing easy terrain to get there); Chavanne (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 18 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Flégère
Hike Grand Balcon Sud (novice)
Ski Grand Balcon Sud (novice)
Ride Index
Ski Lachenal (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Évettes, Pylones, Pylônes, Sentier raquette de l'Index. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Liaison Brévent - Flégère (1 min), Évettes (1 min), Floria (1 min).

See Lachenal on the 3D map All runs at station de ski Les Houches

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.