Variante Vioz at station de ski Les Houches
Intermediate · 207 m long with 53 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 23° at its steepest, facing NE.
23°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
207 mlength
53 mvertical
1860 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Variante Vioz is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Variante Vioz
Lifts that reach the top: Altitude 2000 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Parsa (skiing easy terrain to get there); Planpraz (skiing easy terrain to get there); Brévent (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Col Cornu (skiing freeride terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 10 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Planpraz
- Ski Retour Planpraz Verte (novice)
- Ski Combe Vioz (easy)
- Ski Variante Vioz (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Blanchots. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Col Cornu (1 min).
See Variante Vioz on the 3D mapAll runs at station de ski Les HouchesMeasured 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.