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Franco-Suisse at Station des Rousses

Intermediate · 1352 m long with 314 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 23° at its steepest, facing NW.

23°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
1352 mlength
314 mvertical
1586 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Franco-Suisse

Lifts that reach the top: Valdappes (skiing easy terrain to get there); Cuvaloup 3 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Cuvaloup 1 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Dappes (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 26 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Jouvenceaux
  2. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  3. Ski Balcon de la Dôle (novice)
  4. Ski Gaston Cottet (novice)
  5. Ski Liaison Franco-Suisse (novice)
  6. Ski Gaston Cottet (novice)
  7. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  8. Ride Reculet
  9. Ski Reculet-Dessous, Liaison Reculet-Dessous - Valdappes (easy)
  10. Ski Franco-Suisse, Reculet-Dessous, Liaison Reculet-Dessous - Valdappes (easy)
  11. Ski Liaison Reculet-Dessous - Valdappes (easy)
  12. Ride Valdappes
  13. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  14. Ski Franco-Suisse (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Les Combes, Franco-Suisse, Les Combes, Reculet-Dessous, Liaison Reculet-Dessous - Valdappes, Franco-Suisse, Reculet-Dessous, Liaison Reculet-Dessous - Valdappes, unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Valdappes (1 min), Reculet (1 min), Leseneys (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.