Snowshoe Hike – Les Chalets des Bauches

Montchavin

Alain Lepuy

Description

Take the Montchavin chairlift to Le Sauget. From here, after a short climb behind Chez Pat du Sauget, turn left to follow a forest road down to a place called "La Fontaine Froide".
Take the right-hand track (uphill) through the spruce forest to reach the Chalets des Bauches, which marks the start of the valley.
Be careful on this route: it crosses the Pelées and Esselet trails.

Caution "Fontaine froide": take the first path on your right, 50m before the safety nets, as the piste below is a skier's return from Les Bauches.

This route is groomed from the start up to Fontaine Froide and then un-groomed as soon as you take the ascent from Fontaine Froide towards Les Bauches.

The return is via the same itinerary to take the chairlift back down (check times according to the season).

Ouverture

From 16/12 to 21/04.

Subject to snow conditions.

Tarifs

Free access. Buy a single Montchavin chairlift ticket for 8€ or a weekly pedestrian pass for 62€ (free for children under 5) at the lift ticket office.

Contact et accès

Arrivée télésiège de Montchavin
Montchavin
73210 Montchavin-les-Coches
Savoie (73)

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Informations complémentaires

Animaux

Interdis : Pets are not allowed on the chairlift in winter.

Visite

Durée moyenne (individuels) : 180 min

À propos de la randonnée

Type : Aller-retour
Dénivelé positif : 520 m
Dénivelé négatif : 520 m
Altitude Max. : 1770 m
Distance : 4 Km
Length : 3H
Niveau de difficulté : Moderé
Balisage : oui
Balisage : Drawing of a blue racket on a beige background (square)
Passages délicats : Crossing the Pelées and Essellet pistes. Depending on snow conditions, this section can be slippery.