Les Houches (Chamonix) · France

Mur des Épines

Red (intermediate)
53

Very good

668 m
Length
144 m
Vertical drop
1755 m
Starts at
1611 m
Ends at
21.4%
Avg gradient
55.7%
Max gradient
sustained 50 m

Elevation profile

1611 m1683 m1755 mstart675 m

Run analysis

Mur des Épines is a red (intermediate) run at Les Houches (Chamonix) measuring 668 m, dropping 144 m from 1755 m down to 1611 m. It averages a 21.4% gradient, steepening to around 55.7% at its most sustained pitch.

Snowboard-friendly: no significant flat or uphill sections detected along the descent.

Bonvo Slope Score: 53/100 — Very good

Vertical5/30
Length3/25
Gradient character25/25
Flow20/20

Scored from the run's real geometry — steepness is judged against what a red (intermediate) run should feel like, so every difficulty class can reach 100. Methodology

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