Col de Maronne – snowshoeing from Auris-en-Oisans

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Start: Place des Orgières
Height difference: 110 m
Round trip time: 1 h
Round trip distance: 3.2 km
Level: easy (green)

MAP AND TOPO
Pedestrian and Nordic map of the Alpe d'Huez ski area (available from the tourist office).

ITINERARY
Take the stairs in front of the Vacancéole - Les Écrins d'Auris residence. Walk up towards the ski slopes, then take the pedestrian path around the residence to the left. You'll first pass through a wooded area, then gain height and a clearer view of the Auris surroundings. Once you reach the Col de Maronne, a view of the glacier des é Alpes and the Grandes Rousses awaits you. The itinerary includes a return by the same route, but you also have the option of continuing to the Plateau de la Rochette, from where you can take the Auris Express chairlift back to the resort.
This itinerary is part of the cross-country ski loop.

TO SEE ALONG THE WAY
View of the resort and slopes
View of the Écrins
View of Alpe d'Huez

NEARBY SIGHTS
Auris-en-Oisans resort and hamlets