Chamrousse

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Chamrousse
Commune
A general view of Chamrousse
Location of Chamrousse
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Coordinates: 45°06′33″N 5°52′28″E / 45.1092°N 5.8744°E / 45.1092; 5.8744
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Oisans-Romanche
Intercommunality	CC Le Grésivaudan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Brigitte de Bernis[1]
Area 1	13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	414
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38567 /38410
Elevation	1,384–2,440 m (4,541–8,005 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chamrousse
Part of the ski area, viewed from Recoin
Chamrousse Location within Alps
Vertical	850 m (2,790 ft)
Top elevation	2,250 m (7,380 ft)
Base elevation	1,400 m (4,590 ft)
Skiable area	90 km (56 mi) of runs
Trails	40 Total   8 (20%) beginner   14 (35%) easy   13 (32%) intermediate   5 (13%) difficult
Lift system	16 total 1 gondola 6 chair lifts 9 surface lifts
Snowmaking	40 ha (100 acres)
Website	winter.chamrousse.com

Chamrousse (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃ʁus]) is a ski resort in Southeastern France, in the Belledonne mountain range near Grenoble in the Isère department. It is located in a commune of the same name and is situated on the Recoin at 1,650 m (5,413 ft) and the Roche Béranger at 1,750 m (5,741 ft). The ski-lifts reach the Cross of Chamrousse at 2,253 m (7,392 ft).

Chamrousse hosted the six alpine skiing events of the 1968 Winter Olympics, where Jean-Claude Killy of France won three gold medals in the men's events. All women's events took place at Recoin de Chamrousse, located 2 km (1.2 mi) away.^[4]

There are more than 90 km (56 mi) of downhill runs at Chamrousse and 24 ski lifts. There are also 37 km (23 mi) of trails for cross-country skiing. Cross-country skiing can be practised from the opening of the resort to early or mid-April.

The road to the ski station starts at Uriage-les-Bains from where the climb is 19 km (12 mi) long, gaining 1,235 m (4,052 ft) in elevation, at an average gradient of 6.5%. There are several sections in excess off 11% in the early stages of the climb.^[5] For the Tour de France, the summit is at an elevation of 1,730 m (5,680 ft).^[6]

The ski station can also be reached by a more northerly route, from Uriage-les-Bains via Saint-Martin-d'Uriage. This climb is 18.2 km (11.3 mi) gaining 1,315 m (4,314 ft) in elevation, at an average gradient of 7.2%.^[7]

The climb of Chamrousse was used in the mountain time-trial in the 2001 Tour de France. Lance Armstrong won the stage (#11) on 18 July 2001,^[6] when he took just over an hour to complete the hors catégorie climb from Grenoble to the ski resort.^{[citation needed]} In 2012, Armstrong was disqualified from winning this stage, following the Lance Armstrong doping case.^[6]

The ski station was re-visited by the race on 18 July 2014.^[8] The winner of the 197 km (122 mi) stage 13 from Saint-Étienne was the Italian Vincenzo Nibali who increased his lead over his nearest rivals, with Richie Porte, who began the day second overall, losing nine minutes on the climb.^[9]

On average, Chamrousse experiences 135.8 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 15.3 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 44.8 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and no days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 28.6 °C (83.5 °F) on 18 July 2023, while the record low temperature was −23.3 °C (−9.9 °F) on 5 February 2012.^[10]

Media related to Chamrousse at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in French)
• guide web touristique (in French)