Vanoise Ski Touring

This guide provides an introduction to ski touring in the Savoie and covers the Vanoise National Park and surrounding area. Covers all the major areas of the region and includes tours of all levels of difficulty and of all styles, from one-day trips to multi-day, hut-to-hut journeys.

update 25/01/06

Chapter 7: The Glaciers de la Vanoise

Day 3

The Fond d’Aussois hut has been replaced by a new hut, just next to the old one. The new hut is perhaps more comfortable than the old one, but it has nowhere near the same charm. The hut is staffed from the end of March to the middle of May (40 places when staffed, 19 places in the winter room). The telephone number has not changed.

Day 4

In 2005, the Péclet-Polset hut burned down (for the third time in its history) and is now in the process of being repaired. At the moment, a winter room is open, but there are no heating or cooking facilities (according to the tourist office at Pralognan). It is hoped to reopen the refuge fully this summer, but there is “no guarantee this will happen”.

Chapter 9: The Ambin Valley

Day 2

Mont d’Ambin: the easiest way to the true summit from above the subsidiary summit at 3314m is to stay to the right (east) of the summit ridge, reaching the summit from the north. Most people stop at the subsidiary summit at 3314m.