Ski touring in spring
Trim your skis, and hit our slopes!Get out the ski touring!
The ski resorts have closed, the snow is rising on the peaks, the sun is more and more present and warm. If for some spring rhymes with barbecues on the terrace, refining the tan by the lake, or hiking outings, for others the ski season is not over ! Spring is the perfect season for ski touring, which is why you shouldn’t resign yourself to putting your tips in the closet! On the contrary, it’s time to get out the skins and ski touring and enjoy the light of sunrises, mild temperatures, refuges that open their doors to you, etc.
To practice the activity in complete safety, discover ski touring in the high mountains with a guide: Bureau des guides des Écrins, Alpes Aventure and Roc Odyssée.
Here is a small overview of the races you can do in May/June in the Pays des Écrins.
In May
Ski touring
– Ailefroide orientale: departure from Pelvoux (Sélé refuge)
– Crossing of Pelvoux (Pelvoux refuge)
– Dôme des Écrins (Écrins refuge)
– Dôme du Monêtier (Glacier Blanc refuge)
– Roche Faurio: departure from Pelvoux (Glacier Blanc refuge)
Ski mountaineering
From Madame Carle’s Pré :
– North face of the Black Glacier
– Sabre Strike
In June
- Crossings of the Ailefroides (Sélé refuge)
- Sialouze (Sélé or Pelvoux refuge)
- South ridge of Petit Pelvoux (Pelvoux refuge)
- Pointe Louise (Écrins refuge)
- South ridge of the Pic du Glacier Blanc (Refuge des Écrins or Glacier Blanc)
- Pointe Cézanne (Glacier Blanc refuge)
- Filmmakers’ Ridge (Glacier Blanc refuge)
- Les Agneaux (Glacier Blanc refuge)
Be careful, it is important to find out about the conditions in the mountains and the weather before any outing!