Spectacular Ski Tours Around Albertville

12 top ski tours in the heart of the Savoie

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Description

Situated in the Savoie region of France, Albertville is at the gateway to many famous French ski areas including the Three Valleys and Haute Tarentaise. The town has a long history of skiing and mountain activities. It used to be home to France’s elite mountaineering corps the Chasseurs Alpins, and in 1992 it hosted the Winter Olympics.

Setting off from Albertville you’ll hit many prime ski locations within an hour, for example The Haute Tarentaise resorts of Tignes and Val d'Isere, and the Three Valleys resorts of Meribel and La Tania. Driving through the Gorges d'Arly you’ll be at Megeve and Praz sur Arly in three quarters of an hour, and it’s only a cool 30 minutes to the Espace Diam Les Saisies and Crest Voland. Here are some stellar ski tours to get you started when you’re there!

Sources:
https://www.chaletsdirect.com/albertville/
https://www.planetware.com/france/top-rated-ski-resorts-in-france-f-1-8.htm
https://www.skiresort.info/ski-resorts/albertville/

Adventures

Grande Casse, Face Nord Centrale

The huge line straight down the centre of the North Face, starting with a very steep, narrow opening from the centre of the top ridgeline of the Grande Casse. One only for the experienced skiers and mountaineers.

Col de la Grassaz

A beautiful tour through remote scenery, ideal for working on your fitness and keeping yourself well away from trouble on those high-risk days.

Tsanteleina West Face

Fantastic skiing on a perfectly positioned glacier, a great full-on day covering a huge variety of terrain.

Pointe de Méan Martin

BIG day with an amazing north facing glacial ski from the top of Pointe de Méan Martin.

Grande Sassière, NE Face

This route is not visible from resort so it’s tough to check how the conditions are faring or how filled in the whole route is, but this is one incredible descent - take our word for it!

Grande Casse, Grand Couloir

A ski mountaineering classic involving a steep climb from the Refuge de la Vanoise to the summit of the Grande Casse, the highest in the Tarentaise.

Grande Casse, Petit Face Nord

Only slightly easier than neighbouring ‘Face Nord Centrale’, the Petit Face Nord offers a great alternative to the Face Nord Centrale with slightly less exposure whilst retaining the amazing feeling of skiing on this wild north face.

Col du Prémou

Ski this huge descent which starts from the col splitting the two Tarentaise giants - the Grande Motte and the Grande Casse.