A beautiful introduction to this unspoilt area with gorgeous, varied and extremely friendly huts.
Unspoilt Mountains on the Mont Thabor Ski Tour
4 spectacular days through peaceful mountains and between welcoming, warm mountain huts.
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NE side of Pointes des Cerces
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Approaching the Pain de Sucre
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Drayeres Hut
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NW side of the Pointes des Cerces
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Leaving the CHardonnet Hut
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Mellow slopes on the first climb. Barre des Ecrins in the background
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Steady skinning in th epowder
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Chapelle du Mont Thabor
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Your destination
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View back through Col de la Chapelle
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Drying kit out in the sun at the hut
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View of ascent route and Barre des Ecrins
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Nevache church
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Perfect touring weather
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Perfect touring picnic
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Leaving the hut before the sun hits
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Chapel on the final descent
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Final steps into the village
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Description
If you want to experience alpine hut to hut ski touring without glaciers, crowds and high altitude, this is the tour for you. The huts on this tour are exceptionally welcoming and the mountains are, by the standards of the French Alps, incredibly quiet. The tour starts just a 2 hour drive from Turin and half an hour from Briançon, so access is straightforward.
There are no glaciers to worry about on this trip but the terrain is still big and serious so make sure that avalanche conditions are safe before setting out.
The highlight of the tour is summiting Mont Thabor, one of the most famous mountains in France. It has a small chapel on the summit and is utterly spectacular, with the view across the Ecrins Alps being particularly impressive. If that view whets your appetite for adventure, check out the truly wild Ecrins Haute Route -
https://fatmap.com/guidebooks/61/the-ecrins-haute-route:-france's-wildest-ski-tour
Adventures
A short descent, then through a spectacular col then a short journey to the Col des Cerces, before a final descent to the Drayeres Hut
The iconic ski peak of the area. A must do summit with incredible views and a big spring descent to a brilliant hut.
One big climb over a steady col then a long descent to Nevache.