Leave the ski lifts behind, discover the joy of skiing at your own pace, and make your first tracks away from the trails: this day is an invitation to discover ski touring in the Écrins, the Queyras, or the Cerces.
I'll suggest an itinerary tailored to your skiing ability, your fitness level, and the current conditions. You'll learn about the equipment, how to ski with climbing skins, and your first turns. We'll also discuss winter safety and risk management.
On the ascent, the landscape unfolds with every step, between larch trees and open valleys. Take a break to enjoy the view, then it’s time to remove your skins and savor the descent!
————————————————
Who is this event for?
————————————————
This day is designed for skiers who want to try ski touring but have no prior experience with this activity. You must be comfortable on red runs, able to make consecutive turns, and able to control your speed. Some experience with off-piste skiing is a plus. Physically, you’ll need to be able to walk for 3 to 4 hours in the mountains at a leisurely pace. The route and elevation gain will be tailored to the group to prioritize enjoyment and exploration.
Technical Details
Booking & advice by phone available
Photo Gallery
Related Trip Reports
Powder Skiing at Home
Once every three years, Julien pays a little visit to our mountains in the Hautes-Alpes. Last time around, the conditions had already lined up nicely for plenty of powder...
Free Hike in Les Orres
We'd barely met before we were off on an adventure! A day of freerando with Alexandre, starting from Les Orres and finishing with a wild 10 km descent all the way to Les Ribes.
Introduction to Ski Touring
Two days of ski touring with Max between the Queyras and Écrins: powder, solitude and one essential question… how do we make decisions in the mountains?
Intro to skitouring at La Blanche, Pelvoux
An introductory ski touring day with Martin, Anaïs and Vincent… There’s been some fresh snowfall, and with the current conditions, it makes sense to head a little higher to find good snow!
Reychard Ridge
Ski touring in the Écrins with Manu: heading for the Crête de Reychard after a metre of fresh snow, followed by a superb powder descent through the Bois Noir.
Introduction to Ski Touring
Ski touring with Yann and Caroline towards the Col de Tramouillon: an improvised loop through the larch forests, with blue skies and a beautiful descent all the way to Le Ponteil.
Introduction to ski touring in Queyras, Southern Alps
Ski touring initiation to round off the year: a young and cheerful team discovers the joy of climbing on skins and making their first mountain descents.
Everything's fine in the larch forest!
Introduction to ski touring in the Écrins with Régis and Émilie: deep powder, snow-covered larch forests and learning to ski in fresh snow.
That's not like Méale!
Ski touring in Crévoux with Ludo: perfect powder among the larches, beautiful views over Lake Serre-Ponçon and two great descents before nightfall.
Pow pow is back!
Back ski touring in the Hautes-Alpes with Ludovic on his splitboard: the crête de la Lauze, untouched forest powder and a look at how we make decisions.
We go ski touring
Two days ski touring with Seb and Oxo: powder above Fonds de Cervières, a welcome break in the clouds and a relaxed tour on glacier Noir in the Écrins.
Introductory Ski Touring Queyras
With Maxence, I head out for an introduction to ski touring near Pic du Cros in the Queyras: an 800 m climb, a quiet col and a descent on spring snow.
Introduction to Ski Touring in the Queyras
Two days with Laurence and Christophe, who came to enjoy a beautiful break in the mountains on touring skis! A completely new experience for both of them.
An improvised Fouran head
An improvised ski tour up the Tête de Fouran with Cédric and Julien: larch woods, a windy summit and a powder-filled combe, with an eventful finish.
Ski Touring in the Southern Alps
Since "one" isn't the norm here, I'm writing this post in the language of Shakespeare, so please bear with me!
Introduction to Powder Skiing
A ski touring weekend that served as an introduction for most of the participants, all of whom were good skiers... Very mixed conditions! The first day was on concrete-hard snow that wasn't too difficult to ski on, but which...
Between Lautaret and Queyras
For Marion's birthday, Arnaud got a few friends together to try ski touring for the first time... We don't know each other, but we hit it off pretty quickly!
Introduction to Ski Touring around Briançon
After our little summer outing, Florian and Stéphanie wanted to come back and try ski touring. Joining them for this gruelling ordeal are two friends: Sylvain and Xavier.