Ski touring around Bessans

12 ski touring routes are described within 10 km of Bessans, climbing up to 2,100 m, from peaks such as Pointe des Pignes, Croix de Dom Jean Maurice, Pointe SW du Châtelard.

Bessans is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Savoie). The village sits at 1,707 m and the ski area rises to 1,842 m, a skiable vertical of 132 m.

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Ski touring routes described

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12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Bessans — up to 2,100 m of climb.

Summit and route	Ski grade	Climb	Altitude	Aspect	From resort
Pointe des Pignes · Antecima NE - Parete NE: "Le long chemin de Tatanka"	4.3 · D+	1,600 m	1,714 → 3,272 m	NE	2.7 km
Croix de Dom Jean Maurice · Crête du Dom	n/a	2,100 m	2,830 → 3,353 m	n/a	2.9 km
Pointe de Claret et Aiguille de Méan Martin depuis la Femma	3.1 · E1 · AD-	1,500 m	2,352 → 3,355 m	NW · N · NE	3 km
Pointe SW du Châtelard · Couloir S	4.2	1,170 m	2,300 → 3,470 m	S · SE	3.2 km
Col du Géfret · Versant NW - depuis le Refuge de la Femma	n/a · PD	833 m	2,352 → 3,185 m	NW	3.3 km
Ouille Allegra · Face W, par le Ravin de la Frete	4.3 · E4 · D+	n/a	n/a	W	3.9 km
Pointe de Charbonnel · Versant N (version hivernale)	4.1 · E3 · D-	2,020 m	1,737 → 3,752 m	N	4.1 km
Pointe SW du Châtelard · Versant S par le Col du Vallonbrun	3.3 · E1 · AD	1,800 m	1,670 → 3,479 m	S	4.1 km
Pointe d'Andagne · versant S par le Vallon d'Andagne	n/a · E2 · AD	1,617 m	1,700 → 3,217 m	W	4.2 km
Aiguille de Méan Martin · Versant W depuis le refuge de la Femma	n/a · E1	926 m	2,352 → 3,278 m	W · NW	4.3 km
Pointe SW du Châtelard · Traversée S → NW	3.3 · E1 · AD+	1,650 m	1,820 → 3,479 m	n/a	4.4 km
Ouille Allegra · Versant SW	2.2 · E1 · PD	1,390 m	1,740 → 3,130 m	SW	4.7 km

Not a piste. Neither marked, nor patrolled, nor secured: transceiver, shovel, probe, the day’s avalanche bulletin and, better still, a guide. Ski grade (1.1–5.6) = steepness and commitment; exposure (E1–E4) = consequence of a fall.

Source: Camptocamp.org topo guide (CC BY-SA), routes starting within 10 km, read on 13 September 2026. Descriptions and photos are on Camptocamp; an empty cell is a field nobody has filled in. Camptocamp ski touring routes ↗

Before you go. A grade is not a guarantee: it describes the route in normal conditions, not on the day you ski it. Check the avalanche bulletin for the range, carry a transceiver, shovel and probe, and tell someone where you are going.

Gearing up for touring

Touring kit and the transceiver-shovel-probe trio are bought once and last for years — resort shops rarely hire them out. Here are the matching aisles at our partner shops.

Ski touring ↗ Avalanche safety ↗

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