Ski touring around Châtel

12 ski touring routes are described within 10 km of Châtel, climbing up to 1,270 m, from peaks such as Le Morclan, Pointe des Mattes, Le Linleu / Mont Lenla.

Châtel is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie). The village sits at 1,407 m and the ski area rises to 2,277 m, a skiable vertical of 929 m.

Ski touring routes described

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12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Châtel — up to 1,270 m of climb.

Summit and routeSki gradeClimbAltitudeAspectFrom resort
Le Morclan · descente sur Barbossine2.3 · E1 · PD1,070 m1,200 → 1,970 mNW1.6 km
Le Morclan · Versant Châteln/a · PD-850 m1,191 → 1,970 mW1.6 km
Le Morclan · Face SW3.1 · E1 · AD-779 m1,191 → 1,970 mSW1.6 km
Le Morclan · Couloir NW3.3 · E2 · AD+724 m1,246 → 1,970 mNW1.6 km
Pointe des Mattes · Par les Boudimesn/a · PD1,000 m1,110 → 2,009 mSE2.3 km
Le Linleu / Mont Lenla · Couloirs S3.3 · E3 · AD+1,270 m1,130 → 2,093 mS2.8 km
Pointe des Mattes · Écharpe de la Face N5.2 · E3 · TD1,000 m1,020 → 2,009 mN2.9 km
Pointe des Mattes · Couloir N en boucle3.2 · E1 · AD1,000 m1,018 → 2,009 mN2.9 km
Pointe des Mattes · Traversée S >> N3.3 · E1 · AD850 m1,160 → 2,009 mN · S3.1 km
Le Linleu / Mont Lenla · Couloir de l'Anguille5.1 · E3 · TD-250 m1,850 → 2,093 mNW3.1 km
Aiguille de Braitaz · Tour par les cols d'Outanne et de Conche2.2 · E1 · PD-900 m1,270 → 1,910 mn/a3.3 km
Pointe des Mattes · De la Ville du Nant par la Torrens2.1 · E1 · PD-1,000 m1,020 → 2,009 mN3.4 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 ↗

What about marked off-piste routes?

The map also records 2 km of marked off-piste itineraries over 2 routes around Châtel. A different sport: touring climbs on skins, off-piste descends from a lift. Both call for avalanche gear and the day’s bulletin.

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.

Hardloop is a partner shop: these links earn us a commission if you buy, at no extra cost to you. They change nothing in the routes above, which come from the Camptocamp topo guide.How we are paid →