Ski touring around Cordon

12 ski touring routes are described within 10 km of Cordon, climbing up to 1,341 m, from peaks such as La Miaz, Cabane du Petit Pâtre, Tête Noire (Cordon).

Cordon is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie). The ski area rises to 1,538 m, a skiable vertical of 507 m.

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Ski touring routes described

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12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Cordon — up to 1,341 m of climb.

Summit and route	Ski grade	Climb	Altitude	Aspect	From resort
La Miaz · Depuis le pont de la Flée	3.1 · E1 · AD	1,330 m	2,336 m	n/a	2.4 km
Cabane du Petit Pâtre · Depuis le Péray	1.3	640 m	1,276 → 1,915 m	n/a	2.7 km
Tête Noire (Cordon) · En boucle par la Croix du Planet	1.3 · E1 · PD-	562 m	1,276 → 1,691 m	E	2.7 km
Croisse Baulet · Traversée face E depuis Cordon	n/a · PD+	1,000 m	1,150 → 2,236 m	NE	2.9 km
Cabane du Petit Pâtre · Depuis les Chars	2.1	650 m	1,267 → 1,915 m	E	2.9 km
Arête de la Besse · Couloir S depuis les Frédys	n/a · E2 · AD	1,260 m	990 → 2,205 m	S	3.1 km
Croisse Baulet · Tour et face W, depuis Cordon	4.1 · E2 · AD+	1,000 m	1,240 → 2,236 m	W	3.2 km
Col de Niard · Par les Seytets et la cabane du Petit Pâtre	n/a · F	840 m	1,207 → 1,915 m	E	3.3 km
Passage de la Grande Forclaz · Par le vallon de Coeur	3.1 · E1 · AD-	1,341 m	970 → 2,311 m	SE	3.4 km
Croisse Baulet · Depuis Cordon-Cornillon	2.3 · E1 · PD+	1,100 m	1,150 → 2,236 m	SE	3.5 km
Sommet des Salles · Depuis Ormaret par les pistes	n/a · F	660 m	1,080 → 1,757 m	E	3.6 km
Petit Croisse Baulet · Depuis Cordon par le Col de Jaillet	2.1 · E1 · PD-	900 m	1,125 → 2,009 m	E	3.8 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 October 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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