Ski touring around Frère-Joseph
11 ski touring routes are described within 10 km of Frère-Joseph, climbing up to 3,800 m, from peaks such as Ermitage Frère Joseph à Ventron, Drumont, Vosges du Sud (Traversée).
Frère-Joseph is a ski resort in the Vosges (Vosges), in the commune of Ventron. The village sits at 900 m and the ski area rises to 1,110 m, a skiable vertical of 240 m.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →11 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Frère-Joseph — up to 3,800 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ermitage Frère Joseph à Ventron · Tricotage à Frère Jo | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.1 km |
| Drumont · Par la Combe | n/a · PD+ | 500 m | 700 → 1,200 m | E | 4.7 km |
| Vosges du Sud (Traversée) · De St Maurice à Gérardmer | n/a | 3,800 m | 600 → 1,305 m | n/a | 4.9 km |
| Tête des Russiers · Couloir S et Carrière | n/a · AD | 585 m | 650 → 1,187 m | S | 4.9 km |
| Tête des Neufs Bois · Par le Steingraben | n/a · E2 | 600 m | 650 → 1,230 m | N | 6.7 km |
| Tête des Neufs Bois · Par l'épaulement NE, et le col des Allemands | n/a · E1 | 600 m | 650 → 1,230 m | N | 6.9 km |
| Tête des Corbeaux · Par les Bouchaux + aller retour sur les Ecorces | 1.3 · E1 · F | 880 m | 623 → 1,086 m | NW | 7.7 km |
| Les Vosges (Grande Traversée) · Du Ballon d'Alsace au Hohneck | n/a · PD+ | 3,400 m | 560 → 1,305 m | n/a | 8.5 km |
| Tête des Perches · par le lac des Perches | 2.1 · E1 · PD- | 612 m | 610 → 1,222 m | S | 9.3 km |
| La Bresse · roche beuty | n/a · AD | 250 m | 710 → 960 m | N | 9.8 km |
| Haut Rouan · depuis la Vallée du Chajoux | n/a · PD- | 750 m | 710 m | SW · W | 10 km |
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 ↗
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.
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Resort data: declared by Bureau d'Information Touristique de Ventron and distributed by ANMSM · read on 16 October