Ski touring around La Garde

12 ski touring routes are described within 10 km of La Garde, climbing up to 1,463 m, from peaks such as Signal de l'Homme, Les Grandes Buffes, La Croix du Carrelet.

La Garde is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Isère). The ski area rises to 2,112 m, a skiable vertical of 302 m.

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Ski touring routes described

Resorts for ski touring →

12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of La Garde — up to 1,463 m of climb.

Summit and route	Ski grade	Climb	Altitude	Aspect	From resort
Signal de l'Homme · Combes SE	1.3 · E1 · F+	650 m	1,530 → 2,176 m	SE	4.3 km
Les Grandes Buffes · Versant SW	1.2 · E1 · F	630 m	1,530 → 2,164 m	S	5 km
Les Grandes Buffes · Couloir NW	4.1 · E1 · AD	515 m	1,649 → 2,164 m	NW	5.4 km
La Croix du Carrelet · Depuis Villard Notre Dame	2.1 · E1 · F	482 m	1,576 → 2,058 m	E	5.4 km
Croupe de l'Herpie : Point 3060 m · Cheminée S de Mâcle (ou Mascle)	5.1 · E3	290 m	2,770 → 3,060 m	W	5.6 km
Crête de Croix de la Garde · Couloirs NW en boucle	3.2 · E1 · AD	800 m	1,600 → 2,400 m	NW	5.9 km
Grand Galbert · Versant E	3.1 · E2 · AD-	1,160 m	1,400 → 2,561 m	E	6.1 km
Pic du Lac Blanc · Versant S par le Glacier des Rousses	2.2 · E1 · PD	1,463 m	1,860 → 3,323 m	W	6.2 km
Croix de Cassini · Face SW	4.3 · E2 · D+	1,060 m	1,310 → 2,373 m	SW	6.2 km
Cime de Cornillon · Coronillon Virus	5.2 · E3 · TD-	1,100 m	720 → 2,475 m	E	6.4 km
Petit Renaud · Versant N, par la Combe du Grand Renaud	4.1 · E1 · D-	1,000 m	1,600 → 2,606 m	N	6.4 km
Croix de Cassini · Versant W	2.3 · E1 · PD+	900 m	1,530 → 2,373 m	SW	6.4 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 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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