Ski touring around La Joue du Loup

12 ski touring routes are described within 10 km of La Joue du Loup, climbing up to 1,490 m, from peaks such as Grand Ferrand, Roche Courbe, Col de Charnier.

La Joue du Loup is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes), in the commune of Dévoluy. The village sits at 1,450 m and the ski area rises to 1,940 m.

Ski touring routes described

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12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of La Joue du Loup — up to 1,490 m of climb.

Summit and routeSki gradeClimbAltitudeAspectFrom resort
Grand Ferrand · Versant SE par le vallon de Charnier4.1 · E2 · D-1,490 m1,330 → 2,758 mSE1.7 km
Roche Courbe · La Cicatrice4.1 · E3 · D-862 m1,397 → 2,259 mSE · S · E3 km
Col de Charnier · Par le vallon de Charnier2.1 · E1 · F900 m1,216 → 2,103 mE3.4 km
Tête de Vallon Pierra · Versant SE par le vallon de Charnier3.1 · E1 · AD1,200 m1,332 → 2,516 mSE3.6 km
Chourum Clot · Depuis Lachaupn/an/a1,737 mn/a3.6 km
Tête de l'Aupet (Dévoluy) · Versant SE: Vallon des Narrites >> Vallon de Truchière3.1 · AD-1,420 m1,207 → 2,627 mE3.8 km
Pas la Cloche · Par le Vallon de Charnier2.3 · E11,050 m1,392 → 2,370 mS3.9 km
Tête de Vallon Pierra · Versant S par le Vallon de Charnier2.3 · E1 · PD+1,300 m1,340 → 2,516 mS4 km
Crête de l'Étoile · Versant E2.1 · E1 · PD1,210 m1,200 → 2,410 mSE4.2 km
Tête de Vallon Pierra · Arête N par le Vallon Froid3.1 · E2 · PD+1,300 m1,246 → 2,516 mSW4.3 km
Pas la Cloche · Par le vallon du Grand Villard2.2 · E1 · PD1,161 m1,209 → 2,370 mNW4.3 km
Rocher Rond · Versant E2.3 · E1 · PD+1,060 m1,395 → 2,453 mE4.4 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 9 km of marked off-piste itineraries over 3 routes around La Joue du Loup. 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.

Resort data: declared by Office de Tourisme du Dévoluy and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September