Ski touring around Les Grands Montets

12 ski touring routes are described within 10 km of Les Grands Montets, climbing up to 2,000 m, from peaks such as Aiguille d'Argentière, Lognan, École Nationale de Ski et d'Alpinisme (ENSA).

Les Grands Montets is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie), in the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. The village sits at 1,951 m and the ski area rises to 2,767 m, a skiable vertical of 1,541 m.

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Ski touring routes described

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12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Les Grands Montets — up to 2,000 m of climb.

Summit and route	Ski grade	Climb	Altitude	Aspect	From resort
Aiguille d'Argentière · Versant W et arête NW (Voie Whymper)	5.1 · E2 · TD-	1,350 m	2,550 → 3,901 m	W	0.8 km
Lognan · La Trapette	2.1 · E1 · PD-	733 m	1,240 → 1,973 m	NE	1.1 km
École Nationale de Ski et d'Alpinisme (ENSA) · Examen Probatoire Aspirant Guide - Épreuve de ski	n/a	1,000 m	1,973 m	n/a	1.3 km
Col du Chardonnet · Refuge d'Argentière → Val d'Arpette	3.3 · E2 · AD	1,260 m	2,771 → 3,323 m	NE	2 km
Col du Chardonnet · Col des Rachasses → Col du Chardonnet → Fenêtre de Saleina → Col du Tour	3.1 · E2 · PD+	900 m	3,323 m	SW	2.1 km
Refuge de Lognan · Depuis Argentière	1.2 · E1 · F	827 m	1,252 → 2,079 m	E · SE	2.1 km
Aiguille des Grands Montets · Bochard -> Col des Rachasses -> Aiguille des Gd Montets	n/a	n/a	n/a	N · NE · E	2.2 km
Bec de Lachat · Face W	3.2 · E1 · AD	700 m	1,400 → 3,028 m	W	2.3 km
Aiguille à Bochard · Arête S -> couloir W -> couloir du Chapeau	4.1 · E2 · D	250 m	1,200 → 2,638 m	S · W	2.5 km
Aiguille des Grands Montets · Par le glacier des Rognons	2.3 · E1 · PD+	2,000 m	1,230 → 3,230 m	NE · E · N	2.6 km
Aiguille du Passon - Col NW · Couloir SW	4.2 · E2 · D	1,090 m	1,250 → 3,120 m	SW	2.7 km
Aiguille des Grands Montets · Pas de Chèvre	n/a · AD	1 m	3,233 → 3,297 m	W	2.7 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 ↗

What about marked off-piste routes?

The map also records 27 km of marked off-piste itineraries over 11 routes around Les Grands Montets. 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.

Ski touring ↗ Avalanche safety ↗

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