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Ski touring around Orcières Merlette 1850

12 ski touring routes are described within 10 km of Orcières Merlette 1850, climbing up to 1,558 m, from peaks such as Orcières-Merlette, Sommet Drouvet, Les Pélissons / Crête des Dents.

Orcières Merlette 1850 is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes), in the commune of Orcières. The village sits at 1,850 m and the ski area rises to 2,655 m, a skiable vertical of 805 m.

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Ski touring routes described

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12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Orcières Merlette 1850 — up to 1,558 m of climb.

Summit and routeSki gradeClimbAltitudeAspectFrom resort
Orcières-Merlette · Roc des Hommesn/a · PDn/a2,775 mn/a0.2 km
Sommet Drouvet · face S par les pistes2.1 · E1 · PD-830 m1,820 → 2,655 mS1.3 km
Les Pélissons / Crête des Dents · par le Lac de Jujal, depuis Orcières Merlette1.3 · E1 · F620 m1,850 → 2,468 mSW1.7 km
Col de Freissinières · Versant SW2.1 · E1 · PD1,000 m1,850 → 2,787 mSW2.6 km
Crête Chapan - Diolon · Versant N4.1 · E2 · AD+900 m2,480 → 3,071 mN2.9 km
Le Garabrut · Canyon NW5.3 · E4 · TD+1,290 m1,510 → 2,780 mNW3.6 km
Col de Freissinières · Versant W par le Torrent du Lac du Col2.3 · E1 · PD+1,222 m1,560 → 2,782 mS · SW · W · SE3.6 km
Serre de Jean Raymond · Voie normale2.2 · E2835 m1,513 → 2,349 mNE3.6 km
Col des Jalabres · Couloir E3.3 · E2 · AD+1,260 m2,320 → 3,071 mE · NE3.7 km
Le Garabrut - Sommet W · Face W4.1 · E3n/a1,466 → 2,787 mW3.7 km
Roc Diolon · Face SE par Les Pisses3.1 · E2 · AD-1,558 m1,513 → 3,071 mSE3.8 km
Aiguille d'Orcières · Face N3.1 · AD-1,327 m1,466 → 2,793 mN3.8 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 September 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.

Resort data: declared by Office de Tourisme d'Orcières and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September