Ski touring around Risoul

12 ski touring routes are described within 10 km of Risoul, climbing up to 1,550 m, from peaks such as Pic du Clocher antécime NE, Pic de Chabrières (Vars), Pic d'Escreins.

Risoul is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes). The village sits at 872 m and the ski area rises to 2,719 m, a skiable vertical of 939 m.

Ski touring routes described

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12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Risoul — up to 1,550 m of climb.

Summit and routeSki gradeClimbAltitudeAspectFrom resort
Pic du Clocher antécime NE · Antécime NE depuis Languieu2.1 · E1 · PD+1,240 m1,180 → 2,420 mNE3.1 km
Pic de Chabrières (Vars) · Depuis Risoul 18502.1 · PD+1,100 m1,850 → 2,746 mn/a4.3 km
Pic d'Escreins · depuis l'Ubac de L'Aval3.2 · PD+1,300 m1,437 → 2,734 mN · NE6.4 km
Tête de Fouran · En boucle par le couloir de Manouel3.2 · E1 · AD1,060 m1,400 → 2,460 mn/a6.6 km
Tête de Fouran · Versant NE3.2 · E1 · AD1,000 m1,500 → 2,460 mNE6.6 km
Tête de Fouran · Croupe de la brèche2.11,050 m1,410 → 2,460 mE6.8 km
Col du Brunel - Pointe 2537 m · Vallon de Pramoutonn/a · E1 · PD-1,550 m927 → 2,545 mN7.2 km
La Mayt (Vars) · Versant En/a950 m1,630 → 2,577 mE7.3 km
Tête de Fouran · en boucle montée par la cabane de l'Alp descente par le ravin du Clôt2.1 · E11,100 m1,409 → 2,511 mN7.5 km
Tête de Moussière · Boucle NE >> SWn/a · PD1,100 m1,370 → 2,391 mn/a8.2 km
Tête de Moussière · Versant SW par la Platte2.2 · E1 · PD-1,021 m1,370 → 2,391 mSW8.2 km
Crête de La Saume · Par le versant N2.2 · E1 · PD1,470 m1,431 → 2,898 mN8.4 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 0 km of marked off-piste itineraries over 2 routes around Risoul. 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 du tourisme de Risoul and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September