Ski touring around Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval

12 ski touring routes are described within 10 km of Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, climbing up to 1,800 m, from peaks such as Pointe de Sans Bet, Dent de Verreu, Frêtes de Villy.

Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie). The village sits at 728 m and the ski area rises to 1,507 m, a skiable vertical of 732 m.

Ski touring routes described

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12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval — up to 1,800 m of climb.

Summit and routeSki gradeClimbAltitudeAspectFrom resort
Pointe de Sans Bet · Versant W2.3 · E1 · PD+1,420 m830 → 2,243 mW1 km
Dent de Verreu · Versant SSW - depuis le Mont2.2 · PD-930 m971 → 1,901 mSW1.4 km
Frêtes de Villy · De Sixt par les Fonts et le Bas du Col d'Anternen/a · PD1,569 m834 → 2,495 mNW1.6 km
Pralet ou Triangle de Sixt · Par la combe de l'Essert et les Vagnys2.2 · E1 · PD785 m805 → 1,590 mW1.6 km
Pointe de Ressassat en mémoire d'Annie · Par la Dent de Verreu2.3 · E1 · PD+1,250 m980 → 2,220 mW1.7 km
Pointe de l'Écorchoir · Face W2.3 · E1 · PD+1,690 m720 → 2,409 mW2.3 km
Refuge de Grenairon · Accès2.3 · E1 · PD+1,054 m896 → 1,950 mW2.3 km
Le Grenier de Commune · Tour et traversée: versant NW et arête NW, versant S, retour par la Croix de Commune.4.3 · E2 · D+1,800 m1,050 → 2,775 mNW2.5 km
Le Grenier de Commune · Les Frêtes du Grenier depuis Sixtn/a · D1,600 m900 → 2,500 mNW2.5 km
Pointe d'Anterne · Couloir de la Mitraille - en boucle depuis Flaine5.1 · E3 · D+800 m2,480 → 2,733 mNE2.5 km
Col des Grands Fats · Face S3.3 · E3 · AD+1,670 m818 → 2,475 mS3 km
Aouille de Criou · Par les chalets de Criou2.3 · E1 · PD+1,500 m710 → 2,227 mS3.2 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 1 km of marked off-piste itineraries over 1 route around Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval. 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.