Ski touring around Serre Chevalier de Briançon

12 ski touring routes are described within 10 km of Serre Chevalier de Briançon, climbing up to 10,000 m, from peaks such as Sommet du Prorel, La Grande Maye, Traversée du Queyras.

Serre Chevalier de Briançon is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes), in the commune of Briançon. The village sits at 1,292 m and the ski area rises to 2,296 m.

Ski touring routes described

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12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Serre Chevalier de Briançon — up to 10,000 m of climb.

Summit and routeSki gradeClimbAltitudeAspectFrom resort
Sommet du Prorel · Versant Sn/a950 m1,610 → 2,566 mSW · S · SE3.3 km
La Grande Maye · Par le fort de la Croix de Bretagne2.1 · E1 · PD-1,100 m1,310 → 2,417 mNW3.8 km
Traversée du Queyras · Traversée Larche-Valfréjus par le Thabor.n/a10,000 m3,178 mn/a4.2 km
Cime du Mélézin · versant N par le hameau de Mélézin3.2 · E2 · PD+1,380 m1,300 → 2,680 mN4.5 km
Croix d'Aquila · Couloir SE en traversée3.3 · E2 · AD1,266 m1,200 → 2,466 mSE4.7 km
Le Petit Puy · Couloir SE (dit de la "Font-que-Bulh") - depuis Villar-Saint-Pancrace4.2 · E2 · D1,460 m1,300 → 2,757 mSE4.8 km
L'Ombilic · versant N du Serre des Violettes depuis la Vachette2.3 · E1 · PD+1,050 m1,350 → 2,410 mN4.8 km
Fort de l'Infernet · face NNE3.2 · E11,007 m1,370 → 2,377 mN4.8 km
Pic Jean Rey · Face N4.1 · E2 · AD1,500 m1,387 → 2,777 mN5.2 km
Le Petit Meyret · Voie normale de St-Chaffrey2.1 · E1 · F1,000 m1,455 → 2,473 mS5.2 km
Col du Prorel · Traversée S → Nn/a · F760 m1,350 → 2,396 mN · W · NW · SW · S · SE · E · NE5.2 km
Croix d'Aquila · Versant NEn/a · D-650 m1,800 → 2,486 mNE5.2 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 Serre Chevalier de Briançon. 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 and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September