Ski touring around Vars

12 ski touring routes are described within 10 km of Vars, climbing up to 1,700 m, from peaks such as La Mayt (Vars), Pointe de l'Eyssina, Tête de Paneyron.

Vars is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes). The village sits at 1,860 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 Vars — up to 1,700 m of climb.

Summit and routeSki gradeClimbAltitudeAspectFrom resort
La Mayt (Vars) · Versant En/a950 m1,630 → 2,577 mE2 km
Pointe de l'Eyssina · en traversée S-W depuis le Col de Varsn/a · PD+1,240 mn/an/a2.9 km
Pointe de l'Eyssina · Face de l'Eyssina5.1 · E3 · AD+n/a1,800 → 2,837 mNE2.9 km
Pointe de l'Eyssina · Couloir NE 27364.1 · E2 · D-730 m2,040 → 2,770 mNE3.4 km
Pointe de l'Eyssina · Face SW depuis la Chalp3.2 · E2 · PD+1,177 m1,660 → 2,837 mSW3.6 km
Tête de Paneyron · Depuis le refuge Napoléon2.3 · E1 · PD800 m1,987 → 2,785 mW3.6 km
Col du Crachet · Versant NE2.3 · E1 · PD+523 m2,108 → 2,631 mNE4 km
Tête du Crachet · en boucle par le Col du Crachet et le Lac Lalatcha3.2 · E2 · AD1,100 m2,020 → 2,920 mNW · N · NE · E · SE · S · SW · W4.2 km
Barre de la Pisse · Face N par le vallon de l'Eyssina2.2 · E2 · PD1,275 m1,650 → 2,925 mN4.3 km
La Mortice S · De Ste Catherine par la Crête des Couniets2.3 · E1 · PD1,700 m1,845 → 3,169 mSW4.4 km
Crévoux / La Chalp · Retour vers l'enfer4.3 · E3 · D1,130 m1,660 → 2,784 mSW5.3 km
Tête du Crachet · Tour de l'envers du Crachet3.1 · E2 · AD1,300 m1,660 → 2,919 mn/a5.4 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 7 km of marked off-piste itineraries over 10 routes around Vars. 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 and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September