Ski touring around Villeneuve

12 ski touring routes are described within 10 km of Villeneuve, climbing up to 1,424 m, from peaks such as Col du Prorel, Le Grand Aréa, Tête du Grand-Pré.

Villeneuve is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes), in the commune of La Salle-les-Alpes. The village sits at 1,394 m and the ski area rises to 2,399 m.

Ski touring routes described

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12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Villeneuve — up to 1,424 m of climb.

Summit and routeSki gradeClimbAltitudeAspectFrom resort
Col du Prorel · Traversée S → Nn/a · F760 m1,350 → 2,396 mN · W · NW · SW · S · SE · E · NE2 km
Le Grand Aréa · Versant S3.1 · E2 · AD-1,371 m1,498 → 2,869 mS2.3 km
Le Grand Aréa · face/couloir SE avec variantes4.1 · E2 · AD+1,370 m1,500 → 2,869 mn/a2.3 km
Le Grand Aréa · dalla strada del col du Granon4.1 · E1 · AD1,070 m1,800 → 2,870 mE2.3 km
Tête du Grand-Pré · par les chalets de Fréjusn/a · PD1,200 m1,400 → 2,562 mSE · E3 km
Roches Corneille · Couloir W3.2 · AD-n/a2,270 → 2,435 mNW · W3.6 km
La Gardiole · Versant S - Depuis le Villard Laté2.1 · E1 · F+1,250 m2,753 mS3.9 km
Col de Buffère · Versant S2.3 · E1 · PD987 m1,440 → 2,427 mS · SW4 km
Le Grand Aréa · Traversée S >> N de Monêtier aux Chalets de Buffère2.3 · E1 · PD+1,424 m1,453 → 2,844 mn/a4.1 km
Le Petit Meyret · Voie normale de St-Chaffrey2.1 · E1 · F1,000 m1,455 → 2,473 mS4.1 km
Le Grand Aréa · Couloirs E4.1 · E2 · D-1,370 m1,500 → 2,869 mE4.2 km
Col de Granon · Versant SW - depuis le Villard Latén/a · F900 m1,500 → 2,404 mS4.3 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 11 km of marked off-piste itineraries over 6 routes around Villeneuve. 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