Ski touring around Les Houches
12 ski touring routes are described within 10 km of Les Houches, climbing up to 1,790 m, from peaks such as Passage des Rognes, Mont Lachat, Le Prarion.
Les Houches is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie). The village sits at 1,004 m and the ski area rises to 1,401 m.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Les Houches — up to 1,790 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passage des Rognes · Depuis les Houches | 4.2 · E2 · D | 1,600 m | 1,000 → 2,600 m | N | 1.5 km |
| Mont Lachat · Ravin des Arandellys | 3.2 · E2 · AD | 1,130 m | 1,000 → 2,115 m | NE | 1.5 km |
| Mont Lachat · Par le Planet descente versant NE | 3.1 · E1 · AD- | 1,150 m | 980 → 2,115 m | N · NE | 2.2 km |
| Mont Lachat · Par Bellevue | 2.3 · E1 · PD+ | 1,125 m | 993 → 2,115 m | SW | 2.2 km |
| Le Prarion · from Les Houches via Granges des Chavants | n/a · F+ | 838 m | 1,130 → 1,968 m | E | 2.7 km |
| Tête Rousse N · Versant W par le Glacier de Bionnassay | 3.1 · E2 · AD | 1,790 m | 1,410 → 3,205 m | NW | 2.9 km |
| Les Rognes · Couloir NW | 3.1 · E1 · AD- | 1,525 m | 1,130 → 2,590 m | NW | 3 km |
| Col de Tricot · Traversée NE > SW | 2.3 · E1 · PD+ | 1,000 m | 1,300 → 2,299 m | SW | 3 km |
| Baraque forestière des Rognes · Par la moraine de Bionnassay et Désert de Pierre Ronde | 3.1 · E2 · AD- | 1,400 m | 1,410 → 2,768 m | NW · W · SW | 3.1 km |
| Les Rognes · Couloir W | 4.2 · E2 · D+ | 850 m | 1,801 → 2,650 m | W | 3.1 km |
| Aiguille du Goûter · Couloir Trappier | 4.2 · E3 · D | 1,200 m | 1,801 → 3,043 m | N | 3.2 km |
| Aiguillette des Houches · Depuis le Bettey | 2.3 · E1 · PD+ | 965 m | 1,320 → 2,285 m | SE | 3.2 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 ↗
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 des Houches and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September