Ski touring around Valmeinier 1800

12 ski touring routes are described within 10 km of Valmeinier 1800, climbing up to 14,000 m, from peaks such as Grand Fourchon, Pointe de la Sandonière, Col des Marches.

Valmeinier 1800 is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Savoie), in the commune of Valmeinier. The village sits at 1,785 m and the ski area rises to 2,444 m.

Ski touring routes described

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12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Valmeinier 1800 — up to 14,000 m of climb.

Summit and routeSki gradeClimbAltitudeAspectFrom resort
Grand Fourchon · Versant Sn/a · PD-830 m1,670 → 2,540 mn/a1.4 km
Pointe de la Sandonière · Versant SW2.2 · E1 · F+1,125 m1,800 → 2,925 mSW1.8 km
Col des Marches · Versant Wn/a · F925 m1,800 → 2,725 mNW2.1 km
Roche du Lac · Traversée SW >> NW2.3 · E1 · PD1,100 m1,700 → 2,789 mW2.2 km
Roche des Marches · Versant W2.3 · E11,070 m1,850 → 2,919 mW2.3 km
Petit Fourchon · Traversée S > N2.2 · E1 · PD-900 m1,670 → 2,568 mS3.3 km
Traversée des Cerces · Raid Thabor/Cerces4.114,000 m1,780 → 3,178 mn/a3.8 km
Passage du Pic du Thabor · Boucle par le Col des Marches2.1 · E1 · PD1,700 m1,800 → 2,952 mn/a3.8 km
Roche Noire (Cerces) · Versant NW3.3 · E1 · AD1,267 m1,800 → 3,067 mNW3.9 km
Passage de la Pissine · Versant W2.2 · E1 · PD1,220 m1,545 → 2,724 mW4.5 km
Traversée Col des Marches → Col des Bataillères2.2 · E1 · PD1,425 m1,800 → 2,804 mW · E · NW · NE4.7 km
Pointe de Terre Rouge · Traversée S>W2.1 · E1 · PD900 m2,160 → 3,080 mW · S · SW4.9 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 2 km of marked off-piste itineraries over 2 routes around Valmeinier 1800. 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 VALMEINIER and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September