The Best Backcountry Ski Trails in France

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Photo of Pic Coma d'Or with SW face descent

Photo of Argentiere glacier - Col du Passon - Tour glacier

Photo of Refuge Adele Planchard to Pont d'Arsine car park

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Pic Coma d'Or with SW face descent

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near Porté-Puymorens, Languedoc-Roussillon (France)

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Distance

9.43mi

Elevation +

3304f

TrailRank

57| 4.67

Round trip from the Col de Puymorens carpark. Going up the normal route, there is often little snow once you pass the col. However, the views from the top are spectacular and there is often more snow on the SW face. From...

Ruta muy bonita, especialmente la segunda parte. Esperando las primeras nevadas para descender con esquís.
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Argentiere glacier - Col du Passon - Tour glacier

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near Le Montenvers, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France)

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Distance

7.39mi

Elevation +

2159f

TrailRank

45| 4.33

Lovely tour. Easy couloir to boot pack at the top and lovely easy angled slopes to ski down on the glacier. However - this GPS line does not take the best descent. It works when there is plenty of snow, although it is s...

Great route 😊. There was plenty of snow, so it was very easy to ski down Le Tour glacier. Ascent to col du Passon was i...
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Refuge Adele Planchard to Pont d'Arsine car park

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near La Bérarde, Région Rhône-Alpes (France)

CathyODowd

Distance

8.55mi

Elevation +

269f

TrailRank

44| 4.0

From the Refuge Adele Planchard, skiing directly down to the Glacier de la Plate des Agneaux, and on down to the Refuge de l'Alpe de Villar d'Arêne - you need to skin up about 100 vertical metres. From there skin for ano...

Lloc espectacular amb un ambient de montanya autentic. Llàstima que la neu edtava molt dura i feia malt temps.
Jonipelut

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Peyragudes station---pic Pene Nere

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near Peyragudes, Occitanie (France)

Dunblane40

Distance

5.17mi

Elevation +

2156f

TrailRank

42

Sunshine day ..for a hike with snowboard to the top lift and little rise to Pene Nere. leaving from the main car park at Peyragudes..basicaly follow the piste up or follow the chair lift..arrive at the small bar and i t...

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Pedrons-La Mina 07-01-2014

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near L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre, Midi-Pyrénées (France)

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Distance

6.87mi

Elevation +

3629f

TrailRank

41

Ski tour from the N22 in France, close to the Andorra border, up the west ridge of Pic dels Pedrons 2715m, down the south face of Pedrons, across the Estany dels Pedrons valley, up the the west side of Pic de la Mina to ...

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Hohneck and Rainkoft from Pont de Blanchemer (La Bresse)

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near Wildenstein, Grand-Est (France)

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Distance

12.68mi

Elevation +

2323f

TrailRank

41

1. Start from the parking located on the side of the road D3d (pont de Blanchemer) 2. Take the closed road towards the Lac de Blanchamer and at the first intersection go left. 3. Cross the sky resort of La Bresse and a...

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Haute Route 2012 1/7 (Grands Montets - Ref. Argentière)

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near Le Montenvers, Rhône-Alpes (France)

Cara nord

Distance

4.07mi

Elevation +

915f

TrailRank

41

Very easy 1st day route. It may serve to familiarize you with the safety standards in Glacier, adjust your material, get used to skiing with the heavy backpack, learn the proper techniques for progression both on glacier...

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Pic de Nérassol from l'Hospitalet-près-Andorra

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near L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre, Midi-Pyrénées (France)

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Distance

8.11mi

Elevation +

3865f

TrailRank

41

A gorgeous tour, highly recommended! Start from the bridge on the main road at the top of l'Hospitalet-près-Andorra. It is best to park on the other side of the road by the hotel. Skin up past the hydro pipe and turn lef...

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Vallon du Fontenil to Breche du Vallon

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near Le Lauzet, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (France)

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Distance

7.32mi

Elevation +

4370f

TrailRank

41

Popular and highly recommended tour up the Vallon du Fontenil to Breche du Vallon. Starts from Les Bossardes, the snow line stays close to the car park well into spring. Easy climb up through trees, then up two successiv...

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Haute Route 2012 2/7 (Ref. Argentière - Champex)

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near Le Tour, Rhône-Alpes (France)

Cara nord

Distance

15.21mi

Elevation +

3619f

TrailRank

40

This may be the most difficult stage of all the Haute Route both for its profile and being the first real stage of the route. You have to leave early for 2 reasons: 1/usually there are some other groups travelling on the...

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Les Augudes ..

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near Gouaux-de-Larboust, Occitanie (France)

Dunblane40

Distance

5.32mi

Elevation +

2326f

TrailRank

40

Great hike up to the top lift at Peyragudes.. with snowboard.. Such a shame with all the problems going on ..station is still shut.Not sure when will open. But a few like my self enjoy the sunshine and empty slopes. S...

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Dent d'Orlu NE face

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near Orlu, Région Midi-Pyrénées (France)

CathyODowd

Distance

5.24mi

Elevation +

2877f

TrailRank

39

Wonderful tour up a peak better known for rock-climbing that for ski-touring. We got it at just the right moment, with snow all the way to the road. Cross the river via log bridge to access the forest. When climbing up/a...

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Col du Lac Cornu - Combe de la Balme - Le Buet

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near Les Praz-de-Chamonix, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France)

CathyODowd

Distance

9.14mi

Elevation +

3409f

TrailRank

39

A magical mystery tour, taking you over long distances, with each valley offering new views. Twice as much descent as ascent! It is fairly straightforward, except for the final drop down into the Combe de la Balme. It is...

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Cambre d'Aze via Gran Canal

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near Eyne, Languedoc-Roussillon (France)

CathyODowd

Distance

6.39mi

Elevation +

3051f

TrailRank

39

Up and down the Gran Canal of Cambre d'Aze from the Eyne ski station. Straightforward once you've found your way along the various pistes. Apparently the canal is often icy and you might want to climb it with crampons an...

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Bourg-D'oueil to Mont Né

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near Bourg-d'Oueil, Midi-Pyrénées (France)

CathyODowd

Distance

4.59mi

Elevation +

2615f

TrailRank

39

An easy tour from the Bourg-D'oueil ski resort (near Bagnères de Luchon) up Mont Né 2147m, via the Port de Pierrefite 1855. Lower down our descent line went through some steep ground with tightly spaced trees, it would b...

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La Bérarde to (almost) Brèche de la Meije via Refuge du Promontoire

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near La Bérarde, Région Rhône-Alpes (France)

CathyODowd

Distance

12.65mi

Elevation +

4567f

TrailRank

38

A tour from La Bérade (we stayed at Chalet Alpin de la Bérarde, chaletlaberarde.ffcam.fr/) up to the lovely little Refuge du Promontoire www.refugedupromontoire.com/. We intended to cross the Brèche de la Meije but were ...

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Combe de la Balme - Aiguille de Berard tour

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near Les Tines, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France)

CathyODowd

Distance

8.27mi

Elevation +

3058f

TrailRank

37

Excellent tour! Starts from Flegere, normal crossing point, then ski all the way down the Combe de la Balme. Skin back up the west-facing gully below the Col de Berard, and turn left to skin up to the west ridge down fro...

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Grand Canal on Puig Pedros from Col de Puymorens

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near Porté-Puymorens, Région Languedoc-Roussillon (France)

CathyODowd

Distance

10.12mi

Elevation +

4364f

TrailRank

37

A fun tour from the parking on Col de Puymorens. Skin up the Coma d'en Garcia valley, over the portella at the end of the valley. Ski down into the Jasse de Pedros - exactly where you go depends on the snow cover. Skin /...

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La Grande Ruine from Refuge de l'Alpe to Refuge Adele Planchard

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near Le Pied du Col, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (France)

CathyODowd

Distance

9.03mi

Elevation +

5919f

TrailRank

37

La Grande Ruine from Refuge de l'Alpe to Refuge Adele Planchard via Glacier de la Plate des Agneaux and Col des Neiges. Big day out in spectacular mountain country. Highly recommended! Needs a party confident with alpine...

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Ski tour: Cap de la Cometa del Forn

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near L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre, Midi-Pyrénées (France)

CathyODowd
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Distance

6.98mi

Elevation +

4012f

TrailRank

37

Lovely circular ski tour with magnificent views. Start from the car park bend in the N-20 to Andorra, above the Tunel de Puymorens and below the Andorra - Col de Puymorens junction. Ski down to the river, walk up the riv...

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Two Cols Tour, Chamonix

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near Le Montenvers, Rhône-Alpes (France)

CathyODowd

Distance

11.58mi

Elevation +

3107f

TrailRank

37

From the Grand Montets top lift station, ski down and cross the Argentière glacier. Skin up the Chardonnet glacier to Col de Chardonnet 3323m and descend the other side. Traverse round and bootpack up to the Fenệtre du T...

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Pointe Alphonse Favre & Mort Glacier

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near Les Tines, Rhône-Alpes (France)

CathyODowd

Distance

7.28mi

Elevation +

1900f

TrailRank

37

A beautiful ski tour in the Aigulles Rouges, above Chamonix. Starts from the Flégère lift system (from the top of the Index tow). Involves ascending two couloirs - could be skinned but easier to boot pack with crampons. ...

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Vallon de Fontenil towards Crête de Roche Bernard

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near Le Lauzet, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (France)

CathyODowd

Distance

4.28mi

Elevation +

2470f

TrailRank

37

Easy tour up the Vallon de Fontenil towards Crête de Roche Bernard. It could be made more challenging by going higher in various directions, but we had a day of poor visibility and high avalanche risk and wanted a safe c...

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La Bérade to (nearly) Breche de la Somme

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near La Bérarde, Région Rhône-Alpes (France)

CathyODowd

Distance

7.73mi

Elevation +

4262f

TrailRank

36

From the village of La Bérade to (nearly) Breche de la Somme and back. The breche would be easy to reach but we turned back early due to crusty snow. The landscape is beautiful and the ski line interesting and varied, bu...

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Estats-Montcalm skitour

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near Marc, Région Midi-Pyrénées (France)

CathyODowd

Distance

12.75mi

Elevation +

6647f

TrailRank

36

Pic d'Estats (highest peak in the Eastern Pyrenees) is a magnificent ski peak. If you are lucky enough to have snow to the car park, you have a 2000 metre descent, most of it superb ski country. The views from the summit...

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