Join our guided ski tour in the French Alps and explore the stunning Les Cerces massif with expert UIAGM guides. A true hut-to-hut alpine adventure.
Discover the wild beauty of the Cerces on a 5-day guided ski tour in the French Alps. This stunning backcountry ski paradise offers varied terrain and cosy hut-to-hut stays, led by expert UIAGM mountain guides.
From the trip description by Chamonix Experience
On-snow support
- Independent: Below this trip's level of support
Ski or ride independently, without trip staff accompanying you on the mountain.
- Hosted: With your guide
Trip hosts ski or ride with the group, help everyone get oriented, and share local knowledge.
- Guided: Included
Professional guides lead the group and select suitable terrain and routes based on conditions and ability. Instruction is not included.
- Coached: Not confirmed
Professional coaches lead the group, select suitable terrain, and provide instruction and personalized feedback to help you improve.
- 5 days on snow with staff
- Backcountry guiding5 days of guiding and instruction by a UIAGM qualified mountain guide
- 1 guide : 6 guests
Terrain, ability and who it is for
- You are a confident off-piste skier in all snow conditions. You’re comfortable on slopes of up to 35°. You have practiced companion rescue, and are familiar with basic traveling methods in avalanche-prone terrain. You have already done some ski touring, and are somewhat familiar with the equipment and the techniques used (skins, touring bindings, ski crampons, kick turns).
- This Les Cerces hut-to-hut ski tour is perfect for intermediate backcountry skiers who have completed a few single-day ski tours and want to experience their first multi-day hut-to-hut adventure.
- You should be able to:
- Use ski touring equipment confidently , including skins, bindings, boots, ski crampons and boot crampons.
- Perform kick turns on steep slopes and varied snow
- Ski off-piste confidently in variable snow conditions (powder, crust, spring snow, etc.)
- Fitness level 3/5
- To fully enjoy this guided ski tour in the French Alps, you should be in good physical condition and comfortable hiking uphill for 600 to 1,000 vertical meters per day. Expect ski touring days of around 6 hours, including ascents, descents, and hut transitions. You’ll need the stamina to repeat this effort over several consecutive days without excessive fatigue.
- Sport
- Ski
From the trip description by Chamonix Experience
What the price includes
Included
- Lodging
- Meals · partly
- Transfers · partly
- 5 days of guiding and instruction by a UIAGM qualified mountain guide
- 4 nights accommodation in mountain huts with breakfast and dinner included
- Transport as described in the itinerary is included
- Ropes, safety equipment, etc will be provided when needed by your guide
- Our team is based at the foot of the Aiguillle du Midi cable car and will be happy to help you with any questions you may have before, during or after your trip to Chamonix.
Not included
- Personal Equipment
- The price does not include lunch or snacks.
- Travel insurance including a mountain search and rescue insurance is mandatory on all our trips (we can organise the mountai search and rescue insurance for you on request).
- The price does not include flights, airport transfers or any other travel to/from Chamonix.
Not confirmed by the operator: Lift pass, Lesson.
Day by day
This program is an example of what can be done with good weather and snow conditions. For your safety’s sake, your guide may change the route at any time depending on the mountain conditions and the group’s abilities.
- Arrival: ArrivalPlease arrive in Chamonix the day before the start of the tour. We will have a pre-trip meeting with all participants and your mountain guide at our office. The guide will introduce you to the program of the week, the options available, and answer all your questions. They will take the opportunity to check your equipment and help you prepare your bag for the 5 day expedition. If you have booked rental equipment, we will take you to our partner shop to pick up everything you need.
- Day 1: Chamonix – Névache – Buffere hut (2076m) +450m / 2hDeparture from Chamonix in the morning and transfer by minibus to Névache, in the Haute Vallée de la Clarée – the starting point of the tour. A gentle hike up to the refuge of Buffère will warm up our legs; this cute little nest of a hut has showers and cosy rooms. After lunch, we will start our trip with some essential avalanche safety training. Later on, if time allows, we will hike above the refuge and make your first tracks on the Crête de Baude or Crête de l’Échaillon (+500m / 2h30).
- Day 2: Buffere hut – Chardonnet hut (2223m) via the Grande Manche (2823m)Today we have several possibilities for the itinerary: one of them being the Grande Manche ascent, a splendid variant to the classic route. Your efforts will be rewarded with a very nice descent to the comfortable Chardonnet hut.+ 1100 -1000m / 5h
- Day 3: Chardonnet hut to Laval hut (2010 m) via the Casse Blanche (2914m)A typically alpine day that winds its way between the Queyrellin ridges through the Casse Blanche pass (2914m). A spectacular dolomitic atmosphere at the edge of this limestone wall, followed by a descent through a wild and secret valley. Finally, a pleasant and gently sloping hike up to reach the Laval hut.+800 -900 / 6h
- Day 4: Laval hut to Ricou hut (2115m) via the Rocher Grande Tempete (3002m)Another day of great atmospheric surroundings, with an ascent of the Rocher Grande Tempete at 3002m – a superb summit that offers magnificent views, then a nice descent to the refuge of Ricou.+800 -800 / 4h30
- Day 5: Return to Névache via Pic du Lac Blanc (2980m)Last day, last summit! We climb the rolling hills above the refuge up to an aerial ridge leading to the Lac Blanc Peak (2980m). A gentle return to civilization as we descend to Névache after this immersion in the immaculate world of the winter mountains. We enjoy the authentic charm of the small hamlet of Névache, and celebrate with a good craft beer brewed in the village. Tired and happy, it’s time to head back to Chamonix.+850 -1400 / 4h30
From the trip description by Chamonix Experience
Where you stay
4 nights accommodation in mountain huts with breakfast and dinner included
Getting There
The price does not include flights, airport transfers or any other travel to/from Chamonix. However, we can organise airport transfers for you on request, please contact us for details.
From the trip description by Chamonix Experience
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Dates and prices
| Dates | Season | Duration | From | Availability | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 – Jan 29, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 25 January 2027 – Friday 29 January 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,590 EURFrom 1590 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Feb 1 – Feb 5, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 1 February 2027 – Friday 5 February 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,590 EURFrom 1590 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Feb 8 – Feb 12, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 8 February 2027 – Friday 12 February 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,590 EURFrom 1590 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Feb 15 – Feb 19, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 15 February 2027 – Friday 19 February 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,590 EURFrom 1590 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Feb 22 – Feb 26, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 22 February 2027 – Friday 26 February 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,590 EURFrom 1590 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Mar 1 – Mar 5, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 1 March 2027 – Friday 5 March 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,590 EURFrom 1590 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Mar 8 – Mar 12, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 8 March 2027 – Friday 12 March 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,590 EURFrom 1590 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Mar 15 – Mar 19, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 15 March 2027 – Friday 19 March 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,590 EURFrom 1590 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Mar 22 – Mar 26, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 22 March 2027 – Friday 26 March 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,590 EURFrom 1590 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
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Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers
From the trip description by Chamonix Experience
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