Sentier Glaciologique

The refuge is guarded from 20/06 to 15/09/2020. Caretaking's end date to be confirmed. In the heart of the Vanoise national park, the guardian welcomes you in an old sheepfold rehabilitated in 1985. Just above the refuge, is the dry lake of La Glière. A lot of marmots. Country lunch, traditional lunch and dinner.Typical refuge (dormitories and rooms for 4 people) but comfort with toilets and hot showers. Outside periods of guarding, the refuge is partially open (12 beds). - Selective waste management and sorting. - Soundproof gas generating set. - Heating with wood stove. - Voltaic photo boards. - WC In this place isolated from everything, without modern energy means, we make every effort to offer you a simple but quality restoration. We use a maximum of local, regional products. Some also come from organic farming. In order to quench your thirst or to warm you, enjoy our selection of hot and cold drinks. If hunger takes you, do not panic, on request we will prepare varied omelettes, mixed salads, plates filled with regional products, soups, cheeses, cold meats. And if gluttony brings you here, let us make you taste our sweet tarts, Savoy cake, pancakes, white cheeses. All desserts are homemade. Starting point 1: Parking Laisonnay at the foot of the north face of the Grande Casse: Panorama, Aiguille de l'Epéna. 1h30 walk. Starting altitude: 1560 m. Arrival altitude : 2010 m. Drop: 450 m. Difficulty: None. Starting point 2: Peisey-Nancroix-Refuge de Rosuel, duration 8h, + 1100m drop - 600m. Crossing of the Grassaz pass with snow at the beginning of the season. Ski touring (knives are required). Not recommended in winter, very avalanchey, no sun, very cold. - IGN map: 3633 ET Tignes, Val d'Isère and 3532 ET, les Arcs, La Plagne, 3534 OT to 1/25 000. Didier Richard at 1/60000. Coach parking in Laisonnay. Possibility to ride, on horseback, with a donkey, mountain bike, joëlette, alpine skiing and touring, 4x4 only for rescue. Snowshoers, be careful of avalanches and when walking downhill on sloping terrain. Half day excursion: - Lake of the Echines: 1h30, + 400m drop, chamois, panorama. - Alpine chalet "Plan du sel": 1h, + 250m drop, cows processing, manufacture of beaufort. Day hike: - Tour du Vallaisonnay: 8h, + 600m drop - 1000m, panorama, wild animals. - Col du Palet: 3h, + 700m drop, flowers, chamois.

The refuge is located next to the Vanoise National Park, reached by car in winter and summer.At Champagny le Haut, this refuge at the entrance of the Vanoise National Park is accessible summer and winter by road (parking nearby - buses 50 places allowed). In winter, the refuge is ideally located at the start of the cross-country ski trails and at 5 km by shuttle from the ski lifts of La Plagne / Paradiski®. Sleeping in dormitories, partitioned for your comfort in "boxes" (cabins closed by curtain) of 4 single bunk beds. Duvets and pillow cases provided. It is recommended to bring your own personal cloth. Sanitary (separation Men / Women) with washbasins and individual showers. Bathroom linen not provided. If it is possible, we award a complete box even if you are 1, 2, or 3 people, without extra charge. Beautiful dining room with 80 seats (+ terrace) Possible access to a pic-nic room. It offers wheelchair access to the dining room and accessible toilets. Graceful loans of an all-way module and 3 audio guides for people with motor and visual disabilities. Accreditation by the Departmental Education of Savoie for the reception of the schoolchildren. Animation / projection / seminar room for 35/40 people, with video-projection equipment Animations offered each summer by the Vanoise National Park. The PARADISKI brand is a registered trademark owned by Compagnie des Alpes-Domaines Skiables. The refuge is located at the end of the road in winter (departure of the cross-country skiing trails) and in the centre of the valley of Champagny le Haut in summer (the road ends 3 km higher). The winter shuttle is free. - Access Champagny le Haut for coaches: limited to 3m50 high and 12m long. - References IGN map: TOP 25 3534 OT, 3532 OT, 3532 ET and 3633 ET. NEARBY : - Espace Glacialis "Discovering the glaciers": museographic space partner of the Vanoise National Park - 100 meters from the refuge. Suggested itineraries: SUMMER - Refuge and lake of "la Glière": 2h - Marmots and landscapes. - Col du Palet: 5h - Glaciers and marmots. - Lac des Echines: 3h30 - Panorama on the glaciers, chamois and marmots. - Tour du Merle: 2h - Forests and views of the valley of Bozel and Champagny. - Refuge of "le Plan des Gouilles": 2h30 - Forest and beautiful wild landscape. - Pointe de la Vélière: loop 5h30 - Belvedere on the glaciers. ITINERANCES / BACK-PACKING - Tour de la Vallaisonnay (2/3 days) - Tour de le Grande Casse (4/5 days) - Grand Tour de la Vanoise (7/10 days, depending on variants) OTHER ACTIVITES - Via Ferrata du Plan du Bouc (fairly easy) and the Big Stones (very difficult). - Tree climbing in Canada campingsite. WINTER - Artificial ice climbing tower: initiation or free access. - Cross-country skiing resort of Champagny le Haut. - Dog sledging initiation - Ski area La Plagne / Paradiski 5 km (free shuttle).

We admire them, we mourn them, but do you really know them? Open the door of Glacialis and plunge into the heart of the Alpine glaciers!The tools used are multiple: audiovisual, photographs, maps, models, objects to touch, etc. The Espace Glacialis aims to be a place of educational discovery, playful and modern. Two films are presented. Also available to young visitors: briefcases, games puzzles, Memory game, coloring ... This summer new temporary exhibition of the French Association of Astronomy. "Dreams of a starry night", tackles the ambiguous relationship we have with the night. Our knowledge of the sky is growing as we erase it under the megawatts of light. The exhibition is a tool that raises the question of the issues to better illuminate our cities. Complete your visit by following the glacier discovery path and walking through magnificent landscapes, in the heart of the Vanoise National Park.

Discover through a guided tour or with games, what are the mountain glaciers. The secrets of mountain glaciers revealed…What is a glacier? During the guided tour, you'll learn all about the mountain glaciers through a scientific, historical, symbolic and mythological approach through an exhibition, models, video, photo galleries, objects to touch... Discover all while having fun: games for children; entertainment. In the summer, complete your visit by following the glacier discovery trail and walking through magnificent landscapes in the heart of the Vanoise National Park. This interpretation center, located in the old presbytery at Champagny le Haut, can be found in a beautiful listed valley right at the foot of the glaciers.