Hiking to the Pointe de Sales

Refuge located in a preserved valley in the heart of the Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval nature reserve. Family hike appreciated for its numerous waterfalls amidst ibex, chamois and marmots.Occupied by former alpine chalets, the Vallon de Sales is known for its access dotted with waterfalls, for the Dérochoir and its view of the Mont-Blanc massif and for the Platé Desert, geological curiosity. Roland and Elisabeth Mogenier created the refuge out of love for the mountains and nature in 1981, they were the guardians of the place for 32 years. Their children continued their family activity with the same values of simplicity, authenticity and respect for nature, while adding a touch of modernity, fantasy and dynamism.

The Sauffaz's waterfall is fed by the torrent of the small valley of Sales, low forming the Cascade du Rouget. The Pleureuse's waterfall owes its name with the fact that the water which feeds it, comes from the resurgences pointing out the flow of tears.Sauffraz waterfall gets its source from the torrent in the small valley of Sales, leading to Rouget waterfall lower down. The Pleureuse waterfall owes its name to its water source coming from seeping water that resembles tears (pleurer = 'to cry' in French).