Snowshoe trek: tour of the aiguille du Fruit (Savoie)
Duration : 2 days
France, Northern Alps
Level : regular hiker
from 280 € / p. from 3 to 8 persons
Infos & Booking
Description
I propose you to leave for a very beautiful winter immersion of two days, snowshoes on your feet, around the magnificent Aiguille du Fruit in the Vanoise National Park.
From Courchevel to Méribel, you will discover a wild itinerary made of wide open spaces, in the heart of the Tarentaise valley in Savoie. You will also have the opportunity to spend the night in the middle of the mountains, in an unguarded refuge.
If the schedulded dates do not suit you, do not hesitate to propose yours.
And if you like snowy treks, I propose other magnificent itineraries in the region:
- two days of snowshoeing in the Beaufortain,
- four days of snowshoeing trek in Vanoise around the Pointe de la Sana,
- three days between Maurienne and Clarée to climb a 3000 meter summit with snowshoes.
Or you can opt for this tour of the Aiguille du Fruit, but in summer and with bivouac.
Program
D1: Snowshoeing from Courchevel to the Merlet Lakes refuge.
Departure from Pralin (Courchevel sector 1750m), arrival at the Merlet Lakes refuge at 2406 meters of altitude where we spend the night.
Positive altitude difference: 660 meters.
D2: Tour of the Aiguille du Fruit.
From the refuge, we pass by the Plan du Pêtre (2300m) and the Chanrouge pass (2529m), then we follow the Fruit valley via the Saut refuge to finally arrive at the Plan de Tuéda and Méribel-Mottaret.
The atmosphere is superb and wild at the foot of the majestic Aiguille du Fruit.
Positive altitude difference: 230 meters, negative altitude difference: 930 meters.
The price includes
- Supervision by the mountain leader.
- Transport by minibus from Méribel to the starting point of the trek..
- Loan of security equipment: avalanche beacon, shovel, probe.
- Loan of snowshoes and hiking poles.
- Dinner and breakfast.
- Overnight in the refuge.
The price does not include
- Transport to and from Méribel.
- The 2 picnics.
- Drinks.
- Anything not mentioned in "The price includes".
Accommodation
- Unguarded refuge of the Lacs Merlet (heated with wood, gas for cooking).