Vanoise Ski Touring

The guide is divided into 12 chapters, which describe 63 days of skiing, with
over 100 additional alternatives and variations. Although more than an off-
piste skiing guide, many of the tours start from resorts and can be combined
with a resort-based ski holiday.

Ski Touring in the Vanoise provides an introduction to ski touring in the
French département of Savoie and covers the Vanoise National Park and
surrounding area. Skiing exploded in Savoie in the 1960s and 1970s, when every
mountain village wanted to exploit the white gold that fell every winter.
Despite the massive development of ski resorts, including some of the biggest
and best in the world, many areas remained untouched and became the reserve of
ski tourers. It is in these untouched areas that you will find the real white
gold of Savoie.

This guidebook provides an introduction to ski touring in France’s Savoie and covers the Vanoise National Park and surrounding area. 11 routes across all the major areas of the region including tours of all levels of difficulty and styles, from one-day trips to multi-day, hut-to-hut journeys, plus the best ski-mountaineering ascents.