Day-by-day program for Ski touring Tête Blanche
Meeting with the guide at 6:30 p.m. at the Saint Gervais Guide's office.
Tour Glacier and Albert 1er refuge
As the Grands Montets cable car is still closed, you go up by the Plan Joran gondola, then to Bochard and you will cross the Lognan glacier to climb to the Col de la Rachasse where you will be on the route that we usually follow. On the Argentière glacier, we climb by sticking our skins under our skis in the direction of the Col du Passon (3028m), then we continue with the skis on the backpack and we climb a small corridor, quite steep, but often provided with steps therefore relatively easy. From the pass, we reach the the Tour basin to reach the Albert 1er refuge (3702m) where we will spend the night. Nice easy descent at the foot of the Chardonnet which will give you some ideas for summer ascents.
Tête Blanche (3487m)
Departure in the morning with skis and skins. Beautiful easy climb on the magnificent Tour glacier with a moderate slope allowing to hike as well as admire the landscape ... From Tête Blanche, a splendid view on the Trient glacier with a view on the summits Switzerland: Matterhorn, Dent Blanche ... The beginning of the famous Chamonix-Zermatt hike. Then, great descent on the village of Tour by the left bank of the glacier of the same name: one of the most beautiful of the Mont Blanc massif: 1700 m of altitude difference.
The guides could be led to change the program depending on the weather conditions, the mountains and the level of the participants.
Register either directly online, or by returning the completed 2025 registration form to us by email, dated and signed.
For further information, please contact us by e-mail or telephone on +33 (0)4 50 47 76 55 (Saint-Gervais) or +33 (0)4 50 47 10 08 (Les Contamines). We’ll be happy to guide you in the realization of your project.
Practical details for Ski touring Tête Blanche.
Weekends from early April to early May depending on snow conditions and the availability in the refuge.
In private every day subject to availability in the refuge.
If you are alone and want to benefit of a better price, you can choose the group formula.
Price of the group formula:
€560 / person (departure from 3 participants)
Rate of the private sessions :
1 participant: €1290 / person
2 participants: €740 / person
3 participants: €580 / person
4 participants: €470 / person
5 participants: €645 / person
6 participants: €580 / person
The price includes
The price does not include
4 people maximum per guide.
Departure from 4 people for group sessions.
You will be supervised by a mountain guide.
Being covered by repatriation insurance is mandatory to participate in our activities: it must cover you in the high mountains for helicopter search and rescue.
If you do not have repatriation insurance, we can offer it at a cost of €5/day. We also offer optional cancellation insurance at a rate of €12/day. This insurance does not take consider the sporting nature of our activities and only covers people domiciled in Western Europe (details of the countries are in the brochure).
Appointment at 6.30 pm at the Saint-Gervais guides' office (in the tourist office of the village) where you will meet your guide. If you cannot be present, the briefing can be done by phone. More details about how to travel by public transportation can be found on our "contact" page.
Technical equipment
You can rent the technical equipment at:
For Saint Gervais : blanc-sport-saintgervais.com or www.unlimited-saintgervais.com,
For Contamines : www.intersport-lescontamines.com
Clothing
Accessories
Do not hesitate to contact us if you need some advice for your physical training, the selection of your equipment or the organization of your trip.
