Confirmed ski touring in Clarée - Chalet d'en Hô

PROGRAM :

Sunday: Welcome and installation
Meet in the afternoon at Chalet d'en Hô in Névache, welcome and information meeting in the evening.
Monday: Vallon de Buffère and crête de l'Echaillon (2571 m)
Short transfer by minibus (5 minutes) to Ville-Haute (1600 m), to warm up by climbing the Haute-Vallée trail. We follow the track that leads to the Buffère refuge to reach this suspended valley, where the terrain is ideal for ski touring, then join the Echaillon ridge and descend on the best slope.
Tuesday: Croix Carail (2369 m)
Departure on skis from the edge of the Clarée, at an altitude of 1580 m, just a few minutes from the hotel. A day to brush up on the basics of using hiking equipment and safety gear. An 800-meter ascent through larch forest, before emerging on a small summit that opens up views over the valley.
Wednesday: Vallon du Creuzet and crête de Lenlon (2508 m)
We set off to discover another wild valley from the Pont des Armands. We first have to leave the pine forest to reach a small valley at the foot of Roche Gauthier (2749 m) and the Cime des Ruines ridge. We can reach the Lenlon fort perched on its ridge via a final spur.
Thursday: Vallon de Buffère and crête de Baude (2576 m), then traverse to the Chardonnet refuge.
Short transfer by minibus (5 minutes) to Ville-Haute (1600 m), to warm up on the Haute-Vallée trail. We follow the track that leads to the Buffère refuge to reach this suspended valley, then climb up to the Baude ridge that separates us from the Chardonnet valley. After the descent, we put our skins back on to reach the Chardonnet refuge.
Night at the refuge.
Friday: Pointe du demi (2817m) or summit of Pic Ombiére (2832m)
After the pleasure of breakfast in the mountains, we head back down the gently sloping valley towards one of the summits, depending on the day's conditions, to make the most of this last day.
Back at the refuge, we collect our belongings before heading back down to the valley.
Saturday: End of stay after breakfast.

VERY IMPORTANT: We reserve the right to modify the program for any reason whatsoever (weather conditions, snow conditions, technical level of participants, logistics, availability at the refuge, etc.) in order to ensure that your stay runs as smoothly as possible.

LEVEL :

This tour is designed for people with previous ski touring experience.

Physical level: you need to be able to climb a 1000-meter vertical drop (4 to 6 hours of effort per day, depending on snow conditions) and ski several days in a row. Of course, the guide will set the pace and make the trail so that everyone can enjoy the outing.

Technical level: you're familiar with ski touring equipment, you know how to make uphill conversions, and you have a good level of downhill skiing (you're comfortable in all snow conditions).