This refuge at the entrance of the Vanoise national park is accessible summer and winter by road (parking nearby - buses 50 places allowed).
Sleeping in dormitories, partitioned for your comfort in "boxes" (cabins closed by curtain) of 4 single bunk beds. Duvets and pillow cases provided. It is recommended to bring your own personal cloth.
Sanitary (separation Men / Women) with washbasins and individual showers. Bathroom linen not provided.
If it is possible, we award a complete box even if you are 1, 2, or 3 people, without extra charge.
Beautiful dining room with 80 seats (+ terrace)
Possible access to a pic-nic room.
It offers wheelchair access to the dining room and accessible toilets.
Graceful loans of an all-way module and 3 audio guides for people with motor and visual disabilities.
Accreditation by the Departmental Education of Savoie for the reception of the schoolchildren.
Animation / projection / seminar room for 35/40 people, with video-projection equipment
Animations proposed by the Vanoise national Parc every summer.
- Refuge
Refuge Bois
The refuge is located next to the Vanoise National Park, reached by car in winter and summer.
About
NEARBY :
- Espace Glacialis "Discovering the glaciers": museographic space partner of the Vanoise National Park - 100 meters from the refuge.
Suggested itineraries:
SUMMER
- Refuge and lake of "la Glière": 2h - Marmots and landscapes.
- Col du Palet: 5h - Glaciers and marmots.
- Lac des Echines: 3h30 - Panorama on the glaciers, chamois and marmots.
- Tour du Merle: 2h - Forests and views of the valley of Bozel and Champagny.
- Refuge of "le Plan des Gouilles": 2h30 - Forest and beautiful wild landscape.
- Pointe de la Vélière: loop 5h30 - Belvedere on the glaciers.
ITINERANCES
- Tour de la Vallaisonnay (2/3 days)
- Tour de le Grande Casse (4/5 days)
- Grand Tour de la Vanoise (7/10 days, depending on variants)
OTHER ACTIVITES
- Via Ferrata du Plan du Bouc (fairly easy) and the Big Stones (very difficult).
- Tree climbing in Canada
WINTER
- Artificial ice climbing tour: initiation activity or free access.
- ski cross-country resort of Champagny le Haut.
- Activity initiation dogs sledges
- Ski area of La Plagne / Paradiski 5 km (free shuttle)
IMPORTANT: Measures related to the current situation have been put in place to ensure your safety and that of our teams. Before going to a refuge, please check the refuges' websites and sign the individual commitment form to hand it on the spot (https://www.ffcam.fr/covid-19-ffcam.html) or contact the guards directly to find out about the best practices to remember for a safe stay. Reservations are REQUIRED if you wish to spend the night at the refuge. It is also obligatory to bring your sleeping bag, hydroalcoholic gel, a mask, flip-flops or slippers. Contact the refuge to find out more about sanitary precautions upstream.
Prices
Prices for individuals, families, seminaries, groups and students.
Reception
Opening
From 01/06 to 30/09/2022.
- Coach access
- Full-board
- Breakfast
- Shuttlebus
- Wi-fi
- Half-board
- Restaurant
- Picnic hampers
- Guarded refuge in winter
- Defibrillator
- Sustainable development
- Waste management
- Restaurant
- Terrace
- Covered picnic area
- Car park
- Coach parking
- Charging station for 2 electric wheels
- Bar
- Wi-fi
- Hot showers
- Free private internet access
- Baby equipment
- No-smoking
- Bunk beds
- Fridge
Total capacity of the units of accommodations : 60
Dormitories numer +10 persons : 2
Types of accommodations : Recent building
Contacts
Access
- Absence of slope > 5%
- Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance
- Visual disability
- Possibility of drop-off in front of the site
- WC + grab handle + adequate space to move
- Bed, WC… between 45-50 cm high
- Reception staff sensitized to the reception of people with disabilities
- Reserved space 330 cm wide < 100 m from the site
- Shower with seat + adequate space to move
- Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
- Site, building partially accessible
- Bed (90 cm) accessible from at least one side
- Relief map, tactile model or audio device description available at the reception
