Tour des Aiguilles Rouges conditions today
Chamonix · Lac Blanc · Col de Salenton · Haute-Savoie
- No significant new snow on the high route
- Settled on Col du Brévent (-3°C, gusts 18 km/h)
Best day to go
Best: Fri 16 Oct (100) — No significant new snow on the high route
What's limiting the score
Huts, cols & altitudes
A four-day loop of the Aiguilles Rouges facing Mont Blanc from the Col des Montets: up to the Refuge du Lac Blanc, along the balcony to the Refuge de Bellachat, round behind the Brévent over the Col du Brévent to Moëde-Anterne, then over the Col de Salenton (the loop's high point) to the Refuge de la Pierre à Bérard and back to the Col des Montets. Weather risk is storms on the exposed balcony, snow on the Salenton side early in summer, and ladder sections that become treacherous in the wet.
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Bookings, access & safety
Tour des Aiguilles Rouges questions
- Is the Tour des Aiguilles Rouges open right now?
- No closure is currently reported in the news and official sources we monitor. The live score is 98/100 (Excellent).
- When is the best time to walk the Tour des Aiguilles Rouges?
- Best season: mid-June – mid-September. Check hut opening dates, and expect afternoon thunderstorms in summer and snow on the high cols outside it.
- How high does the Tour des Aiguilles Rouges go?
- The highest point we track is Col de Salenton (2,526 m). No overnight stop is above 3,000 m; the challenge is the daily climbing and weather on the cols.
- Do I need a permit or bookings for the Tour des Aiguilles Rouges?
- Refuge bookings — Book ahead in summer; the Lac Blanc refuge is very busy.; Aiguilles Rouges nature reserve — Nature-reserve rules apply (dogs, bivouac) — confirm with the reserve. Rules change — confirm with the refuges and park authorities.
- Where does the avalanche level come from?
- From the official Météo-France avalanche bulletin (BRA) for the massif — or the Swiss SLF bulletin on Swiss stages — whenever one is in force (early November to early June). Otherwise the level shown is a model estimate and is labelled as such.
- How is the Tour des Aiguilles Rouges score calculated?
- Hourly forecasts for every waypoint, corrected to its real altitude (MET Norway Locationforecast), feed six factors: weather on the cols (wind, cold, cloud, thunderstorms), snow and avalanche danger, rain against published European landslide thresholds, trail weather, views and access. Météo-France orange/red warnings, flood vigilance and credible closure reports cap the score.
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Not an official forecast. Always follow Météo-France warnings and avalanche bulletins, préfecture and park notices and refuge guardians. Emergency: 112.
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