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)
Prices
From 16/12/2023 to 28/04/2024
Night: from 25 €
Child rate per night: from 15 €
CAF member rate per night: from 25 €
Breakfast: from 8.50 €
Breakfast (child): from 8.50 €
Picnic to take away: from 13 €
Dinner: from 28 €
Half board (pp): 24 to 61 €
Group rate per night: from 25 €.
From 01/06 to 30/09/2024
Night: from 20 €
Child rate per night: from 12 €
CAF member rate per night: from 20 €
Breakfast: from 8.50 €
Breakfast (child): from 8.50 €
Picnic to take away: from 13 €
Dinner: from 28 €
Half board (pp): 24 to 54 €
Group rate per night: from 25 €.
Prices for individuals, families, seminaries, groups and students.
Tax not included.
Reception
Opening
From 16/12/2023 to 28/04/2024, daily.
From 01/06 to 30/09/2024, daily.
- Coach access
- Full-board
- Breakfast
- Shuttlebus
- Wi-fi
- Half-board
- Restaurant
- Picnic hampers
- Guarded refuge in winter
- Covered picnic area
- Bar
- Terrace
- Car park
- Defibrillator
- Sustainable development
- Restaurant
- Coach parking
- Waste management
- Charging station for 2 electric wheels
- No-smoking
- Baby equipment
- Wi-fi
- Shared WC
- Bunk beds
- Free private internet access
- Hot showers
- Fridge
Total capacity of the units of accommodations : 60
Dormitories numer +10 persons : 2
Types of accommodations : Recent building
Contacts
Access
- Visual disability
- Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance
- Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
- Reserved space 330 cm wide < 100 m from the site
- Doors >=77 cm wide
- WC + grab handle + adequate space to move
- Shower with seat + adequate space to move
- Bed, WC… between 45-50 cm high
- Bed (90 cm) accessible from at least one side
- Possibility of drop-off in front of the site
- Incline >5% but reasonable
- Relief map, tactile model or audio device description available at the reception
- Reception staff sensitized to the reception of people with disabilities
