Presentation
For an evening with friends or family, a sport trip, a company seminar or a gourmet break, we are delighted to welcome you at an altitude of 2 430m in a spectacular setting !
WINTER
You are in a high mountain off-piste area.
Access by ski touring or snowshoes from Saint Sorlin d'Arves. Access via the ski lifts with a specific refuge skipass.
SUMMER
Open from 4 June 2026 to 4 october 2026.
You’re entering marmot country ! Look up to spot large birds of prey (eagles, vultures, bearded vultures, etc.).
Easy access on foot: a 2-hour walk from the Col de la Croix de Fer. Access by mountain bike. Electric bikes can be recharged at the refuge.
Booking :
Online via the refuge’s website. If the refuge is listed as “Fully booked”, you can join the waiting list or call us on +33 (0)6 51 85 69 70 .
Capacity during staffed periods : 70 beds. 10 dormitories sleeping 4 to 10 people.
Meals available throughout the day during staffed periods. Hearty Savoyard cuisine, mainly using local and/or organic produce. A personalised welcome on arrival from the refuge’s wardens.
Personalized welcome on site by the caretakers.
Opening period
From 06/06 to 04/10/2026 daily.
Refuge guarded.
From 26/12/2026 to 11/04/2027 daily.
Refuge guarded.
Tarifs
From 06/06 to 04/10/2026
Night: 26 €
Child rate per night (8-18 years): 18.20 €.
From 26/12/2026 to 11/04/2027.
Group rate available for 8 people or more.
On-call period :
Overnight stay : €26
Overnight stay for young people (aged 8 to 18) : €18.20
Meal prices 2025-2026 :
Dinner + breakfast ADULT (aged 13 and over) : €35
Dinner + breakfast CHILD (aged 2 to 12) : €28
Dinner only : €26
Picnic : €11
Packed lunch fee : €3.50
Unattended period (payment directly on the refuge website) : €12/night standard rate including wood tax and €8 for the reduced rate + wood tax.
See our website: http://refugedeletendard.ffcam.fr.
Tax not included.
Payment method
Equipements
Conforts
Services
Other services
Board games. Paper and coloured pencil. High chair. Children's books
Contact us if you are interested.
Catering morning, noon and evening.
Morning and evening catering by reservation.
The dishes are all made by us, with products mainly from local and organic agriculture.
Possibility of recharging your mountain bike batteries at the refuge.
Numerous hikes:
1/2 day :
-Aiguille de la Leisse - 2h30 - viewpoint on the Grandmaison dam.
Day hike :
- From the refuge to the foot of the St Sorlin glacier along the magnificent lakes.
- Cîme de la Valette - view of the Oisans.