Refuge de la Balme - Tarentaise

Name: Refuge de la Balme - Tarentaise
Address: Route de la montagne La Côte d'Aime, La Plagne Tarentaise, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 73210
Telephone: +33 6 84 35 07 41

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Route de la montagne La Côte d'Aime
73210 La Plagne Tarentaise
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+33 6 84 35 07 41

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At the foot of the Pierra Menta in the Ormente valley, the refuge is one of the stages on the GR5, situated on the Tour du Beaufortain variant. There is no refuge keeper in winter but there is a dormitory room sleeping 18 people.

- Food available lunchtime and evening (booking recommended)
- Dormitory accommodation (booking obligatory)
- Trails maintained + marked
- Drinking water accessible

Getting there: park at Saint-Guérin chapel then follow signs to Refuge de la Balme (1h15 walk approx)

Prices

From 18/09/2017 to 19/06/2018
Night: from 11 €
Child rate per night: from 11 €.

From 15/06 to 15/09/2020
Night: from 20 €
Child rate per night: from 14.50 €
Half board (pp): from 45 €
Half-board (child): from 33 €
Picnic to take away: from 9 €.

Opening

From 15/06 to 15/09/2025, daily.
6.30am - 9pm when refuge staffed.

From 16/09/2025 to 14/06/2026, daily.
When open but not staffed, contact the warden. Subject to availability.

Accepted payment methods

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Cash

Facilities

Sustainable development

Soal hot water

Photovoltaic panel

Bar

Restaurant

Terrace

Covered picnic area

Services