Passage du Col de Caron
An out-and-back ski touring route in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
Photo: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.7 mi
- round trip
- 1,857 ft
- climb
- 10,002 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Passage du Col de Caron is an out-and-back ski touring route in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, inside Parc national de la Vanoise (aire d'adhésion). It is 0.8 miles each way, 1.7 miles there and back. It runs between about 9,360 ft and 10,000 ft above sea level, with roughly 810 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Val Thorens, about 2.3 miles south of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Cime de Caron, Pointe de Rosaël and Pointe de la Lavanche. For camping, Camping municipal d'Orelle and Camping GCU de Les Menuires are within about 6 miles. There are 2 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Ski touring crosses avalanche terrain: read the local avalanche bulletin and carry beacon, shovel and probe.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Passage du Col de Caron for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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