recommended route
Pointe de Drône
Back-country skiing
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Photo: Pays du St-Bernard
A demanding race that takes you between the Hospice du Grand-Saint-Bernard and the Lacs Fenêtre. The panorama is exceptional!
moderate
Distance 5.1 km
2:30 h
1,023 m
0 m
2,947 m
1,925 m
Author’s recommendation
Be accompanied by a certified mountain guide. Find their contact details by clicking here.
Author
Pays du St-Bernard
Update: January 13, 2022
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
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Highest point
2,947 m
Lowest point
1,925 m
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These routes are neither marked nor secure. Anyone using ski touring routes is solely responsible for their own actions. Le Pays du St-Bernard declines all responsibility in the event of an accident and gives no guarantee as to the topicality, accuracy or completeness of the information provided.Click here to read the avalanche bulletin!
Start
Bourg-Saint-Bernard car park (1,924 m)
Coordinates:
SwissGrid
2'581'141E 1'083'252N
DD
45.900610, 7.195670
DMS
45°54'02.2"N 7°11'44.4"E
UTM
32T 360037 5084587
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Destination
Bourg-Saint-Bernard car park
Turn-by-turn directions
Leave the summer road first and then leave it on the left bend to join the Combe de Drône. Drive up the combe straight to the top of the stop sign and then follow it on the left to reach the top of the Pointe de Drône.
Note
all notes on protected areas
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Take the train to Orsières and then the bus to Bourg-St-Bernard.Consult timetables on www.cff.ch
Getting there
Exit the motorway at Martigny.Follow the direction Grand-Saint-Bernard and leave the covered road just before the tunnel.
Parking
Free parking in Bourg-St-BernardCoordinates
SwissGrid
2'581'141E 1'083'252N
DD
45.900610, 7.195670
DMS
45°54'02.2"N 7°11'44.4"E
UTM
32T 360037 5084587
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Book recommendation by the author
Topographic map 1:25'000 Pays du St-Bernard
Author’s map recommendations
Topographic map 1:25'000 Pays du St-Bernard
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Difficulty
moderate
Distance
5.1 km
Duration
2:30 h
Ascent
1,023 m
Highest point
2,947 m
Lowest point
1,925 m
Morning
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