Refuge de l’Etendard

Description

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 6 June 2026 to 25 September 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.

Summer 2026 activities:
Find all the latest news about the refuge on its website:
Summer activities:
-Yoga/Hiking course
-Watercolour painting courses
-Lecture on glaciers with a concert at the foot of the glacier

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 06 82 07 69 56.
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.

Period of opening

From 14/02 to 12/04/2026 daily.
Refuge guarded.

From 13/06 to 27/09/2026 daily.
Refuge guarded.

Additional welcome

Permanent restoration: specialties, pancakes and pies.

Personalized welcome on site by the caretakers.

Confort

• No-smoking
• Shared WC
• Fireplace / Wood burning stove
• Bunk beds
• Hand wash basins with hot water
• Hand wash basins
• Duvet
• Towel included

Equipment & services

• Covered picnic area
• Bar
• Terrace
• Sustainable development
• Restaurant
• Waste management
• Board games
• Charging station for 2 electric wheels
• Independently Managed
• Full-board
• Breakfast
• Booking obligatory
• Bedlinen hire
• Bivouac
• Half-board
• Restaurant
• Picnic hampers
• Guarded refuge in winter
• Refuge guarded in winter by reservation only
• Running water
• Drinking water
• Available for private hire
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Prices

Night: 26 €
Child rate per night (8-18 years): 18.20 €.

Free entry for children under 2.
Group rate available for 9 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.

Languages ​​spoken

• English
• French
• Italian

Bons plans

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.

Animals

Under the terrace.

Capacity

Localisation

Nearest village or resort : St Sorlin d'Arves
Walking time from the nearest parking lot: 2 hours.
Ascent from the nearest car park: 370m
Access possible and authorized in 4x4 for the rescue
Possible access by trail: By mountain bike, snowshoes, cross-country and downhill skiing and by joëlette.
Disabled access, reduced mobility.
Coach parking in St Sorlin.
Food supply in the village.