Refuge d'Avérole (FFCAM)
Opening period
From 21/03 to 11/05/2025, daily.
Guarded refuge - reservation required.
From 12/05 to 20/06/2025, daily.
Open, unguarded refuge.
From 21/06 to 12/09/2025, daily.
From 13/09/2025 to 20/03/2026, daily.
Open and unguarded winter refuge.
Language(s) spoken: English, French, Italian
Pets allowed: Non
ChildrenWalkers/hikersGroups
Permanent restoration
Means of payment accepted
Check
Travellers Cheque
Cash
Rates
Night: 11.50 to 23 € (Guides, AMM, BE climbing, wardens)
Child rate per night (8-17 years): 12.65 to 18.40 € (Young people 8/18 years old accompanied by an adult.)
CAF member rate per night: 5.75 to 11.50 € (child 8 to 24 years old / adult.)
Breakfast: from 10 €
Picnic to take away: from 10 €
Dinner: from 23 €.
Free entry for children under 8.
Group rate available for 9 people or more.
For the period from mid-March to mid-May, a €2 heating charge must be added to the nightly rate.
See all rates and discounts at: http://refugedaverole.ffcam.fr/tarifs.html
Outside the janitor period, the single rate is €10, payable in the trunk or by cheque to CAF Lyon.
Tax not included.
Situated in Haute-Maurienne, on a grassy bump above the Avérole valley and the confluence of two torrents, in a calm, flowery site with a view of the area's debonair glaciers, the refuge is the starting point for many hikes.
Services
Comforts
Baby equipment
Wood available
Gas available
kitchen corner
Hot showers
Pay shower
Family bedroom
Services
Independently Managed
Breakfast
Bivouac
Half-board
Restaurant
Picnic hampers
Refuge guarded in winter by reservation only
Facilities
Covered picnic area
Bar
Car park
Sustainable development
Restaurant
Coach parking
Waste management
Photovoltaic panel
Hydroelectric power plant
Rain water collectors
