Refuge de la Balme - Tarentaise
Opening period
From 16/09/2025 to 14/06/2026, daily.
When open but not staffed, contact the warden. Subject to availability.
Language(s) spoken: English, Spanish, French
Pets allowed: Oui
Walkers/hikersMountain bikersGroups
Catering year round: fromage blanc with fruit coulis, tartlets, etc. Nettle soup, Beaufort soufflé, honey-glazed diots (spicy sausage), crozets (small pasta squares), 'woodcutter's' polenta and other traditional Savoyard dishes.
Means of payment accepted
Check
Cash
Rates
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 €.
Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
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.
Services
Comforts
Fireplace / Wood burning stove
Bunk beds
Gas available
kitchen corner
Hot showers
Bed linen included
Pay shower
Services
Pets welcome
Independently Managed
Full-board
Breakfast
Bivouac
Half-board
Restaurant
Picnic hampers
Facilities
Covered picnic area
Bar
Terrace
Sustainable development
Restaurant
Soal hot water
Photovoltaic panel
