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The cormets of the Beaufortain: Roselend and Arêches

Two Savoyard passes called cormets, one of which is not surfaced to the top. The difference matters before you set off.

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Col des Saisies

Hauteluce

FreeWinter ✓

Pass at 1,650 m between the Beaufortain and the Val d'Arly, commune of Hauteluce. Open all year: an inhabited resort, not a high pass that shuts for winter.

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Cormet d'Arêches

Beaufort

FreeWinter ✓

Beaufortain pass at 2,107 m. The tarmac stops at Pichu: the last 3.2 km are a track at 8-9%. Not to be confused with the Cormet de Roselend.

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Cormet de Roselend

Beaufort

FreeParkingWinter ✓

Pass at 1,968 m between the Beaufortain and the Tarentaise, on the D 925. No restaurant, no toilets at the top. The 2026 reopening was reported at two different times.

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Signal de Bisanne

Hauteluce

FreeWinter ✓

Summit at 1,930 m above Les Saisies. The 2016 Tour de France stopped at 1,723 m, at the resort, not the Signal. Two sides: 14.35 km or 4.35 km.

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Lac de Roselend

Beaufort

Free

Lac de Roselend (Beaufort, Savoie), 1 557 m: Swimming forbidden. Official sources, discrepancies flagged.

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Les Saisies

Hauteluce

Winter ✓

Les Saisies (1,650 m): 120 km of cross-country on the 1992 Olympic site, open from 11 November, Nordic free with the alpine pass — and the six-village Espace Diamant. Alpine season: 12 December to 10 April.

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