Winter :
Accessibility of the refuge in general: snowshoeing / ski touring / downhill skiing via Combe de Gers + Forêt magique OR Piste des cascades but plan to come on foot between the pisteurs' hut and the refuge (10 minutes).
Access by 12/15/2026 (barring heavy snowfalls in the meantime).
Snowshoes or crampons: via Lededian and Sixt Fer à Cheval.
Ski touring: prefer access via Flaine, as there is not enough snow below the refuge to go up and down via Cascade.
Downhill skiing: currently impossible.
Summer skiing:
Nearest village or resort: Samoëns and Sixt Fer à Cheval
Walking time from nearest parking lot "Pont de Ledédian": 2h walk
Access by footpath, with a donkey, mountain bike, 4x4, quad, motorcycle (summer), snowshoes, cross-country skis and alpine skis (winter).
Coach parking at the Lededian parking lot.