Accommodation
Refuge Laval
A hut at 2,012 m in the upper Clarée valley, 300 m from the Laval car park in summer, reached on skis, snowshoes or foot from Névache in winter. 38 places.
At a glance
- Area
- Briançonnais
- Opening season
- Winter and summer
- Official website
- www.refugelaval.com (new tab)
- Opening times
- Winter 2026-2027: 27 December to 11 April 2027 (closed 31 December). Summer 2027: mid-June to mid-September. Booking required via the Compagnie des Refuges Clarée-Thabor. Luggage transfer by taxi not accepted.
- info@refugelaval.com
- Phone
- 07 86 62 60 97
- Address
- Haute vallée de la Clarée, 05100 Névache
Information from Office de tourisme des Hautes Vallées (via CRT Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)(new tab), checked on . Opening times may change: please check before you go.
Experiences on offer
- Wardened in winter and summer
- Summer shuttle access
- Winter access by cross-country skis, snowshoes or ski touring
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