Huts in the Valais range
Photo: SAC-CAS
Cabane du Vélan CAS
Valais · 2642 m · 40 beds · Switzerland
Cabane du Vélan CAS is a mountain hut in the Valais range in Switzerland at 2642 m. It sleeps 40 people. Half board costs 82 CHF per night, or 68 CHF for CAS/SAC members. Refuges des Alpes tracks its availability daily and lists the routes starting from it.
Key facts
- Altitude
- 2642 m
- Range
- Valais
- Capacity
- 40 beds
- Rate
- 82 CHF — half board
- CAS/SAC member rate
- 68 CHF
Unstaffed period
When the hut is unstaffed:
- Booking
- Book online
Booking and contact
Bookings are made with the hut directly, not through Refuges des Alpes. Phone : +410277871313.
Routes starting from the hut
8 routes recorded from Cabane du Vélan CAS, from the most travelled to the most obscure.
- Mont Vélan — Voie normale depuis Bourg Saint Pierre → Descente par le glacier de Valsorey
- Haute Route Chamonix - Zermatt — Sens W → E
- Mont Vélan — Arête de la Gouille (arête NE)
- Mont Vélan — Par le Col de la Gouille (Voie Normale)
- Mont Vélan — Traversée par le couloir d'Annibal et le glacier de Valsorey
- Petit Vélan — Traversée W >> E, accès Cabane du Vélan
- Aiguille du Vélan — Couloir ENE
- Mont de la Gouille — Face N
Routes: Camptocamp.org · CC BY-SA