Von La Breya (Seilbahn von Champex)
hiking · summer· SAC hiking T3
Source ascent: 2 h 15 min
Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.
Mountain hut
Cabane d'Orny CAS
About this hut: Hut at the edge of a glacier and moraine lake, with separate approaches from La Breya, Champex and Praz de Fort.
Notice: Full operation through 26 September 2026; 27 September–4 October reduced to 30 places weekdays and 60 weekends, with lunch only weekends; dates subject to weather. Renovation planned 2028 does not itself close 2026 access. Source read 2026-10-24.
Approach choices
Vallon d’Arpette de Saleinaz
hiking · summer· SAC hiking T3
Source ascent: 4 h 30 min
Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.
Breya marked path
hiking · summer· SAC hiking T3
Source ascent: 2 h 15 min
Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.
More source-described approaches (7)
Combe d’Orny or Col de Breya, distinct variants
hiking · T3 · glacier assessment unknown
Source ascent: 4 h 30 min
Von Champex durch die Combe d'Orny
hiking · T3 · glacier assessment unknown
Source ascent: 4 h 30 min
Von Praz de Fort durch das Vallon d’Arpette
hiking · T3 · glacier assessment unknown
Source ascent: 5 h
normal southeast Breya traverse and northern Orny moraine
hiking · Grade unconfirmed · glacier assessment unknown
Source ascent: 2 h 15 min
Equipment: partly exposed path, fixed ropes noted in source caption
Von Champex durch das Val d'Arpette
ski touring · ZS · glacier assessment unknown
Source ascent: 7 h
Von Praz de Fort
ski touring · WS+ · glacier assessment unknown
Source ascent: 5 h
Von der Bergstation Breya
ski touring · WS+ · glacier assessment unknown
Source ascent: 3 h–4 h 30 min
Original grade scales are retained. Mountain hiking, mountaineering and ski touring grades describe different skills. Times belong to their published direction and variant.
Onward options
These are published route descriptions. Only a separately qualified mapped connection can be used for planning; proximity between huts does not establish a walking route.
Cabane du Trient CAS: Von Champex, Bergstation La Breya
hiking · T4
Glacier assessment unknown. Reference only; no qualified connection offered here.
Source ascent: 3 h 30 min
Bivouac de l'Envers des Dorées: Von Champex / La Breya via Cabane d'Orny CAS
mountaineering · WS-
Glacier assessment unknown. Reference only; no qualified connection offered here.
Source ascent: 5 h–6 h
Cabane du Trient CAS: De la station supérieure du télésiège de la Breya à la cabane d'Orny
ski touring · WS+
Glacier assessment unknown. Reference only; no qualified connection offered here.
Source ascent: 4 h 30 min
Opening & staying
Confirm your dates and reservation with the hut. Published opening periods and usual month patterns do not show available beds or current path conditions.
Hut opening & reservation information ↗Dated notices, services & travel
Published staffed period: 2026-06-06–2026-10-04 · hiking · summer
Source read 2026-10-24· Orny — 2026 staffed season and emergency-only room ↗Notice: Full operation through 26 September 2026; 27 September–4 October reduced to 30 places weekdays and 60 weekends, with lunch only weekends; dates subject to weather. Renovation planned 2028 does not itself close 2026 access.
Source read 2026-10-24· Orny — 2026 staffed season and emergency-only room ↗Payment: Card/electronic/foreign-currency payment only according to availability and priorconfirmation. Offseason pay as instructed.
Source read 2026-10-25· Orny — currently linked terms dated 5 December 2024 ↗Notice: Currently linked terms specify online or phone changes/cancellation by 18:00 two days before arrival; confirmation makes booking effective. Dated terms retained with date, no independent 2027 applicability asserted.
Source read 2026-10-24· Orny — currently linked terms dated 5 December 2024 ↗Bedding: Duvets; liner required when staffed.
Source read 2026-10-25· Orny — 2026 staffed season and emergency-only room ↗Bedding: duvets
Source read 2026-10-24· Orny — 2026 staffed season and emergency-only room ↗Sources & what has been checked
Association profile: complete. Operator notices: complete. These checks do not rate the paths around the hut.
- Orny — currently linked terms dated 5 December 2024 ↗ · read 2026-10-24
- Orny — 2026 staffed season and emergency-only room ↗ · read 2026-10-24
- SAC — La Breya normal approach to Orny, full route review ↗ · read 2026-10-24
- Cabane d'Orny CAS · SAC public profile ↗ · read 2026-10-24
Location: OpenStreetMap. Source facts and map locations retain their own provenance.