Von Praz de Fort über die Prise d'eau de Saleina
hiking · summer· SAC hiking T4
Source ascent: 4 h 30 min
Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.
Mountain hut
Cabane de Saleinaz CAS
About this hut: 48place hut in four duvet-equipped dormitories beside Saleinaz glacier, a mountaineering/HauteRoute base; generic fixed-step improvement description is historical context.
Notice: Operator states hut no longer staffed from 8 August for remainder of 2026 season. Source read 2026-10-24.
Path access notices
normal access from Saleinaz water intake
Notice: Operator states access from Saleinaz water intake remains closed until further notice after two rockfalls on 29 July below Petit Clocher de Planereuse. Notice does not itself state the rockfall year; no route clearance inferred. Alternatives named via three cols from La Fouly or Col des Plines are distinct technical routes. Source read 2026-10-24.
Approach choices
Von der Cabane de Trient
ski touring · winter spring· sac ski touring WS
Source ascent: 3 h–4 h
Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.
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.
Bivouac de l'Envers des Dorées: Von Praz de Fort via Cabane de Saleinaz CAS
mountaineering · WS-
Glacier assessment unknown. Reference only; no qualified connection offered here.
Source ascent: 6 h–7 h
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
Notice: Operator states hut no longer staffed from 8 August for remainder of 2026 season.
Source read 2026-10-24· Saleinaz — current access closure and operating notice ↗Notice: Operator states access from Saleinaz water intake remains closed until further notice after two rockfalls on 29 July below Petit Clocher de Planereuse. Notice does not itself state the rockfall year; no route clearance inferred. Alternatives named via three cols from La Fouly or Col des Plines are distinct technical routes.
Source read 2026-10-24· Saleinaz — current access closure and operating notice ↗Bedding: duvets
Source read 2026-10-24· Saleinaz — current access closure and operating notice ↗Sources & what has been checked
Association profile: complete. Operator notices: complete. These checks do not rate the paths around the hut.
- Cabane de Saleinaz CAS · SAC public profile ↗ · read 2026-10-24
- Saleinaz — current access closure and operating notice ↗ · read 2026-10-24
- Cabane du Trient CAS · SAC public profile ↗ · read 2026-10-24
Location: OpenStreetMap. Source facts and map locations retain their own provenance.