Dômes de Miage – Armancette is a real classic of ski touring of Mont Blanc Massif. Normally done over 2 days with a night in Tré la Tête or Conscrits hut, it can be done in a long day from Le Cugnon.
Dômes de Miage (© P. Gatta)
I started from Le Cugnon (1,180m) and followed the normal route to Tré la Tête hotel, then went down to the glacier of Tré la Tête.
Aiguilles de Tré la Tête (© P. Gatta)
Continued on the glacier of Tré la Tête up to the Col des Dômes (3,564m) and then to the West summit of Dômes de Miage (3,670m).
Mont Blanc from Dômes de Miage (© P. Gatta)
From there, I skied down the Armancette glacier all the way to the Cugnon.
Overall: 25 km and +2,600m / -2,600m.
Mont Blanc, Dômes de Miage and Armancette glacier (© P. Gatta)