Mountain refuge

A high-altitude shelter providing food and lodging to hikers, mountaineers and skiers, traditionally basic but sometimes transformed into a gastronomic mountain table. Certain renowned refuges, reachable on skis, serve prestigious lunches facing the peaks. Mountain palaces arrange excursions to these refuges, at times by snowmobile or snowcat, offering guests a panoramic interlude that blends nature, fine dining and exclusivity far from the crowds below.