Ski touring around La Plagne
12 ski touring routes are described within 10 km of La Plagne, climbing up to 1,500 m, from peaks such as Roc du Bécoin, Mont Saint-Jacques, Col du Lac.
La Plagne is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Savoie), in the commune of La Plagne Tarentaise. The village sits at 1,250 m and the ski area rises to 3,250 m, a skiable vertical of 2,000 m.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of La Plagne — up to 1,500 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roc du Bécoin · Traversée des arêtes du Dou de Moûtiers, Mont Jovet, Roc du Bécoin, Roc des Verdons | 2.2 · E2 · PD+ | 1,500 m | 1,250 → 2,594 m | n/a | 1.9 km |
| Roc du Bécoin · Couloir NW | 4.3 · E2 · D+ | 1,150 m | 1,400 → 2,550 m | NW | 1.9 km |
| Mont Saint-Jacques · Couloir N | 3.2 · E1 · D+ | 800 m | 1,600 → 2,457 m | N | 2.6 km |
| Col du Lac · Versant E depuis Montalbert | 2.1 · E1 · F | 750 m | 1,620 → 2,378 m | E | 2.7 km |
| Tête du Jarset · Depuis la station de Montalbert | 2.3 · E1 · PD+ | 926 m | 1,345 → 2,271 m | N | 3 km |
| Mont Jovet · Couloirs N | 3.3 · E1 · AD- | 1,200 m | 1,400 m | N | 3.2 km |
| Mont de la Guerre · Versant SE | 2.1 · E1 · F | 1,036 m | 1,250 → 2,286 m | SE | 3.7 km |
| Pointe du Tougne · Versant N | 2.1 · E1 · PD | n/a | 2,709 m | N · NW · NE | 4.4 km |
| Mont Jovet · Versant S | 2.3 · E1 · PD | 1,070 m | 1,520 → 2,558 m | S · SW · SE | 4.6 km |
| Dou de Moûtiers · par la face N et le mont des Archets | 3.1 · E3 · AD | 1,500 m | 1,250 → 2,489 m | N | 4.7 km |
| Mont des Archets · Voie normale depuis Notre-Dame-du Pré | n/a | 1,167 m | 1,270 → 2,437 m | N | 5 km |
| Mont Jovet · Versant NW | 2.2 · E1 · PD- | 1,290 m | 1,270 → 2,558 m | NW | 5.2 km |
Source: Camptocamp.org topo guide (CC BY-SA), routes starting within 10 km, read on 13 October 2026. Descriptions and photos are on Camptocamp; an empty cell is a field nobody has filled in. Camptocamp ski touring routes ↗
What about marked off-piste routes?
The map also records 21 km of marked off-piste itineraries over 18 routes around La Plagne. A different sport: touring climbs on skins, off-piste descends from a lift. Both call for avalanche gear and the day’s bulletin.
Gearing up for touring
Touring kit and the transceiver-shovel-probe trio are bought once and last for years — resort shops rarely hire them out. Here are the matching aisles at our partner shops.
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Resort data: declared by Office de Tourisme de la Grande Plagne and distributed by ANMSM · read on 16 October