Ski touring around Le Planolet

12 ski touring routes are described within 10 km of Le Planolet, climbing up to 2,350 m, from peaks such as La Scia, Grand Som, Traversée de la Chartreuse.

Le Planolet is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Isère), in the commune of Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse. The village sits at 1,085 m and the ski area rises to 1,356 m, a skiable vertical of 273 m.

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Ski touring routes described

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12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Le Planolet — up to 2,350 m of climb.

Summit and route	Ski grade	Climb	Altitude	Aspect	From resort
La Scia · Par les pistes du Planolet	1.1 · E1 · F	715 m	1,080 → 1,791 m	W	1.2 km
Grand Som · Face E en traversée par la Combe des Éparres	4.2 · E2 · D-	1,060 m	970 → 2,026 m	E	1.8 km
Grand Som · Face E	4.2 · E2 · D-	924 m	1,102 → 2,026 m	SE	1.8 km
Grand Som · Face E en boucle par l'Arête N et la Combe du Frenay	4.2 · E2 · D-	1,400 m	813 → 2,026 m	E	2 km
Grand Som · Face W	5.1 · E3 · D+	1,100 m	960 → 2,026 m	W · NW	2 km
Grand Som · Arête N - depuis la Ruchère	2.3 · E1 · PD+	1,030 m	1,130 → 2,026 m	N	2 km
Traversée de la Chartreuse · N>>S Du Mont Granier à la Dent de Crolles - version hivernale/printanière	3.3 · E1 · AD+	2,350 m	285 → 1,933 m	n/a	2.3 km
La Scia · Bec de la Scia par les pistes de Saint Pierre de Chartreuse	2.2 · PD	883 m	900 → 1,783 m	N · W	2.5 km
Col du Frêt · Versant W	4.1 · E2 · D-	870 m	930 → 1,800 m	W	2.5 km
Petit Som · Tour anti-horaire - depuis la Ruchère (hiver)	2.1 · E1 · PD-	930 m	1,110 → 1,772 m	N · S · W · E	2.6 km
Col de Fontanieu · Versant W en boucle par le Grand Pré	3.3 · E1 · AD	555 m	926 → 1,481 m	W	2.6 km
Traversée de la Chartreuse · S >> N Orientale - version hivernale	n/a · PD	2,000 m	1,400 → 2,062 m	N	2.7 km

Not a piste. Neither marked, nor patrolled, nor secured: transceiver, shovel, probe, the day’s avalanche bulletin and, better still, a guide. Ski grade (1.1–5.6) = steepness and commitment; exposure (E1–E4) = consequence of a fall.

Source: Camptocamp.org topo guide (CC BY-SA), routes starting within 10 km, read on 13 September 2026. Descriptions and photos are on Camptocamp; an empty cell is a field nobody has filled in. Camptocamp ski touring routes ↗

Before you go. A grade is not a guarantee: it describes the route in normal conditions, not on the day you ski it. Check the avalanche bulletin for the range, carry a transceiver, shovel and probe, and tell someone where you are going.

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.

Ski touring ↗ Avalanche safety ↗

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