Ski touring around Les Gentianes

3 ski touring routes are described within 10 km of Les Gentianes, climbing up to 460 m, from peaks such as La Forêt du Risoux, Gy de l'Echelle, Roche Champion.

Les Gentianes is a ski resort in the Jura (Jura), in the commune of Morbier. The village sits at 950 m and the ski area rises to 1,153 m, a skiable vertical of 122 m.

Ski touring routes described

Resorts for ski touring →

3 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Les Gentianes — up to 460 m of climb.

Summit and routeSki gradeClimbAltitudeAspectFrom resort
La Forêt du Risoux · etapa 6 de la GTJ amb esquís de fons: de la Chapelle des Bois a les Roussesn/a · E1460 m1,050 → 1,250 mN · NW · W · SW5.5 km
Gy de l'Echelle · Depuis la Thomassette1.1 · E1 · F300 m1,068 → 1,329 mn/a7 km
Roche Champion · Depuis La Thomassette1.1 · E1 · F260 m1,068 → 1,328 mn/a8.3 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 October 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.

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