Ski touring around Montchavin

12 ski touring routes are described within 10 km of Montchavin, climbing up to 1,440 m, from peaks such as TS du Grizzly, Pt 2287m, Dôme de Vaugelaz, Mont Saint-Jacques.

Montchavin is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Savoie), in the commune of La Plagne Tarentaise. The village sits at 1,200 m and the ski area rises to 1,989 m, a skiable vertical of 679 m.

Ski touring routes described

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12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Montchavin — up to 1,440 m of climb.

Summit and routeSki gradeClimbAltitudeAspectFrom resort
TS du Grizzly, Pt 2287m · par les Verdaches, depuis Plan Peiseyn/a · F660 m1,645 → 2,287 mn/a4.3 km
Dôme de Vaugelaz · Versant SE2.1 · E1 · F905 m1,320 → 2,225 mSE4.8 km
Mont Saint-Jacques · Couloir N3.2 · E1 · D+800 m1,600 → 2,457 mN5.1 km
Aiguille Grive · depuis Nancroix la Chénarien/a · E2 · PD1,235 m1,497 → 2,732 mS5.4 km
Aiguille Grive · Col d’Entreporte3.2 · E2 · AD+200 m2,540 → 2,732 mSW5.4 km
Aiguille Grive · Les Lanches2.3 · E1 · AD-200 m2,540 → 2,732 mS5.4 km
Pointe de Friolin · depuis Peisey Le Moulin2.1 · E1 · PD1,440 m1,264 → 2,707 mSW5.5 km
Pointe de Friolin · Couloir et face N4.3 · E2 · TD-n/an/aN5.5 km
Pointe de Friolin · Couloir des crasses du moulin5.1 · E2 · TD-1,400 m1,400 → 2,960 mE5.6 km
Grand Châtelet - Sommet S · Crête S par le Versant S du Dôme de Vaugelaz2.1 · E1 · F1,230 m1,230 → 2,461 mS5.8 km
Grand Châtelet - Sommet S · Crête S par le Versant SE du Dôme de Vaugelaz2.1 · E1 · F1,141 m1,320 → 2,461 mSE5.8 km
Dôme de Vaugelaz · Versant W1.3 · E1 · F+820 m1,400 → 2,217 mW6 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 ↗

What about marked off-piste routes?

The map also records 5 km of marked off-piste itineraries over 4 routes around Montchavin. A different sport: touring climbs on skins, off-piste descends from a lift. Both call for avalanche gear and the day’s bulletin.

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.

Resort data: declared by La Plagne Montchavin-Les Coches and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September