Plateau de Retord
The plateau de Retord is a mid-altitude mountain plateau in the region of Bugey and Valromey in the massif du Jura. It is located in the département de l'Ain, in France.
Translated from the French Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), machine translation.
Seven criteria rated from 1 to 5 stars, in half-stars, from this page's sourced data. A rating is a rank among the 322 French resorts we cover — 5 stars means “among the best in France on this point”, not “perfect”. Nobody types these in.
- SnowCan you count on the snow?n/a
Not rated: “top of the ski area” is missing from this page.
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?1.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 6 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 6 km · Lifts: 7 · Balance between piste levels: 69%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?n/a
Not rated: “adult day pass” is missing from this page.
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?2.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 83% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 3 · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 3 hr 57 · Nearest railway station: 31 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 14
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 1 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 0 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?1 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 0 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 0% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 — index: what the map and the listings publish
“Atmosphere” and “Luxury” are indexes: they count what OpenStreetMap and the event listings publish within 2.5 km (bars, nightclubs, rated hotels, spas, upcoming events), not what you experience there. A zero means “nothing mapped”, not “nothing there”. Sources per criterion: snow (altitudes (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata), snow depth observed at the Météo-France station, ERA5-Land model) ; ski area (OpenStreetMap pistes and lifts, linked area (Wikidata)) ; value (the resort’s official price list) ; families and beginners (OpenStreetMap pistes, price list, ESF ski school, Famille Plus label, OpenStreetMap leisure) ; access (OSRM drive times from 20 cities, SNCF stations, GTFS shuttles, airports) ; atmosphere and après-ski (bars, nightclubs and restaurants within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap), upcoming events (OpenAgenda), collective tourist beds (INSEE)) ; luxury and comfort (rated hotels within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap) and by category across the commune (INSEE), spas and boutiques (OpenStreetMap), day pass price).
Open pistes and lifts will appear here during the season, as published by the resort. Out of season we show nothing rather than a misleading zero.
7-day forecast
Village 1,322 m
Forecast corrected for altitude; fresh snow = forecast total at the top; UV = peak of the day. Beyond 3 days, check the resort’s own report. Source:Open-Meteo.
Measured snow history: not available for this resort. No Météo-France station close enough (the 7 nearby stations are outside the resort’s altitude range). We would rather show nothing than borrow a distant valley’s reading.
The ski area
Compare with another resort →12 pistes, by level — 6 km
- Lifts
- 7 drag lifts
- Cross-country skiing
- 1 named trail — 12 km of marked loops (6.8 km of distinct track: the loops overlap), 14 km from the resortOpenStreetMap, lengths measured on the geometry, surveyed on 12 September 2026. A trail with no difficulty tag is shown as "n/a" — never guessed.
See the trails(1)
Trail Level Length bleue blue 12 km - Without skis
- 3 sledging runs
- Piste aspect
- N 69% · E 10% · S 0% · W 21% (descent direction of 12 OSM pistes, terrain model)
Pistes and lifts surveyed on OpenStreetMap within 4 km of the resort — for a resort in a linked area, the figure may include neighbouring pistes.
Lift passes detail →
The price list for this resort is being collected: most resorts publish winter prices between September and November.
Staying and hiring gear in Plateau de Retord
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
Plateau de Retord publishes no public webcam (checked on 12 September 2026 on its website, its tourist office and the operators’ directories). Know of one? Tell us.
Piste map
Open on OpenSnowMap ↗Pistes coloured by level, lifts as lines. The resort’s official map is the reference in season.
Base map © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · pistes © OpenSnowMap (CC-BY-SA) · data ©OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Getting to Plateau de Retord
From Paris: 5 hr 16 (493 km) by road.
By road
- From Genève: 1 hr 03 · 67 km
- From Annecy: 1 hr 14 · 69 km
- From Lyon: 1 hr 24 · 102 km
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 30 · 79 km
- From Grenoble: 2 hr 04 · 135 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Saint-Étienne: 2 hr 13 · 161 km
- From Dijon: 2 hr 24 · 214 km
- From Valence: 2 hr 30 · 201 km
- From Besançon: 2 hr 37 · 231 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 3 hr 07 · 272 km
- From Nancy: 4 hr 27 · 418 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 33 · 402 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 38 · 412 km
- From Strasbourg: 5 hr 00 · 469 km
- From Paris: 5 hr 16 · 493 km
- From Perpignan: 5 hr 54 · 550 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 16 · 570 km
- From Toulouse: 6 hr 50 · 636 km
- From Bordeaux: 7 hr 05 · 659 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 45 · 826 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Nurieux-Volognat station
halt · then 31 min drive (29 km)
Nearest main station: Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, 32 min by road.
No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables (checked on 13 September 2026): ask the resort about a private shuttle or a taxi.
Shuttles and buses from the station: see the resort’s official website.
By plane
- Lyon-Saint-Exupéry (LYS): 1 hr 14 by road · 96 km
- Genève (GVA): 1 hr 16 by road · 62 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Plateau de Retord as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
Charging an electric car
No freely accessible charge point is declared within 2 km of the resort (checked on 9 September 2026). Covered car parks in the resort may offer chargers reserved for their customers: those are not listed here.
Freely accessible charge points read from the French national EV charging database (data.gouv.fr ↗, operators’ own declarations), checked on 9 September 2026. Check availability before you leave: the database says what is installed, not what is free tonight.
Road conditions
From 1 November to 31 March, snow chains or winter tyres are compulsory in most mountain areas (French “Loi Montagne II”).
Driving times computed on the OpenStreetMap road network (OSRM), SNCF stations (open data), airports (Wikidata). Indicative, not a timetable: allow extra time in snow.
Beyond skiing at Plateau de Retord
Ice rink
- Patinage sur le plan d'eau de Lalleyriat · Le Poizat-Lalleyriat · 9.7 km away
Dog sledding
- Balade en chiens de traîneau avec La Ferme des Résilients · Brénod · 5.7 km away
- Piste d'entraînement chiens de traîneaux sur le Plateau de Retord - Merlogne · Valserhône · 6.3 km away
- Piste d'entraînement pour chiens de traîneaux sur le Plateau de Retord - ferme Bertrand · Valserhône · 6.3 km away
- Piste d'entraînement pour chiens de traîneau sur le Plateau de Retord- Les Frasses · Valserhône · 6.3 km away
Source: DATAtourisme (open data), within 10 km of the resort; places in a large town of the valley are left out. Checked on 12 September 2026. Opening times and prices are the operator’s — check before you go.
Practical information
Collective accommodation
- 2 hotels · 17 rooms
- 1 campsite · 33 pitches
Commune: Haut Valromey · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
In case of accident
112 — the European emergency number, free of charge, triggers mountain rescue. On the pistes, the ski patrol number is printed on the piste map and at lift ticket offices. Piste rescue is charged: check your insurance or take the option sold with the lift pass.
Nearby resorts
Frequently asked questions
How high is Plateau de Retord?
Plateau de Retord sits at 1,322 m at village level.
How many kilometres of pistes does Plateau de Retord have?
Plateau de Retord has 6 km of pistes served by 7 lifts, within the linked Ensemble formé par le plateau de Retord et la chaîne du Grand Colombier area (OpenStreetMap survey).
How do I get to Plateau de Retord?
By road, Plateau de Retord is 1 hr 03 from Genève (67 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Nurieux-Volognat, 31 min by road from the resort. No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables. The nearest airport is Lyon-Saint-Exupéry, 1 hr 14 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Plateau de Retord?
5 hr 16 for 493 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
Is Plateau de Retord good for beginners and families?
83% of the pistes are green or blue: a very accessible area.
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