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Retour Lay at Les Contamines-Montjoie / Hauteluce

Intermediate · 2197 m long with 292 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 22° at its steepest, facing NE.

22°steepest 50 m

8°average pitch

2197 mlength

292 mvertical

1476 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

Retour Lay is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry, classic. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Retour Lay

Lifts that reach the top: Montjoie (skiing novice terrain to get there); La Gorge (skiing novice terrain to get there); Foyères (skiing easy terrain to get there); Montjoie (skiing easy terrain to get there); Signal (skiing easy terrain to get there); Jonction (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 2 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Montjoie
Ski Retour Lay (intermediate)

See Retour Lay on the 3D map All runs at Les Contamines-Montjoie / Hauteluce

Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.