Plan Bois at Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise (ski resort)
Easy · 6296 m long with 241 m of vertical, averaging 4° and 16° at its steepest, facing W.
16°steepest 50 m
4°average pitch
6296 mlength
241 mvertical
1766 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Plan Bois is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Plan Bois
Lifts that reach the top: Grand Plan (skiing novice terrain to get there); Galopins (skiing novice terrain to get there); Arpettaz (skiing easy terrain to get there); Marquise (skiing easy terrain to get there); Aiguille (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 5 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Galopins
- Ski Galopins (novice)
- Ski Plan Bois (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Galopins, unnamed connector, Les Charmettes. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Galopins (1 min), Grand Plan (1 min), Marmottes (1 min).
See Plan Bois on the 3D mapAll runs at Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise (ski resort)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.