Winter walks : Plan Bois via Praz Salvard

Plan Bois m

Philippe Royer

Description

From Montchavin, take the Coches gondola, then the Lac Noir gondola to the Plan Bois plateau.

When you exit the gondola, cross the Mont Blanc piste to find yourself in the Petits Loups beginners' area, which you'll ski down to the left, then across to the bottom to the Squirrel ski lift. Follow a wide groomer track towards the Chez Laurette restaurant. Continue on this forest road (watch out for skiers behind you), you'll come to a hairpin bend where you'll have to turn left (signposted "hors domaine skiable"), the forest road continues downhill. You'll come to a junction with a road sign indicating 30km, leave this sign on your right (if you take the road, it will take you to the Montchavin chairlift with Piste crossings - Les Coches and Mont Blanc) and continue down the forest road to the Hameau de Praz Salvard (without ever leaving it).
At Praz Salvard, leave the narrow road and turn right towards Les Coches (signposted), following the route back to the Orgère parking lot, then in 10 minutes to the center of Les Coches.

Caution: don't forget to turn off at Praz Salvard to reach Les Coches.

From Les Coches:
You can take the télébufette and then the Lac Noir gondola or You can do the circuit from Les Coches. Take the path (stairs) in front of the Intersport store La Randonnée aux Coches to reach the Orgère parking lot.
From here, turn right towards Crévaillet and then Praz Salvard (signposted).
In Praz Salvard, turn left and follow the forest road, with or without snow, to the Plan Bois - Chez Laurette plateau (from the parking lot to Plan Bois, it takes 2.5 hours return).

Ouverture

From 16/12 to 21/04.

Subject to snow conditions.

Tarifs

Free access. Buy a Lac Noir gondola ticket for 8€ or a weekly pedestrian pass for 60€.

Contact et accès

Télécabine du Lac Noir
Plan Bois 1830m
73210 Montchavin-les-Coches
Savoie (73)

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Informations complémentaires

Animaux

Acceptés : Dogs must be kept on a leash in the gondola.

Visite

Durée moyenne (individuels) : 150 min

À propos de la randonnée

Type : Aller-retour
Dénivelé positif : 200 m
Dénivelé négatif : 200 m
Altitude Max. : 1800 m
Distance : 6 Km
Length : 2H30
Niveau de difficulté : Difficle
Balisage : oui
Balisage : Blue snowshoes on a beige background (square)
Passages délicats : Depending on snow conditions and temperatures, forest passages can be slippery, so make sure you have the right equipment.