Plateau de Retord
Ski resort · Ain, France
Plateau de Retord is a ski resort in Ain (France) with 7.3 km of runs and 9 lifts. You can ski between 843 m and 1,280 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 437 m. Its longest run is Le Détour (0.9 km) and the steepest, La Chèvre, reaches 48% on its toughest stretch.
See Plateau de Retord on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 7.3 km
- Lifts
- 9
- Elevation
- 843–1,280 m
- Vertical drop
- 437 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green1.1 km
- Blue4.9 km
- Red1.1 km
The steepest runs at Plateau de Retord
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- La Chèvre Red48% · 26°
- Jonction La Culaz Red34% · 19°
- Le Détour Blue31% · 17°
- La Combe Blue31% · 17°
- Les Tours Green30% · 17°
The longest runs
- Le Détour Blue0.9 km
- Le Grand Bois Blue0.8 km
- La Combe Blue0.7 km
- Le Retour Blue0.5 km
- Les Tours Green0.5 km
Lifts
9 drag lifts.
When to go to Plateau de Retord
For snow, January: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 966 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,062 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Plateau de Retord
- Monts Jura30 km · 21 km of runs
- Mijoux - La Faucille38 km · 15 km of runs
- La Serra42 km · 5.1 km of runs
- Le Semnoz44 km · 16 km of runs
- Le Revard52 km · 8.9 km of runs
- Les Rousses54 km · 32 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Plateau de Retord?
- In Ain, France. The nearest resort is Monts Jura, 30 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Plateau de Retord have?
- 7.3 km: 1.1 km of green runs, 4.9 km of blue runs, 1.1 km of red runs.
- What is the elevation of Plateau de Retord?
- You can ski between 843 m and 1,280 m: a vertical drop of 437 m.
- How many lifts does Plateau de Retord have?
- 9: 9 drag lifts.
- What is the steepest run at Plateau de Retord?
- La Chèvre (red), at 48% (26°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Plateau de Retord?
- For snow, January: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Plateau de Retord?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.