Refuge du Plan de La Lai

Rooms

The Refuge du Plan de la Lai has 19 sleeping places in two simple communal camps with 12 and 7 beds; there is also a yurt with six places, which is used by reservation in the summer season. Blankets and couettes are available, but you will need your own sleeping bag. In the serviced hut, washbasins, showers, indoor toilets, a lounge and electricity with sockets offer simple but functional comfort, yet the house remains deliberately cramped and rustic. Outside the summer season, a winter operation with the same capacity is open; gas, cooking facilities, crockery, wood-burning stove and heating enable self-catering, reservations must be made online. The hut bears the "Refuges en famille" label and is suitable for tours with children thanks to its easy access. Pets are allowed according to the hut's regulations, details should be clarified in advance. There is no mobile phone reception or WLAN, only the hut team has radio contact - so inform family members about your route in advance and check the weather, avalanche and road conditions before the tour.

Food and drink

During the supervised period, the Refuge du Plan de la Lai offers homemade, traditional cuisine with mainly organic and local products. For breakfast, there are home-made jams, bread from the bakery in Beaufort, butter and cheese from the local cooperative, honey from a beekeeper in the Tarentaise, eggs, muesli, milk, tea and coffee. At lunchtime, hearty snacks such as the "Croc du Vent" with Beaufort cheese, salad variations, savory crêpes, daily specials with diots and crozets or polenta, soups with Tomme de Savoie, regional charcuterie as well as numerous cakes and tarts such as the rhubarb meringue tart or brioche with Beaufort are served. In the evening, overnight guests can expect a set menu with vegetable soup, a Savoyard main course and homemade dessert; the team will cater for vegetarian or other special dietary requirements by prior arrangement.

Sleeping beds

Address

Refuge du Plan de La Lai
Route de Roselend
73270 Beaufort
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Directions

The most common approach starts at the Plan de la Lai parking lot on the Route du Cormet de Roselend between Beaufort and Bourg-Saint-Maurice. From here, it is only a few minutes' walk on a marked path directly to the small stone house, the entrance is almost at the same altitude as the refuge, so there are practically no additional meters in altitude. Long-distance hikers can also reach the hut via the GR5 or the Tour du Beaufortain from neighboring refuges such as Presset or the Col du Bonhomme.

Parking

The officially designated Plan de la Lai parking lot is located directly on the Route du Cormet de Roselend (D925) between Beaufort and Bourg-Saint-Maurice, a few meters above the refuge. It is explicitly mentioned on the information pages of FFCAM and the local tourist office as the access point to the hut and offers the shortest possible approach. In the cold season, the pass road is often closed or only cleared in sections; depending on the snow conditions, the ascent then begins much further down at the bend in the road that has been cleared, which is why you should check the road conditions in advance.

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