The climb up to the summit of the Saint Jacques follows its eastern ridge from the pass separating it from the Tête de l'Arpette. A little chapel, often buried under the snow, shares the Summit with several VHF relays. Skiing and snowboarding are forbidden by municipal decree on the western and southwestern faces of the Saint Jacques (zones covered with avalanche protections), but you can ride down the northwestern triangle and the northern slopes when the snow-pack is stable. They are often laden with unstable snow. The least dangerous route follows the right side of the northwest slope and then dodges between the trees and, at the bottom of the slope, crosses through a wide gap. Be prudent in the upper section of the forest where a wide, treeless couloir is not the work of lumberjacks...