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Haute-Savoie, France

Les Grands Montets ski resort

The short answer

Les Grands Montets has about 26 km of mapped runs and 9 lifts, with skiing from about 1,232 m up to 3,233 m (10,607 ft), a vertical drop of 2,001 m. By mapped runs it is number 77 of the 103 France ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), about 65 km away in a straight line.

Les Grands Montets: runs from 1,232 m to 3,233 m, a vertical drop of 2,001 m1,5002,0002,5003,000Top of the highest mapped run: 3,233 m (10,607 ft)Top 3,233 m · 10,607 ftBase 1,232 m · 4,042 ft2,001 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
3,233 m10,607 ft
Vertical drop
2,001 m6,565 ft
Mapped runs
26 km40 runs
Lifts
9mostly gondolas

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 1% (0.2 km), Easy 31% (8.1 km), Intermediate 32% (8.4 km), Advanced 27% (7.1 km), Freeride 8% (2.1 km)Novice: 0.2 km, 2 runs (1%)Easy: 8.1 km, 15 runs (31%)31%EasyIntermediate: 8.4 km, 10 runs (32%)32%IntermediateAdvanced: 7.1 km, 12 runs (27%)27%AdvancedFreeride: 2.1 km, 1 runs (8%)

About 32% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 32% intermediate and 36% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice20.2 km
Easy158.1 km
Intermediate108.4 km
Advanced127.1 km
Freeride12.1 km

Lifts

9 mapped lifts, most of them gondolas.

Lift typeCount
Gondolas3
Chairlifts3
Platter lifts2
Drag lifts1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Official Les Grands Montets websiteInteractive map on OpenSkiMap

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY)Annecy65 km
Geneva (GVA)Geneva71 km
Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF)Chambéry90 km
Turin (TRN)Caselle Torinese (TO)101 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Les Grands Montets?

The highest mapped run starts at about 3,233 m (10,607 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,232 m (4,042 ft), a vertical of 2,001 m (6,565 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Les Grands Montets have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 26 km of downhill runs and 9 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Les Grands Montets?

Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 65 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Les Grands Montets piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.