Chamonix
Also known as Chamonix-Mont-Blanc / Vallée de Chamonix
About the area
Chamonix spreads 134 km of piste across a wide mix: 5 km green, 49 km blue, 50 km red and 25 km black, plus about 2 km marked freeride. Easy terrain adds up to 55 km, or 41% of the area, and there are 36 nursery runs and 2 magic carpets, so beginners and families have a genuine base to work from. Strong skiers get 28 km of hard pistes (21%), but the biggest single lift-served drop is 731 m, so plan on repeated laps rather than one long descent.
The valley base sits at 1036 m, with skiing from 995 m up to 2768 m. Fifty-one lifts serve the sectors, including 8 gondolas, 3 cable cars and 21 chairlifts; 15 platters cover the smaller slopes. The longest run measures 4147 m, and there are 16 km of cross-country trails in the valley.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 134 km
- Lifts
- 51
- Altitude
- 995–2768 m
- Vertical
- 1773 m
- Runs
- 274
- Longest run
- 4.1 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 731 m
- Cross-country
- 16 km
- Magic carpets
- 2
- Gondolas & cable cars
- 11
- Bubble/heated lifts
- 11
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 36
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-23. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Green5.8 km
- Blue49.0 km
- Red50.6 km
- Black25.6 km
- Freeride2.1 km
- Unclassified1.0 km
Lifts by type
- 21Chairlift
- 15Button lift
- 8Gondola
- 3Cable car
- 2Magic carpet
- 1Rope tow
- 1Drag lift
Official facts
Read on the resort's official pages; each value links to its source.
- Day pass (adult) · 2026/27
- 76.50 EUR
- Season closes · 2026/27
- 2027-05-02
- Season opens · 2026/27
- 2026-11-28
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
yes
- · 41% of pistes are green/blue (55 km)
- · 21% are black/expert/freeride
- · 2 magic carpets for first steps
- · 36 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
yes
- · 2 magic carpets
- · 11 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
- · a base right at the lifts
Experts
with caveats
- · 28 km black/expert/freeride (21%)
- · longest vertical on one run 731 m
- · 2 km marked freeride
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Where to stay
Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.
Chamonix
main base
Also covers the districts: Les Praz de Chamonix, Les Plans, Les Rosières
Vallorcine
walk to the lift · 86 m
Also covers the districts: Le Plan Droit, Le Morzay, Le Nant
Argentière
walk to the lift · 501 m
Also covers the districts: Les Arberons, La Rosière, Le Plagnolet, Les Chosalets, Les Iles, Le Planet, Les Grassonnets
Les Houches
walk to the lift · 821 m
Also covers the districts: Les Trabets, L'Essert, Les Champs, La Griaz, La Griaz d'en-Haut
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
walk to the lift · 1395 m
Les Crêts
walk to the lift · 434 mOSM score 76
Les Gaudenays
walk to the lift · 507 mOSM score 71
wide choice of places to stay
Sub-areas
France · French Alps
Brévent-Flégère
BeginnersFamilies
- km pistes
- 41
- lifts
- 18
- m
- 1046–2485
France · French Alps
Les Houches - Saint-Gervais
BeginnersFamilies
- km pistes
- 36
- lifts
- 15
- m
- 995–1886
France · French Alps
Balme – Le Tour – Vallorcine
BeginnersFamilies
- km pistes
- 31
- lifts
- 9
- m
- 1259–2251
France · French Alps
Les Grands Montets
BeginnersFamilies
- km pistes
- 26
- lifts
- 9
- m
- 1233–2768