Gérardmer
About the area
Gérardmer is a small Vosges area: about 23 km of pistes, of which roughly 10 km green and 3 km blue, 8 km red and 2 km black. That means 57% of the terrain is easy, and there are 11 short easy runs grouped next to a lift base, so first-timers and cautious skiers have somewhere to work. Experts will run out of options quickly: only 6% is black or freeride-graded, and the biggest continuous vertical on a single run is 321 m.
The slopes run between 776 m and 1137 m, so snow depends on the weather at these low altitudes. Eighteen lifts serve the hill, but the network is drag-lift based: 15 drag lifts, 2 chair lifts and one rope tow. The longest descent measures 2319 m. About 3 km of piste is floodlit for evening skiing.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 23 km
- Lifts
- 18
- Altitude
- 776–1137 m
- Vertical
- 361 m
- Runs
- 62
- Longest run
- 2.3 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 321 m
- Night skiing
- 2.8 km
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 11
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Green9.8 km
- Blue3.4 km
- Red7.5 km
- Black1.5 km
- Unclassified0.8 km
Lifts by type
- 15Drag lift
- 2Chairlift
- 1Rope tow
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
with caveats
- · 57% of pistes are green/blue (13 km)
- · 6% are black/expert/freeride
- · 11 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
not really
- · bases reached by ski bus
Experts
not really
- · 2 km black/expert/freeride (6%)
- · longest vertical on one run 321 m
Best forbeginnersnight skiing
Where to stay
Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.
At the lifts
Cheaper, down the valley
Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.