La Clusaz
About the area
La Clusaz in the French Alps offers about 96 km of pistes, and the balance leans towards easier skiing: 57% of the runs are green or blue (55 km), with 47 km of blues alone. That makes it a solid choice for beginners and families, helped by 3 magic carpets for first turns and around 40 short easy runs sitting right next to a lift base. Experts are less well served: only 9 km, or 10%, is black or freeride terrain, and the biggest vertical on a single run is 758 m. Red-run skiers get 31 km to work through.
The ski area runs from 1030 m up to 2475 m, so the upper slopes hold snow better than the valley pistes. There are 51 lifts, including 4 gondolas and a cable car — 5 lifts in total that avoid chairlift loading with small children — plus 14 chairlifts. The longest run measures 3880 m, and cross-country skiers have 12 km of trails.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 96 km · official 125
- Lifts
- 51 · official 49
- Altitude
- 1030–2475 m
- Vertical
- 1445 m
- Runs
- 148
- Longest run
- 3.9 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 758 m
- Cross-country
- 12 km
- Magic carpets
- 3
- Gondolas & cable cars
- 5
- Bubble/heated lifts
- 5
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 40
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Green8.1 km
- Blue47.2 km
- Red31.8 km
- Black9.2 km
- Unclassified0.0 km
Lifts by type
- 24Button lift
- 14Chairlift
- 4Gondola
- 3Magic carpet
- 2Drag lift
- 2Mixed lift
- 1J-bar
- 1Cable car
Official facts
Read on the resort's official pages; each value links to its source.
- Official piste km · 2026/27
- 125
- Official lift count · 2026/27
- 49
- Official piste map · 2026/27
- PDF / map
- Day pass (adult) · 2026/27
- 56.50 EUR
- Season closes · 2025/26
- 2026-04-26
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
yes
- · 57% of pistes are green/blue (55 km)
- · 10% are black/expert/freeride
- · 3 magic carpets for first steps
- · 40 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
yes
- · 3 magic carpets
- · 5 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
- · a base right at the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 9 km black/expert/freeride (10%)
- · longest vertical on one run 758 m
Best forbeginnersfamiliesintermediatescross countrybig area
Where to stay
Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.
Cheaper, down the valley
Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.