Le Grand-Bornand

Beginners: yesFamilies: yesExperts: not really

About the area

Le Grand-Bornand covers 58.92 km of marked pistes, and 65% of them are green or blue (38 km) — 19.71 km green plus 18.68 km blue. Four magic carpets handle first turns, and there are 24 short easy runs right next to a lift base, so beginners and families with small children can stay on familiar ground all day. Intermediates have 14.96 km of red to work through. Strong skiers will run out quickly: just 3 km is black, expert or freeride terrain (4%), and the longest vertical on a single run is 590 m.

The area runs from 930 m up to 2026 m, served by 26 lifts: 2 gondolas, 10 chairlifts, 7 platters, 3 drag lifts and 4 magic carpets. The gondolas mean no chairlift loading with small kids. The longest descent measures 2978 m, and 1.47 km of piste is lit for evening skiing.

At a glance

Pistes
59 km · official 90
Lifts
26 · official 25
Altitude
930–2026 m
Vertical
1096 m
Runs
120
Longest run
3.0 km
Biggest vertical on one run
590 m
Night skiing
1.5 km
Magic carpets
4
Gondolas & cable cars
2
Bubble/heated lifts
2
Nursery runs at lift bases
24

Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.

Official site

Pistes by difficulty

  • Green19.7 km
  • Blue18.7 km
  • Red15.0 km
  • Black2.5 km
  • Unclassified3.0 km

Lifts by type

  • 10Chairlift
  • 7Button lift
  • 4Magic carpet
  • 3Drag lift
  • 2Gondola

Official facts

Read on the resort's official pages; each value links to its source.

Official piste km · 2026/27
90
Official lift count · 2026/27
25
Official piste map · 2026/27
PDF / map
6-day pass (adult) · 2025/26
164 EUR
Day pass (adult) · 2025/26
52 EUR
Season closes · 2025/26
2026-04-10
Season opens · 2025/26
2025-12-13

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

yes

  • · 65% of pistes are green/blue (38 km)
  • · 4% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 4 magic carpets for first steps
  • · 24 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

yes

  • · 4 magic carpets
  • · 2 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
  • · a base right at the lifts

Experts

not really

  • · 3 km black/expert/freeride (4%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 590 m

Best forbeginnersfamiliesintermediatesnight 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.