Chamonix, Haute-Savoie · France · ski area
Balme - Vallorcine ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Balme - Vallorcine is a ski area in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France with 31 km of mapped downhill runs and 9 lifts, between 1,262 m and 2,251 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 31 km
- Lifts
- 9
- Top elevation
- 2,251 m
- Vertical drop
- 989 m
- Nearest airport
- NCY · 67 km
Slopes by difficulty
99 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 5 Button lifts
- 2 Gondolas
- 2 Chairlifts
Balme - Vallorcine is a ski area in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France. Its 99 mapped downhill runs add up to 31 km, which ranks it #67 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 0.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 309 m long.
Slopes at Balme - Vallorcine
About 44% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 51% intermediate and 3% advanced or expert, which makes Balme - Vallorcine a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 9 lifts: 5 button lifts, 2 gondolas, 2 chairlifts. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,262 m up to 2,251 m, a vertical drop of 989 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.
Getting to Balme - Vallorcine
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), about 67 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 27 min by car; Geneva International Airport (GVA) is 69 km away. Nearby ski areas include Vormaine (2.6 km), La Poya (Chamonix) (2.1 km), Les Chosalets (Chamonix) (0.4 km) and Les Grands Montets (25.9 km), which together add 74 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Balme - Vallorcine
- 1 NCY67 kmstraight line
- 2 GVA69 kmstraight line
- 3 CMF93 kmstraight line
- 4 TRN106 kmstraight line
Caselle Torinese (TO), ItalyNearby
Ski resorts near Balme - Vallorcine
- 2 kmVormaine2.6 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,611 m
- 3 kmLa Poya (Chamonix)2.1 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,500 m
- 6 kmLes Chosalets (Chamonix)0.4 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,252 m
- 7 kmLes Grands Montets26 km of slopes · 9 lifts · up to 2,768 m
- 10 kmBrévent/Flégère (Chamonix)41 km of slopes · 18 lifts · up to 2,485 m
- 11 kmLes Marecottes
Switzerland14 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,194 m - 12 kmChampex-LacSwitzerland11 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,193 m
- 12 kmLes Planards (Chamonix)1.9 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,241 m
- 16 kmLa FoulySwitzerland7.4 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,158 m
- 16 kmVichères-BavonSwitzerland15 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,263 m
- 16 kmLes Bossons1 lift · up to 1,418 m
- 17 kmPassy - Plaine Joux7.8 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 1,722 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.