Les Déserts, Savoie · France · ski area
Col de Plainpalais ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Col de Plainpalais is a ski area in Les Déserts, Savoie, France with 3.1 km of mapped downhill runs and 1 lift, between 1,171 m and 1,448 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 3.1 km
- Lifts
- 1
- Top elevation
- 1,448 m
- Vertical drop
- 277 m
- Nearest airport
- CMF · 11 km
Slopes by difficulty
3 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 1 Button lifts
Col de Plainpalais is a ski area in Les Déserts, Savoie, France. Its 3 mapped downhill runs add up to 3.1 km, which ranks it #181 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 0% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 1,043 m long.
Slopes at Col de Plainpalais
About 59% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 41% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Col de Plainpalais a good choice for beginners and families.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 1 lift: 1 button lift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,171 m up to 1,448 m, a vertical drop of 277 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Col de Plainpalais
The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), about 11 km away in a straight line — roughly 14 minutes by car; Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) is 32 km away. Nearby ski areas include Aillon-Margériaz (22.2 km), La Féclaz (12.1 km), Le Revard (8.9 km) and Aillon-le-Jeune (1.1 km), which together add 61 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Col de Plainpalais
- 1 CMF11 kmstraight line
- 2 NCY32 kmstraight line
- 3 GNB62 kmstraight line
- 4 GVA67 kmstraight line
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Ski resorts near Col de Plainpalais
- 2 kmAillon-Margériaz22 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 1,830 m
- 3 kmLa Féclaz12 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 1,529 m
- 4 kmLe Revard8.9 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,548 m
- 8 kmAillon-le-Jeune1.1 km of slopes · up to 1,153 m
- 18 kmLe Semnoz16 km of slopes · 9 lifts · up to 1,692 m
- 21 kmLa Sambuy Seythenex0.2 km of slopes · up to 1,174 m
- 22 kmLe Granier2.3 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,408 m
- 23 kmLes Entremonts4.3 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,424 m
- 23 kmLes EntremontsSmall ski area
- 25 kmMontmin - Col de la Forclaz1.5 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,189 m
- 29 kmLe Collet d'Allevard25 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 2,084 m
- 33 kmCol de Marcieu3.0 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,269 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.