Espace Liberté ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Espace Liberté is a ski area in Abondance, Haute-Savoie, France. Its 227 mapped downhill runs add up to 103 km, which ranks it #25 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 1.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 452 m long.

Slopes at Espace Liberté

About 51% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 41% intermediate and 7% advanced or expert, which makes Espace Liberté a good choice for beginners and families. 15.7 km (15%) of the runs have snowmaking, which helps early and late in the season.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 53 lifts: 18 chairlifts, 15 button lifts, 12 drag lifts, 4 magic carpets, 2 t-bars, 2 gondolas. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 994 m up to 2,094 m, a vertical drop of 1,100 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Espace Liberté

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), about 54 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 10 min by car; Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) is 67 km away. Nearby ski areas include La Chapelle d'Abondance (26.7 km), Torgon (22.5 km), Abondance (10.0 km) and Les Portes du Soleil (409.4 km), which together add 566 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.