Goldbach-Altenbach, Haut-Rhin · France · ski area
Grand Ballon ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Grand Ballon is a ski area in Goldbach-Altenbach, Haut-Rhin, France with 6.3 km of mapped downhill runs and 4 lifts, between 1,064 m and 1,306 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 6.3 km
- Lifts
- 4
- Top elevation
- 1,306 m
- Vertical drop
- 242 m
- Nearest airport
- BSL · 45 km
Slopes by difficulty
13 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 3 Drag lifts
- 1 Rope tows
Grand Ballon is a ski area in Goldbach-Altenbach, Haut-Rhin, France. Its 13 mapped downhill runs add up to 6.3 km, which ranks it #159 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 481 m long.
Slopes at Grand Ballon
About 51% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 33% intermediate and 15% advanced or expert, which makes Grand Ballon a good choice for beginners and families.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 4 lifts: 3 drag lifts, 1 rope tow. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,064 m up to 1,306 m, a vertical drop of 242 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Grand Ballon
The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), about 45 km away in a straight line — roughly 58 minutes by car; Strasbourg Airport (SXB) is 81 km away. Nearby ski areas include Le Markstein (8.8 km), Snowkite Markstein, Thanner Hubel (0.5 km) and Station de ski du Schnepfenried (9.1 km), which together add 19 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Grand Ballon
- 1EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–FreiburgBSL45 kmstraight lineBâle / Mulhouse, France
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- 2 SXB81 kmstraight line
- 3 BRN113 kmstraight line
- 4 ZRH118 kmstraight line
Bern, SwitzerlandNearby
Ski resorts near Grand Ballon
- 4 kmMarkstein-Grand Ballonup to 1,340 m
- 7 kmLe Markstein8.8 km of slopes · 9 lifts · up to 1,260 m
- 8 kmSnowkite Marksteinup to 1,280 m
- 10 kmThanner Hubel0.5 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 1,159 m
- 11 kmStation de ski du Schnepfenried9.1 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 1,250 m
- 12 kmLe Frenz0.5 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 789 m
- 16 kmRouge Gazonup to 1,134 m
- 16 kmGaschney 3602 lifts · up to 1,279 m
- 18 kmLa Bresse - Hohneck24 km of slopes · 15 lifts · up to 1,346 m
- 19 kmDomaine Nordique de Ventronup to 1,079 m
- 19 kmSite Nordique des Trois Foursup to 1,261 m
- 19 kmLe Schlumpf1.4 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,013 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.