Vallorcine, Haute-Savoie · France · ski area
La Poya (Chamonix) ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
La Poya (Chamonix) is a ski area in Vallorcine, Haute-Savoie, France with 2.1 km of mapped downhill runs and 4 lifts, between 1,346 m and 1,500 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 2.1 km
- Lifts
- 4
- Top elevation
- 1,500 m
- Vertical drop
- 154 m
- Nearest airport
- NCY · 64 km
Slopes by difficulty
8 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 2 Button lifts
- 2 Rope tows
La Poya (Chamonix) is a ski area in Vallorcine, Haute-Savoie, France. Its 8 mapped downhill runs add up to 2.1 km, which ranks it #196 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 0% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 268 m long.
Slopes at La Poya (Chamonix)
About 40% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 44% intermediate and 7% advanced or expert, which makes La Poya (Chamonix) a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 4 lifts: 2 button lifts, 2 rope tows. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,346 m up to 1,500 m, a vertical drop of 154 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to La Poya (Chamonix)
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), about 64 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 23 min by car; Geneva International Airport (GVA) is 67 km away. Nearby ski areas include Balme - Vallorcine (30.6 km), Vormaine (2.6 km), Les Chosalets (Chamonix) (0.4 km) and Les Grands Montets (25.9 km), which together add 102 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to La Poya (Chamonix)
- 1 NCY64 kmstraight line
- 2 GVA67 kmstraight line
- 3 CMF91 kmstraight line
- 4 TRN107 kmstraight line
Caselle Torinese (TO), ItalyNearby
Ski resorts near La Poya (Chamonix)
- 3 kmBalme - Vallorcine31 km of slopes · 9 lifts · up to 2,251 m
- 3 kmVormaine2.6 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,611 m
- 5 kmLes Chosalets (Chamonix)0.4 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,252 m
- 6 kmLes Grands Montets26 km of slopes · 9 lifts · up to 2,768 m
- 8 kmBrévent/Flégère (Chamonix)41 km of slopes · 18 lifts · up to 2,485 m
- 10 kmLes Planards (Chamonix)1.9 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,241 m
- 13 kmLes Marecottes
Switzerland14 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,194 m - 14 kmLes Bossons1 lift · up to 1,418 m
- 15 kmChampex-LacSwitzerland11 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,193 m
- 15 kmPassy - Plaine Joux7.8 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 1,722 m
- 15 kmServozup to 854 m
- 17 kmLe Tourchet (Chamonix)0.6 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,067 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.