Le Grand-Bornand ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Le Grand-Bornand is a ski area in Le Grand-Bornand, Haute-Savoie, France. Its 120 mapped downhill runs add up to 59 km, which ranks it #39 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 0.7% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 491 m long.

Slopes at Le Grand-Bornand

About 65% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 25% intermediate and 4% advanced or expert, which makes Le Grand-Bornand a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 26 lifts: 10 chairlifts, 7 button lifts, 4 magic carpets, 3 drag lifts, 2 gondolas. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 930 m up to 2,026 m, a vertical drop of 1,096 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 Le Grand-Bornand

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), about 29 km away in a straight line — roughly 38 minutes by car; Geneva International Airport (GVA) is 41 km away. Nearby ski areas include Le Reposoir Chalet Neuf (3.6 km), Le Reposoir (0.9 km), Plateau de Solaison and Mont Saxonnex (6.6 km), which together add 107 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.