Le Grand Domaine ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Le Grand Domaine is a ski area in La Léchère, Savoie, France. Its 220 mapped downhill runs add up to 125 km, which ranks it #21 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 1.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 568 m long.

Slopes at Le Grand Domaine

About 74% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 19% intermediate and 7% advanced or expert, which makes Le Grand Domaine a good choice for beginners and families. 28.6 km (23%) of the runs have snowmaking, which helps early and late in the season.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 53 lifts: 17 button lifts, 13 chairlifts, 12 magic carpets, 4 gondolas, 4 drag lifts, 2 rope tows, 1 cable car. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,219 m up to 2,515 m, a vertical drop of 1,296 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 Domaine

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), about 46 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 0 min by car; Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) is 59 km away. Nearby ski areas include Valmorel (73.6 km), Saint François Longchamp (14.0 km), Méribel (142.0 km) and Les Ménuires (120.4 km), which together add 350 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.