Les Contamines ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Les Contamines is a ski area in Hauteluce, Savoie, France. Its 65 mapped downhill runs add up to 58 km, which ranks it #41 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 0.6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 889 m long.

Slopes at Les Contamines

About 41% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 40% intermediate and 18% advanced or expert, which makes Les Contamines a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 25 lifts: 9 chairlifts, 8 button lifts, 4 gondolas, 4 drag lifts. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,157 m up to 2,444 m, a vertical drop of 1,287 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 Les Contamines

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), about 48 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 2 min by car; Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) is 65 km away. Nearby ski areas include Evasion Mont Blanc (293.0 km), Megève (140.9 km), Les Houches - Saint-Gervais (36.0 km) and Espace Diamant (199.3 km), which together add 756 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.