Les Trois Vallées ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Les Trois Vallées is a ski area in Brides-les-Bains, Savoie, France. Its 877 mapped downhill runs add up to 542 km, which ranks it #1 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 618 m long.

Slopes at Les Trois Vallées

About 60% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 28% intermediate and 12% advanced or expert, which makes Les Trois Vallées a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 169 lifts: 55 chairlifts, 37 gondolas, 33 button lifts, 31 magic carpets, 6 cable cars, 4 rope tows, 2 drag lifts, 1 funicular. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,110 m up to 3,220 m, a vertical drop of 2,110 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 52.8 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Les Trois Vallées

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), about 63 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 23 min by car; Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) is 75 km away. Nearby ski areas include Méribel (142.0 km), Les Ménuires (120.4 km), Val Thorens (115.4 km) and Val Thorens - Orelle (141.1 km), which together add 693 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.