Chézery-Forens, Ain · France · ski area
Menthières ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Menthières is a ski area in Chézery-Forens, Ain, France with 1.7 km of mapped downhill runs and 3 lifts, between 1,070 m and 1,188 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 1.7 km
- Lifts
- 3
- Top elevation
- 1,188 m
- Vertical drop
- 118 m
- Cross-country
- 3.2 km
- Nearest airport
- GVA · 21 km
Slopes by difficulty
7 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 2 Button lifts
- 1 Magic carpets
Menthières is a ski area in Chézery-Forens, Ain, France. Its 7 mapped downhill runs add up to 1.7 km, which ranks it #201 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 0% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 246 m long.
Slopes at Menthières
About 75% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 20% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Menthières a good choice for beginners and families.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 3 lifts: 2 button lifts, 1 magic carpet. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,070 m up to 1,188 m, a vertical drop of 118 m — typical of a local ski hill. Cross-country skiers get 3.2 km of nordic trails.
Getting to Menthières
The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), about 21 km away in a straight line — roughly 28 minutes by car; Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) is 33 km away. Nearby ski areas include Giron, La Pesse / Les Bouchoux, Belleydoux and Plateau de Retord (7.3 km), which together add 7 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Menthières
- 1 GVA21 kmstraight line
- 2 NCY33 kmstraight line
- 3 CMF59 kmstraight line
- 4Lyon Saint-Exupéry AirportLYS77 kmstraight lineColombier-Saugnieu, Rhône, France
Airports in FranceTransfers & Meet & Greet →
Geneva, SwitzerlandNearby
Ski resorts near Menthières
- 7 kmGironup to 1,313 m
- 12 kmLa Pesse / Les Bouchouxup to 1,350 m
- 13 kmBelleydouxup to 988 m
- 15 kmPlateau de Retord7.3 km of slopes · 9 lifts · up to 1,227 m
- 15 kmApremontup to 1,008 m
- 16 kmMonts Jura21 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 1,659 m
- 17 kmLes Moussières1.7 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,317 m
- 18 kmLachatup to 1,058 m
- 19 kmLes Moussières / Bellecombe / Molunesup to 1,313 m
- 23 kmLes Hautes Combes0.0 km of slopes · up to 1,251 m
- 24 kmFoyer nordique du Salèveup to 1,364 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.