Valmorel ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Valmorel is a ski area in La Léchère, Savoie, France. Its 144 mapped downhill runs add up to 74 km, which ranks it #33 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 0.8% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 511 m long.

Slopes at Valmorel

About 74% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 17% intermediate and 8% advanced or expert, which makes Valmorel a good choice for beginners and families. 16.7 km (23%) of the runs have snowmaking, which helps early and late in the season.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 33 lifts: 13 button lifts, 6 chairlifts, 6 magic carpets, 4 gondolas, 2 drag lifts, 1 rope tow, 1 cable car. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,219 m up to 2,399 m, a vertical drop of 1,180 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 Valmorel

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), about 47 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 2 min by car; Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) is 59 km away. Nearby ski areas include Le Grand Domaine (125.1 km), Saint François Longchamp (14.0 km), Méribel (142.0 km) and Notre Dame du Pré, which together add 401 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.