Courmayeur ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Courmayeur is a ski area in Courmayeur, Valle D'Aosta, Italy. Its 102 mapped downhill runs add up to 42 km, which ranks it #27 of 277 ski areas in Italy and gives it 0.8% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 409 m long.

Slopes at Courmayeur

About 38% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 52% intermediate and 9% advanced or expert, which makes Courmayeur a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 24 lifts: 7 chairlifts, 6 cable cars, 5 magic carpets, 3 gondolas, 3 button lifts. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,204 m up to 2,749 m, a vertical drop of 1,545 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 Courmayeur

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), about 67 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 27 min by car; Geneva International Airport (GVA) is 80 km away. Nearby ski areas include Centro Fondo Arpy - Morgex, La Thuile ski (78.7 km), Crévacol (24.5 km) and Valgrisenche Ski (2.5 km), which together add 112 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.