Albiez-Montrond
ClosedAlbiez-Montrond is a French commune situated in the département of Savoie, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Translated from the French Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), machine translation.
Seven criteria rated from 1 to 5 stars, in half-stars, from this page's sourced data. A rating is a rank among the 322 French resorts we cover — 5 stars means “among the best in France on this point”, not “perfect”. Nobody types these in.
- SnowCan you count on the snow?2.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 2,496 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,291 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 31 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 76%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?3 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 35 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 35 km · Lifts: 12 · Balance between piste levels: 77%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?n/a
Not rated: “adult day pass” is missing from this page.
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?1.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 34% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 0 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 1
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 41 · Nearest railway station: 26 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 1 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 29
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?2.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 1 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 5 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 984 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?1 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 0 · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 — index: what the map and the listings publish
“Atmosphere” and “Luxury” are indexes: they count what OpenStreetMap and the event listings publish within 2.5 km (bars, nightclubs, rated hotels, spas, upcoming events), not what you experience there. A zero means “nothing mapped”, not “nothing there”. Sources per criterion: snow (altitudes (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata), snow depth observed at the Météo-France station, ERA5-Land model) ; ski area (OpenStreetMap pistes and lifts, linked area (Wikidata)) ; value (the resort’s official price list) ; families and beginners (OpenStreetMap pistes, price list, ESF ski school, Famille Plus label, OpenStreetMap leisure) ; access (OSRM drive times from 20 cities, SNCF stations, GTFS shuttles, airports) ; atmosphere and après-ski (bars, nightclubs and restaurants within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap), upcoming events (OpenAgenda), collective tourist beds (INSEE)) ; luxury and comfort (rated hotels within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap) and by category across the commune (INSEE), spas and boutiques (OpenStreetMap), day pass price).
Open pistes and lifts will appear here during the season, as published by the resort. Out of season we show nothing rather than a misleading zero.
Right now at the ST-SORLIN D'ARVES station (1,694 m)
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 738 m · top 2,496 m
Forecast corrected for altitude; fresh snow = forecast total at the top; UV = peak of the day. Beyond 3 days, check the resort’s own report. Source:Open-Meteo.
Average snow depth by month
Good snow from February to March.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.5 h · Dec 5.7 h · Jan 6.1 h · Feb 7.5 h · Mar 8.6 h · Apr 10.1 h — 26 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November—no record
- December36 cmVariable · 54%
- January52 cmVariable · 77%
- February65 cmGood skiing · 91%
- March64 cmGood skiing · 83%
- April41 cmVariable · 60%
- May—no record
30 cm on the ground: the benchmark for groomed-piste skiing. Bar = monthly average depth; percentage = share of time above 30 cm.
- Good skiing: 30 cm on more than 8 days in 10
- Variable: 30 cm on 5 to 8 days in 10
- Insufficient: 30 cm less than one day in two
Snow actually measured, winter by winter
61 complete winters measured, from 1959-1960 to 2021-2022 — on average 31 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec11 cmInsufficient · 12 %
- 16-31 Dec18 cmInsufficient · 24 %
- 1-15 Jan23 cmInsufficient · 30 %
- 16-31 Jan28 cmInsufficient · 38 %
- 1-15 Feb30 cmInsufficient · 40 %
- 16-29 Feb25 cmInsufficient · 36 %
- 1-15 Mar14 cmInsufficient · 18 %
- 16-31 Mar7 cmInsufficient · 8 %
- 1-15 Apr4 cmInsufficient · 4 %
- Best winter of the series
- 1962-1963 — 115 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1963-1964 — 0 day at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 287 cm a winter on average, spread over 34 days of snowfall. Measured over 69 complete winters, from 1950-1951 to 2021-2022.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 96 cm — 1970-1971
- Snowiest winter
- 1977-1978 — 646 cm
- Leanest winter
- 1996-1997 — 85 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →32 pistes, by level — 35 km
- Skiable vertical
- 1,205 m (1,291 m → 2,496 m)
- Lifts
- 3 chairlifts, 8 drag lifts
- Piste aspect
- N 34% · E 33% · S 1% · W 32% (descent direction of 32 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Mountain restaurants
- Le Thé Lait Ski (1626 m) · Hôtel Restaurant La Rua (1521 m)
- Tourist office
- Office de tourisme Montagnicimes - Albiez · Place Opinel, Chef-lieu-ALBIEZ-MONTROND, 73300 · 04 79 59 30 48 · [email protected] (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Piste map (PDF)
- Plan pistes - Albiez hiver 2024-2025 (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
Resort data: declared by Office de tourisme Montagnicimes - Albiez and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September
Pistes and lifts surveyed on OpenStreetMap within 4 km of the resort — for a resort in a linked area, the figure may include neighbouring pistes.
Lift passes detail →
The price list for this resort is being collected: most resorts publish winter prices between September and November.
The ski area in figures
Measured on OpenStreetMap (altitudes: IGN RGE ALTI), not taken from the brochure. The vertical above is that of one piste, not of the whole ski area.
Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to Albiez-Montrond only (“ALBIEZ MONTROND”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Albiez-Montrond
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (3) →Official players of the resort, live image. Checked on 18 September 2026.
Piste map
Open on OpenSnowMap ↗Pistes coloured by level, lifts as lines. The resort’s official map is the reference in season.
Base map © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · pistes © OpenSnowMap (CC-BY-SA) · data ©OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Getting to Albiez-Montrond
From Paris: 7 hr 05 (660 km) by road.
By road
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 17 · 91 km
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 34 · 120 km
- From Annecy: 1 hr 46 · 138 km
- From Genève: 2 hr 16 · 176 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 28 · 189 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 2 hr 37 · 213 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 3 hr 01 · 238 km
- From Dijon: 4 hr 20 · 390 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 20 · 358 km
- From Besançon: 4 hr 36 · 348 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 44 · 417 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 49 · 427 km
- From Nice: 5 hr 23 · 423 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 06 · 565 km
- From Nancy: 6 hr 27 · 601 km
- From Strasbourg: 6 hr 31 · 566 km
- From Toulouse: 7 hr 02 · 652 km
- From Paris: 7 hr 05 · 660 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 19 · 745 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 56 · 842 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Arvan station
regional station · then 26 min drive (17 km)
Nearest main station: Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux, 1 hr 16 by road.
- From Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Arvan station (stop “Rue Ramassot”): line S33 — ST-JEAN DE MAURIENNE ↔ ALBIEZ MONTROND (REGION - cars Région Savoie), 20 min to the “La Cochette” stop — 1 departure a day on weekdays · first 12:10, last 17:50 · timetable from 15 December 2026 to 15 April 2027 · official timetable ↗
Direct journeys read from the official timetable files published on transport.data.gouv.fr — no connections.
By plane
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 1 hr 29 by road · 99 km
- Grenoble-Alpes-Isère (GNB): 2 hr 07 by road · 166 km
Take me there
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Charging an electric car
No freely accessible charge point is declared within 2 km of the resort (checked on 9 September 2026). Covered car parks in the resort may offer chargers reserved for their customers: those are not listed here.
Freely accessible charge points read from the French national EV charging database (data.gouv.fr ↗, operators’ own declarations), checked on 9 September 2026. Check availability before you leave: the database says what is installed, not what is free tonight.
Road conditions
From 1 November to 31 March, snow chains or winter tyres are compulsory in most mountain areas (French “Loi Montagne II”).
Driving times computed on the OpenStreetMap road network (OSRM), SNCF stations (open data), airports (Wikidata). Indicative, not a timetable: allow extra time in snow.
Off-piste & ski touring
The resorts for off-piste skiing →Named itineraries: Enfers · Hord piste Combe Genin · Mottes
Itineraries surveyed on OpenStreetMap within a 4 km radius (7 September 2026): “marked” means an itinerary exists on the map, not that it is open or safe on the day.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Albiez-Montrond — up to 1,850 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Col d'Emy · Versant W | 3.1 · E1 · AD- | 1,215 m | 1,480 → 2,694 m | W | 2.2 km |
| Crête de Lacha · Versant W | 2.2 · E2 · PD- | 859 m | 1,364 → 2,223 m | W | 3 km |
| Casse Massion · Casse Massion par Les Karellis | n/a | 833 m | 1,600 → 2,433 m | E · NE | 3 km |
| Grande Chible · Versant SW de l'antécime NW en boucle | 3.2 · E1 · AD | 1,040 m | 1,834 → 2,932 m | n/a | 3.2 km |
| Pointe d'Emy · Couloir Myosotis (W) | 5.3 · E3 · ED- | 1,100 m | 1,600 → 2,700 m | NW · W | 3.3 km |
| Pointe d'Emy · Couloir N | 4.2 · E2 · D+ | 1,280 m | 1,520 → 2,797 m | N | 3.4 km |
| Pointe d'Emy · Versant NW par le Col d'Albanne | 3.3 · PD+ | 1,270 m | 1,520 → 2,797 m | NW · N | 3.7 km |
| Pointe d'Emy · Variante au couloir N | 4.2 · E2 | n/a | n/a | N | 3.9 km |
| Tête d'Albiez le Vieux · Par la combe de la Rama | 2.1 · E1 · F | 872 m | 1,600 → 2,472 m | NE | 4.2 km |
| Pointe des Chaudannes · Par les pistes des Karellis | 2.1 · E1 · F | 950 m | 2,519 m | NE | 4.3 km |
| Grande Chible · Face W en boucle par le Col d'Emy et le Pas de Pertuité | 4.1 · E2 · D | 1,850 m | 1,440 → 2,931 m | W | 4.4 km |
| Mont Charvin · Versant NNE par Arrondaz | 3.1 · E1 | 961 m | 1,238 → 2,207 m | NE | 4.4 km |
Source: Camptocamp.org topo guide (CC BY-SA), routes starting within 10 km, read on 13 September 2026. Descriptions and photos are on Camptocamp; an empty cell is a field nobody has filled in. Camptocamp ski touring routes ↗
Beyond skiing at Albiez-Montrond
Toboggan runs
- Tubing · Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire · 7.3 km away
Swimming pool
- Espace Aquatique et Piscine · Montricher-Albanne · 5 km away
- Piscine extérieure chauffée · Villarembert · 6 km away
- Centre nautique et Espace aqualudique · Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne · 6.9 km away
- Spa d’altitude Ô des Cimes – Résidence CGH L'Alpaga · Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire · 7.4 km away
Dog sledding
- MUSHING SPIRIT · Valloire · 9.1 km away
Paragliding
- Parapente Air Line - Activités · Albiez-Montrond · 0.1 km away
- Corbier Parapente · Villarembert · 6.3 km away
- Parapente Airline · Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire · 7.7 km away
Museum
- L'Espace rural de Gévoudaz · Albiez-Montrond · 2.4 km away
- Musée de la Résistance Rosine Perrier · Villargondran · 5.2 km away
- Ecomusée "Montricher autrefois" · Montricher-Albanne · 6 km away
- Musée des Costumes, Arts et Traditions Populaires · Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne · 6.4 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma Casse-Massion · Albiez-Montrond · 0.4 km away
- Cinéma · Montricher-Albanne · 5.1 km away
- Cinéma les Aiguilles · Saint-Jean-d'Arves · 5.9 km away
- Cinéma Star · Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne · 6.4 km away
Source: DATAtourisme (open data), within 10 km of the resort; places in a large town of the valley are left out. Checked on 12 September 2026. Opening times and prices are the operator’s — check before you go.
Practical information
Collective accommodation
984 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 2 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 984 bed spaces
Commune: Albiez-Montrond · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
Tourist office
Office de tourisme
Ski school
ESF Albiez Montrond
29 instructors
🇬🇧 22 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Cinema · Espace culturel Casse Massion
In case of accident
112 — the European emergency number, free of charge, triggers mountain rescue. On the pistes, the ski patrol number is printed on the piste map and at lift ticket offices. Piste rescue is charged: check your insurance or take the option sold with the lift pass.
Nearby resorts
Frequently asked questions
How high is Albiez-Montrond?
Albiez-Montrond sits at 738 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,496 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Albiez-Montrond have?
Albiez-Montrond has 35 km of pistes served by 12 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
How high do the lifts go in Albiez-Montrond?
The highest lift, Chatel (platter lift), tops out at 2,006 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Albiez-Montrond have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 12 installations at Albiez-Montrond (2 chairlifts, 8 drag lifts, 2 magic carpets), for an authorised capacity of 8,140 people per hour, of which 1,500 for Echaux alone. The fleet spans 1967 to 2017, an average age of 31 years. This count covers the resort itself, magic carpets included, not the whole linked ski area — a resort brochure often announces a different number. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How do I get to Albiez-Montrond?
By road, Albiez-Montrond is 1 hr 17 from Chambéry (91 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Arvan, 26 min by road from the resort. From Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Arvan station, line S33 — ST-JEAN DE MAURIENNE ↔ ALBIEZ MONTROND (REGION - cars Région Savoie) reaches the “La Cochette” stop in 20 min, 1 departure a day on weekdays. The nearest airport is Chambéry-Savoie, 1 hr 29 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Albiez-Montrond?
7 hr 05 for 660 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
Is the snow reliable in Albiez-Montrond?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
Is Albiez-Montrond good for beginners and families?
34% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather technical area.
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