The Bonneval sur Arc ski area

Bonneval sur Arc has 31 km of pistes, 11 lifts carrying 7,881 people an hour, 1,200 m of vertical, from 1,800 m to 3,000 m. 16 green runs, 18 blue, 7 red and 3 black.

Bonneval sur Arc is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Savoie), in the commune of Bonneval-sur-Arc. The village sits at 1,800 m and the ski area rises to 3,000 m, a skiable vertical of 1,200 m.

Runs by level

44 runs over 31 km:

16 green 18 blue 7 red 3 black
Vertical drop
1,200 m — from 1,800 m to 3,000 m
Slope aspect
49 % west · 48 % north · 2 % east — computed from the fall line of 26 runs

As declared by the resort(ANMSM feed)

Ski area
Bonneval-sur-Arc
Lifts
3 chairlifts · 7 drag lifts
Altitude
1,800 m → 3,000 m
Beginners
Beginner zone
Fun & sledging
fun zone
Nordic
Liaison Bessans Bonneval-sur Arc · 8 km
Passes (as declared)
Child, 1 day (resort pass) €25.50 · Child, 2 days (resort pass) €48.50 · Child, 3 days (resort pass) €72 · Child, 4 days (resort pass) €95 · Child, 5 days (resort pass) €115 · Child, 6 days (resort pass) €128.50 · Adult, 1 day (resort pass) €32 · Adult, 2 days (resort pass) €60.50

Figures entered by the resort itself in the ANMSM feed. Our own survey (OpenStreetMap, STRMTG register) is shown above; when the two differ, the resort usually counts its whole linked area.

The ski area in figures

Measured on 9 September 2026
8 kmLongest piste — Bartavelle (blue), 527 m of vertical
527 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 2,948 → 2,420 m, 8 km
2,937 mHighest lift top — 3000 (chairlift), national lift register
7,881Total lift capacity, people per hour — 11 installations: 3 chairlifts, 7 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet
29 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1972, newest 2017
1,300Biggest lift, people per hour — Andagne (chairlift, 1995)
7 kmTotal length of lifts — 10 lifts mapped
404 haSki area boundary (OSM)
285Inhabitants — Bonneval-sur-Arc (INSEE 73047)

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. Population: INSEE municipal population via geo.api.gouv.fr.

Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to Bonneval sur Arc only (“BONNEVAL SUR ARC”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

Register of 1 January 2025

11 lifts , carrying 7,881 people an hour in total , 29 years old on average (from 1972 to 2017).

Type (as registered, in French)CountCapacity (people/h)
Télésièges33,400
Téléskis74,480
Tapis roulants11

Lift by lift

The 11 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

LiftTypeCapacityLengthVerticalYearManufacturer
ANDAGNE Télésiège 1,300 1127 m 467 m 1995 MONTAVAL
3000 Télésiège 1,100 1427 m 527 m 1996 MONTAVAL
VALLONNET Télésiège 1,000 914 m 244 m 1988 POMAGALSKI
CHALENCON Téléski à enrouleur 800 252 m 62 m 2011 G.M.M.
PIERRE FENDUE Téléski à enrouleur 736 180 m 35 m 2017 POMAGALSKI
PRE DU VAS Téléski à enrouleur 736 138 m 11 m 2017 POMAGALSKI
LAC 2 Téléski à perche débrayable 600 763 m 179 m 2002 PINGON
LAC 1 Téléski à perche débrayable 600 763 m 179 m 1979 PINGON
BARME Téléski à perche débrayable 578 521 m 179 m 1972 MONTAZ MAUTINO
MOULINET Téléski à perche débrayable 430 890 m 222 m 1973 POMAGALSKI
PRE DU VAS Tapis roulant 1 29 m 2 m 2006 SUNKID

French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “BONNEVAL SUR ARC” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.

Official piste map

No downloadable piste map published by the resort.

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Resort data: declared by Office de tourisme de Haute Maurienne Vanoise and distributed by ANMSM · read on 25 September