Brides-les-Bains
Brides-les-Bains is a French commune located in the département of Savoie, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its administrative centre constitutes a valley-bottom village of the massif de la Vanoise, in Tarentaise, and the commune had 442 inhabitants in 2023.
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: 1,350 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,350 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 34 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 99%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?2 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 6 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 425 km · Lifts: 5 · Balance between piste levels: 66%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?3 / 5
Adult day pass: €70 · Day pass price per km of pistes: €0.16/km · Adult 6-day pass: €350 · Price read at a neighbouring resort of the same area
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?2.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 91% · Magic carpets: 2 · Sledging runs: 0 · Special prices out of 4 (beginner, child, family, free age): 0 · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 1
- AccessIs it easy to get to?4.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 30 · Nearest railway station: 8 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 3 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 16
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?2 / 5
Bars and pubs: 1 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 3 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 405 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?2.5 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 1 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 31% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 · Adult day pass: €70 — 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-JEAN DE BELLEVILLE station (1,150 m)
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 556 m · top 1,350 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 December to May: a long, reliable season.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.3 h · Dec 5.6 h · Jan 5.9 h · Feb 7.1 h · Mar 8.2 h · Apr 9.8 h — 25 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November28 cmInsufficient · 44%
- December89 cmGood skiing · 97%
- January135 cmGood skiing · 100%
- February161 cmGood skiing · 100%
- March177 cmGood skiing · 100%
- April153 cmGood skiing · 100%
- May92 cmGood skiing · 85%
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
37 complete winters measured, from 1985-1986 to 2021-2022 — on average 34 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec8 cmInsufficient · 8 %
- 16-31 Dec14 cmInsufficient · 17 %
- 1-15 Jan19 cmInsufficient · 24 %
- 16-31 Jan26 cmInsufficient · 39 %
- 1-15 Feb30 cmInsufficient · 48 %
- 16-29 Feb30 cmInsufficient · 48 %
- 1-15 Mar20 cmInsufficient · 30 %
- 16-31 Mar8 cmInsufficient · 10 %
- 1-15 Apr1 cmInsufficient · 1 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2017-2018 — 91 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1992-1993 — 0 day at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 153 cm a winter on average, spread over 24 days of snowfall. Measured over 37 complete winters.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 65 cm — 1994-1995
- Snowiest winter
- 1994-1995 — 316 cm
- Leanest winter
- 1996-1997 — 22 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →11 pistes, by level — 6 km
- Lifts
- 2 gondolas, 1 drag lift, 2 magic carpets
- Cross-country skiing
- 7 named trails — 69 km of marked loops (21 km of distinct track: the loops overlap), 2.7 km from the resortOpenStreetMap, lengths measured on the geometry, surveyed on 12 September 2026. A trail with no difficulty tag is shown as "n/a" — never guessed.
See the trails(7)
Trail Level Length Méribel Altiport - Courchevel La Tania n/a 15 km Méribel Altiport - Courchevel 1850 n/a 15 km Le Plantin - Méribel Altiport n/a 12 km Courchevel 1850 - La Tania n/a 12 km Le Fontany - Méribel Altiport n/a 8.1 km Le Bouc Blanc n/a 5.3 km L’Altiport - Méribel Altiport n/a 1.4 km - Piste aspect
- N 100% · E 0% · S 0% · W 0% (descent direction of 7 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Mountain restaurants
- Farçon (1359 m) · Les Marmottons (1354 m) · La Taiga (1340 m) · L'Arbé (1119 m)
- Tourist office
- Office de Tourisme de Brides-les-Bains · 2, Place du Centenaire, 73570 · 0479552064 · [email protected] (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Piste map (PDF)
- BRIDES LES BAINS_plan des pistes (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Resort app
- Android (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
Resort data: declared by Office de Tourisme de Brides-les-Bains 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 (2026-2027) detail →
| Adult pass | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 day | €70 |
| 6 days | €350 |
Read on the official price list, full price, excluding promotions. Price list of the linked area, read on Les Menuires. Official price list ↗
The ski area in figures
Measured on 9 September 2026Measured 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.
Staying and hiring gear in Brides-les-Bains
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (8) →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 Brides-les-Bains
From Paris: 6 hr 52 (652 km) by road.
By road
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 05 · 83 km
- From Annecy: 1 hr 20 · 77 km
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 21 · 112 km
- From Genève: 2 hr 02 · 123 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 15 · 182 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 2 hr 25 · 205 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 2 hr 49 · 230 km
- From Dijon: 4 hr 07 · 383 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 08 · 350 km
- From Besançon: 4 hr 22 · 295 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 32 · 410 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 37 · 419 km
- From Perpignan: 5 hr 53 · 557 km
- From Nice: 5 hr 58 · 497 km
- From Nancy: 6 hr 14 · 593 km
- From Strasbourg: 6 hr 17 · 513 km
- From Toulouse: 6 hr 49 · 644 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 52 · 652 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 06 · 737 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 44 · 834 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains station
regional station · then 8 min drive (6 km)
Nearest main station: Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux, 1 hr 03 by road.
- From Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains station (stop “Gare Routiere”): line S66 — PRALOGNAN ↔ CHAMPAGNY ↔ MOUTIERS (REGION - cars Région Savoie), 12 min to the “Les Sybelles” stop — 2 departures a day on weekdays · first 13:00, last 17:45 · timetable from 15 December 2026 to 15 April 2027 · official timetable ↗
- From Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains station (stop “Gare Routiere”): line S65 — COURCHEVEL ↔ MOUTIERS (REGION - cars Région Savoie), 19 min to the “Les Sybelles” stop — 1 departure a day on weekdays · first 13:00, last 17:45 · 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 16 by road · 91 km
- Grenoble-Alpes-Isère (GNB): 1 hr 54 by road · 158 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Brides-les-Bains as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
Charging an electric car
1 charging station within 2 km
3 charging points · up to 22 kW
- 20 Avenue du Comte Greyfié de Bellecombe · QOVOLTIS · 3 points · 22 kW · 0.2 km
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 →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 Brides-les-Bains — up to 2,002 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont Jovet · Par les Monts depuis Brides-Les-Bains | 2.3 · E1 · F+ | 2,002 m | 556 → 2,558 m | NE · SE · SW | 4 km |
| Dou de Moûtiers · Versant SE depuis Villemartin | 1.2 · E1 · PD- | 1,025 m | 1,276 → 2,301 m | SE | 5.4 km |
| Dos de Crêt Voland · En boucle par le Roc de la Lune, Le Prés des Cristaux et la Combe des Dogettes | 1.1 · E1 · F | 900 m | 1,589 → 2,092 m | SW | 5.8 km |
| Dos de Crêt Voland · Depuis Béranger | 1.2 · E1 | 511 m | 1,581 → 2,092 m | SW | 5.8 km |
| Mont Jovet · Versant S | 2.3 · E1 · PD | 1,070 m | 1,520 → 2,558 m | S · SW · SE | 6.2 km |
| Dou de Moûtiers · Face W | 2.2 · E1 | 1,177 m | 1,270 → 2,447 m | W · NW | 6.4 km |
| Mont Jovet · Versant NW | 2.2 · E1 · PD- | 1,290 m | 1,270 → 2,558 m | NW | 6.5 km |
| Dou de Moûtiers · par la face N et le mont des Archets | 3.1 · E3 · AD | 1,500 m | 1,250 → 2,489 m | N | 6.7 km |
| Mont des Archets · Voie normale depuis Notre-Dame-du Pré | n/a | 1,167 m | 1,270 → 2,437 m | N | 7 km |
| Le Verdet · La Combe Cure | n/a · PD | 1 m | 2,294 → 2,294 m | NE | 7.1 km |
| Le Verdet · Itinéraire de Béranger | n/a · PD- | 1 m | 2,294 → 2,294 m | NW | 7.1 km |
| Le Verdet · Itinéraire de Saint Martin | n/a · PD- | 1 m | 2,294 → 2,294 m | W | 7.1 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 Brides-les-Bains
Toboggan runs
- Piste de luge (Courchevel 1850 - Courchevel Village) · Courchevel · 6.7 km away
- Piste de luge Moriond Racing · Courchevel · 7.8 km away
Swimming pool
- Piscine publique · Brides-les-Bains · 0.2 km away
- Piscine en plein-air de la Tania · Courchevel · 3.2 km away
- Parc Olympique · Les Allues · 6.6 km away
- Aquamotion · Courchevel · 7.4 km away
Spa and thermal baths
- Le Grand Spa Thermal · Brides-les-Bains · 0.1 km away
- Les Thermes de Brides-Les-Bains · Brides-les-Bains · 0.1 km away
- Aquamotion - SPA · Courchevel · 7.4 km away
Paragliding
- Team FBI Parapente Tandem · Courchevel · 4.9 km away
- DEJOUY Jean-Jacques - Parapente · Courchevel · 5.7 km away
- Audacius by Prosneige Parapente · Les Allues · 6.5 km away
- TandemTOP Paragliding · Courchevel · 6.7 km away
Museum
- Musée des Allues · Les Allues · 2.4 km away
- Galerie d'exposition / Patio au Centre Culturel Marius Hudry · Moûtiers · 4.3 km away
- Centre Culturel Marius Hudry · Moûtiers · 4.3 km away
- Musée des Traditions Populaires · Moûtiers · 4.3 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma Le Doron · Brides-les-Bains · 0 km away
- Cinéma "Le Rex" · Moûtiers · 4.6 km away
- Cinéma Méribel-Mottaret · Les Allues · 8.9 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
405 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 13 hotels · 501 rooms (2 × 4★, 9 × 3★, 2 × 2★)
- 3 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 320 bed spaces
- 1 youth hostel or sports centre · 85 bed spaces
- 1 campsite · 94 pitches
Commune: Brides-les-Bains · 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
Days without skiing
- Cinema · Le Doron
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 Brides-les-Bains?
Brides-les-Bains sits at 556 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,350 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Brides-les-Bains have?
Brides-les-Bains has 6 km of pistes served by 5 lifts, within the linked Les 3 Vallées area (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Brides-les-Bains?
The longest piste is Biolley: 8 km (blue run), for 375 m of vertical. Measured on the OpenStreetMap map, segments of the same name and level joined end to end, altitudes from the IGN RGE ALTI terrain model — a resort sometimes advertises a longer run by chaining several pistes.
How high do the lifts go in Brides-les-Bains?
The highest lift, Saulire Express 2, tops out at 2,700 m (IGN RGE ALTI terrain model). The 83 lifts mapped on OpenStreetMap total 93 km.
How much is a lift pass in Brides-les-Bains?
The adult day pass costs €70 and the 6-day pass €350 (2026-2027, read on the official price list, shared with Les Menuires).
How do I get to Brides-les-Bains?
By road, Brides-les-Bains is 1 hr 05 from Chambéry (83 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains, 8 min by road from the resort. From Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains station, line S66 — PRALOGNAN ↔ CHAMPAGNY ↔ MOUTIERS (REGION - cars Région Savoie) reaches the “Les Sybelles” stop in 12 min, 2 departures a day on weekdays. The nearest airport is Chambéry-Savoie, 1 hr 16 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Brides-les-Bains?
6 hr 52 for 652 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 Brides-les-Bains?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to ten winters of reanalysis (estimate); in season the daily report prevails.
Is Brides-les-Bains good for beginners and families?
91% of the pistes are green or blue: a very accessible area.
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