The Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ski area
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc has 8 lifts carrying 6,720 people an hour, 2,265 m of vertical, from 1,035 m to 3,300 m.
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie). The village sits at 1,048 m and the ski area rises to 3,300 m, a skiable vertical of 2,265 m.
- Vertical drop
- 2,265 m — from 1,035 m to 3,300 m
- Slope aspect
- 49 % south · 36 % east · 12 % west · 4 % north — computed from the fall line of 34 runs
As declared by the resort(ANMSM feed)
- Pistes
- 8 pistes
- By grade
- 6 blue · 2 red
- Lifts
- 18 in total
- Nordic
- 49 km
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 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 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc only (“CHAMONIX AIGUILLE DU MIDI + CHAMONIX PLANARDS”), magic carpets included.
The lifts
Register of 1 January 20258 lifts , carrying 6,720 people an hour in total , 43 years old on average (from 1954 to 2009).
| Type (as registered, in French) | Count | Capacity (people/h) |
|---|---|---|
| Téléphériques | 3 | 1,250 |
| Télésièges | 1 | 1,870 |
| Téléskis | 3 | 1,800 |
| Tapis roulants | 1 | 1,800 |
Lift by lift
The 8 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.
| Lift | Type | Capacity | Length | Vertical | Year | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS des Planards | Télésiège | 1,870 | 637 m | 179 m | 2009 | POMAGALSKI |
| Tapis roulant des Planards | Tapis roulant | 1,800 | 30 m | 1 m | 2005 | COMPAC |
| TK du Grepon | Téléski à perche débrayable | 800 | 325 m | 50 m | 1981 | MONTAZ MAUTINO |
| TPH Aiguille Midi 1 | Téléphérique | 600 | 2543 m | 1278 m | 1954 | HECKEL |
| TK de Blaitière | Téléski à perche débrayable | 550 | 138 m | 10 m | 1987 | MONTAZ MAUTINO |
| TPH Aiguille Midi 2 | Téléphérique | 500 | 2926 m | 1475 m | 1954 | CREISSELS |
| TK des Planards | Téléski à corde | 450 | 70 m | 6 m | 2008 | SCHIPPERS |
| TC Panoramic (V.B) | Téléphérique | 150 | 5093 m | 322 m | 1957 | FUNIVIE ITALIA |
French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “CHAMONIX AIGUILLE DU MIDI + CHAMONIX PLANARDS” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.
Official piste map
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Resort data: declared by Office de Tourisme de Chamonix and distributed by ANMSM · read on 16 October