The Flaine ski area

Flaine has 28 lifts carrying 38,286 people an hour, 1,340 m of vertical, from 1,160 m to 2,500 m.

Flaine is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie), in the commune of Arâches-la-Frasse. The village sits at 1,600 m and the ski area rises to 2,500 m, a skiable vertical of 1,340 m.

Vertical drop
1,340 m — from 1,160 m to 2,500 m
Slope aspect
49 % north · 37 % west · 8 % south · 7 % east — computed from the fall line of 139 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 7 October 2026
11 kmLongest piste — Cascades (red), 1,594 m of vertical
1,594 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 2,376 → 781 m, 11 km
2,482 mHighest lift top — TPHD Grandes Platières (DMC) (double monocable gondola), national lift register
38,286Total lift capacity, people per hour — 28 installations: 3 gondolas, 9 chairlifts, 9 drag lifts, 5 magic carpets, 2 funiculars and similar
29 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1969, newest 2021
3,600Biggest lift, people per hour — TSD des Grands Vans (detachable chairlift, 2000)
59 kmTotal length of lifts — 56 lifts mapped
8,066 haSki area boundary (OSM)
1,764Inhabitants — Arâches-la-Frasse (INSEE 74014)

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 Flaine only (“FLAINE”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

Register of 1 January 2025

28 lifts , carrying 38,286 people an hour in total , 29 years old on average (from 1969 to 2021).

Type (as registered, in French)CountCapacity (people/h)
Télécabines34,726
Télésièges922,600
Téléskis97,700
Tapis roulants52,000
Funiculaires et autres21,260

Lift by lift

The 20 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

LiftTypeCapacityLengthVerticalYearManufacturer
TSD des Grands Vans Télésiège débrayable 3,600 1803 m 529 m 2000 DOPPELMAYR
TSD de Vernant Télésiège débrayable 3,200 997 m 358 m 1999 POMAGALSKI
TSD de la Tête des Verds Télésiège débrayable 3,100 1814 m 526 m 2007 DOPPELMAYR
TSD Désert Blanc Télésiège débrayable 3,000 1606 m 442 m 2011 POMAGALSKI
TS des Gérats Télésiège 2,400 309 m 92 m 2008 DOPPELMAYR
TS de Corbalanche Télésiège 2,400 706 m 261 m 1999 POMAGALSKI
TC d'Aup de Véran Télécabine 2,200 2326 m 616 m 2012 POMAGALSKI
TS de Diamant Noir Télésiège 2,000 1164 m 399 m 2013 SKIRAIL
Tapis roulant du Bissac Tapis roulant 2,000 148 m 14 m 2010 COMPAC
TSD du Lac Télésiège débrayable 2,000 989 m 104 m 1999 POMAGALSKI
TPHD Grandes Platières (DMC) Télécabine double monocâble 1,584 3052 m 880 m 1985 POMAGALSKI
TK du Lapiaz Téléski à enrouleur 1,200 1320 m 376 m 1973 DOPPELMAYR
TB Flaine Supérieur Téléphérique monocâble 942 222 m 89 m 1973 CREISSELS
TK de la Forêt Téléski à enrouleur 900 357 m 52 m 2014 G.M.M.
TK de Ballacha Téléski à enrouleur 900 521 m 92 m 2013 G.M.M.
TS des Lindars Nord Télésiège 900 1095 m 306 m 1980 POMAGALSKI
TK d'Aujon Téléski à perche débrayable 900 967 m 224 m 1972 MONTAZ MAUTINO
TK Stade de Slalom Téléski à perche débrayable 900 546 m 170 m 1969 MONTAZ MAUTINO
TK Grand Grenier Téléski à enrouleur 860 763 m 209 m 1984 MONTAZ MAUTINO
TK du Bois 2 Téléski à perche débrayable 720 855 m 250 m 1970 MONTAZ MAUTINO

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

Official piste map

Open the piste map (image, 824 KB) ↗

Published by Flaine Tourisme · file dated 9 September 2024 · link checked on 10 October 2026 · official page

Link to the resort’s own file — a piste map is a copyrighted artwork, we host no copy.

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