Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle
Not retained (conflicting sources): ski lifts.
Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle or Flumet-Mont-Blanc is a winter sports resort in the Val d'Arly, located in the communes of Flumet and Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle in the département of Savoie, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is part of the Espace Diamant ski area.

Live webcams
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Official players of the resort, live image. 4 more cameras on the webcam page. Checked on 16 October 2026.
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Snow, opening and weather
Snow report →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 COL-DES-SAISIES station (1,614 m)
Source: Météo-France, COL-DES-SAISIES weather station, 7.4 km away. Hourly measurement — not the resort’s own snow report.
Avalanche danger
Good snow from mid-January to mid-March. 86 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, and 472 cm of fresh snow, measured over 34 winters at the Météo-France “GRAND BORNAND” station. Fortnight by fortnight, over 34 measured winters →
3-day forecast
Village 1,010 m · top 2,069 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.
Seven criteria rated from 1 to 5 stars, in half-stars, from this page's sourced data. A rating is a rank among the 315 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: 2,069 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,000 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 86 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 93%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?4 / 5
Km skiable from the resort, linked area included: 192 km
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?3 / 5
Adult day pass: €52 · Day pass price per km of pistes: €0.27/km · Adult 6-day pass: €260 · Price read at a neighbouring resort of the same area
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?3 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 76% · Special prices out of 4 (beginner, child, family, free age): 2 · 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 17 · Nearest railway station: 25 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 13
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?3 / 5
Bars and pubs: 1 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 16 · Upcoming events: 2 · Collective tourist beds: 80 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?1.5 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 0 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 0% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 1 · Adult day pass: €52 — 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 declared by the resort (ANMSM, official website), STRMTG register, OpenStreetMap; snow depth observed at the Météo-France station, ERA5-Land model) ; ski area (figures declared by the resort (ANMSM, official website), national lift register (STRMTG), OpenStreetMap) ; 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).
Lift passes 2025-2026
All prices (child, family, season) →€312 6 days
Read on the official price list, full price, excluding promotions. Domaine Espace Diamant pass, covering the whole linked area, read on the list of Domaine de Praz sur Arly. 2025-2026 season, the latest price list published. Official price list ↗
- Skiable vertical
- 1,069 m
- Cross-country skiing
- 13 named trails — 104 km of marked loops (35 km of distinct track: the loops overlap) · Les Saisies area, 4.2 km from the resort
Ski-area figures — village, bottom, top, km of the linked area: ANMSM — figures declared by the resort (16 Oct) . In a linked ski area the map cannot tell where the resort ends: its own km stay “n/a” until the resort declares them.
The ski area in figures
Measured on 7 October 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 Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle
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Collective accommodation
80 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 1 hotel · 35 rooms
- 1 holiday village or family centre · 80 bed spaces
Commune: Flumet · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
Stay & accommodation
Gear & equipment
Beyond skiing at Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle
Without skis on — 10 km of snowshoe and walking trails · 1 sledging run
Ice rink
- Patinoire · Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe · 1.7 km away
- Patinoire de plein air · Megève · 8 km away
- Patinoire olympique · Megève · 8 km away
Swimming pool
- Spa des Cîmes - Hôtel Mont Charvin · Cohennoz · 4.9 km away
- Piscines intérieures · Megève · 7.9 km away
- Piscine olympique extérieure · Megève · 7.9 km away
- Pataugeoire intérieure · Megève · 7.9 km away
Spa and thermal baths
- Pure Altitude Longevity Spa du Lodge Park · Megève · 7.8 km away
- Saunas · Megève · 8 km away
- Hammam · Megève · 8 km away
Paragliding
- Megève Aventure Parapente · Praz-sur-Arly · 3.6 km away
- Aravis Parapente · La Clusaz · 6.6 km away
- Megève Parapente · Megève · 7.8 km away
Museum
- Musée digital - L'agriculture de montagne et nos savoir-faire fromagers · Flumet · 0 km away
- Musée de la Maison du Meunier et Moulin à Tienne · Flumet · 1.3 km away
- Musée "La Maison des Contes de Fées" · Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe · 1.9 km away
- Musée de l'Ermitage du Calvaire · Megève · 8.2 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.
Ski schools and practical information
Ski school
ESF St Nicolas Flumet Val Arly
29 instructors
🇬🇧 18 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
Source: esf.net
All about the ski school in Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle →
Resort contacts and documents
- Tourist office
- Office de Tourisme du Val d'Arly - Flumet/St Nicolas la Chapelle · 11 Rue du Mont Blanc, 73590 · 0479316108 · info@flumet-montblanc.com (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
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.
Resort data: declared by Office de Tourisme du Val d'Arly - Flumet/St Nicolas la Chapelle and distributed by ANMSM · read on 16 October
Off the pistes: off-piste and ski touring
The resorts for off-piste skiing →Named itineraries: Ancienne piste noire Aigle · Piste ancienne rouge Petite Caste · Piste ancienne verte · Piste ancienne bleue Chamois · Piste ancienne bleue Lievre · Piste ancienne rouge Epervier
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
12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle — up to 1,200 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ban Rouge · Depuis Praz sur Arly | 2.1 · E1 · F | 983 m | 1,000 → 1,983 m | n/a | 3.5 km |
| La Croix Cartier · Arête SE par Nanchard | 2.3 · PD | 854 m | 980 → 1,834 m | E | 3.5 km |
| La Croix Cartier · Par Nanchard et Chaucisse | 2.2 · PD- | 800 m | 1,000 → 1,804 m | S | 3.5 km |
| La Croix Cartier · Par le Plan Dessus | 2.2 · E1 · PD | 600 m | 1,320 → 1,834 m | n/a | 4.3 km |
The other 8 routes, with grades and vertical →
Source: Camptocamp.org topo guide (CC BY-SA), routes starting within 10 km, read on 13 October 2026. Descriptions and photos are on Camptocamp; an empty cell is a field nobody has filled in. Camptocamp ski touring routes ↗
Piste map
Open on OpenSnowMap ↗Official piste map
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 Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle
From Paris: 6 hr 38 (612 km) by road.
By road
- From Annecy: 1 hr 01 · 51 km
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 02 · 77 km
- From Genève: 1 hr 11 · 78 km
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 19 · 106 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 12 · 175 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 2 hr 22 · 199 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 2 hr 46 · 224 km
- From Besançon: 3 hr 40 · 252 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 46 · 333 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 05 · 341 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 29 · 403 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 34 · 413 km
- From Strasbourg: 5 hr 35 · 469 km
- From Nancy: 5 hr 49 · 537 km
- From Perpignan: 5 hr 51 · 551 km
- From Nice: 5 hr 56 · 490 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 38 · 612 km
- From Toulouse: 6 hr 46 · 637 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 04 · 731 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 41 · 827 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Albertville station
regional station · then 25 min drive (25 km)
Nearest main station: Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux, 1 hr 01 by road.
No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables (checked on 11 October 2026): ask the resort about a private shuttle or a taxi.
Shuttles and buses from the station: see the resort’s official website.
By plane
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 1 hr 13 by road · 84 km
- Genève (GVA): 1 hr 36 by road · 86 km
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Charging an electric car
2 charging stations within 2 km
4 charging points · up to 24 kW
- FLUMET - Chemin de la revue, Parking Trou du diable · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 24 kW · 1.3 km
- NOTRE DAME DE BELLECOMBE - 160 route de la Cour · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 24 kW · 1.8 km
Freely accessible charge points read from the French national EV charging database (data.gouv.fr ↗, operators’ own declarations), checked on 9 October 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.
Translated from the French Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), machine translation.
Frequently asked questions
How high is Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle?
Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle sits at 1,010 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,069 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle have?
From Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle you can ski 192 km of slopes across Espace Diamant.
What is the longest piste in Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle?
The longest piste is Sangliers: 6 km (red run), for 357 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 Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle?
The highest lift, Douce, tops out at 2,039 m (IGN RGE ALTI terrain model). The 81 lifts mapped on OpenStreetMap total 64 km.
How much is a lift pass in Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle?
The adult day pass for the Domaine Espace Diamant linked area costs €52 and the 6-day pass €312 (2025-2026 season, the latest price list published, read on the official price list of Domaine de Praz sur Arly).
How do I get to Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle?
By road, Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle is 1 hr 01 from Annecy (51 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Albertville, 25 min by road from the resort. No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables. The nearest airport is Chambéry-Savoie, 1 hr 13 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle?
6 hr 38 for 612 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 Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle?
Good snow from mid-January to mid-March. 86 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, and 472 cm of fresh snow, measured over 34 winters at the Météo-France “GRAND BORNAND” station. This verdict rests on 34 winters of Météo-France measurements (1992-2026); in season the daily report prevails.
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