La Chèvrerie
La Chèvrerie is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie), in the commune of Bellevaux. The village sits at 1,105 m and the ski area rises to 1,790 m, a skiable vertical of 670 m.
The area offers 19 km of alpine pistes, 41 marked pistes (4 green, 13 blue, 22 red, 2 black), 8 ski lifts.
La Chèvrerie belongs to the linked Roc d'Enfer area: one lift pass covers the neighbouring resorts.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the longest piste runs 2 km (Chemin de la Chèvrerie à Foron) and the highest lift tops out at 1,793 m.
Access: 55 min by road from Genève and 32 min from Perrignier railway station.
1 official webcam shows the pistes live (on the French page).
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: 1,790 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,120 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 78 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 72%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?2 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 19 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 19 km · Lifts: 8 · Balance between piste levels: 77%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?n/a
Not rated: “adult day pass” is missing from this page.
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?2 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 41% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 3 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 35 · Nearest railway station: 32 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 20
- 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: 0 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?1 / 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: 0 — 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.
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,105 m · top 1,790 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 January to February.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.2 h · Dec 5.5 h · Jan 5.8 h · Feb 7.2 h · Mar 8.6 h · Apr 10.3 h — 26 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November7 cmInsufficient · 3%
- December33 cmInsufficient · 47%
- January56 cmGood skiing · 85%
- February67 cmGood skiing · 84%
- March63 cmVariable · 73%
- April30 cmInsufficient · 42%
- May2 cmInsufficient · 0%
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
57 complete winters measured, from 1959-1960 to 2020-2021 — on average 78 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec22 cmInsufficient · 30 %
- 16-31 Dec33 cmInsufficient · 47 %
- 1-15 Jan42 cmVariable · 56 %
- 16-31 Jan56 cmVariable · 72 %
- 1-15 Feb66 cmVariable · 77 %
- 16-29 Feb69 cmVariable · 77 %
- 1-15 Mar63 cmVariable · 71 %
- 16-31 Mar48 cmVariable · 54 %
- 1-15 Apr31 cmInsufficient · 34 %
- Best winter of the series
- 1965-1966 — 136 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1963-1964 — 0 day at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 404 cm a winter on average, spread over 39 days of snowfall. Measured over 57 complete winters.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 69 cm — 1993-1994
- Snowiest winter
- 1969-1970 — 816 cm
- Leanest winter
- 1963-1964 — 95 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →41 pistes, by level — 19 km
- Skiable vertical
- 670 m (1,120 m → 1,790 m)
- Lifts
- 2 chairlifts, 6 drag lifts
- Cross-country skiing
- 17 km of nordic trails
- Without skis
- 3 sledging runs
- Piste aspect
- N 7% · E 37% · S 10% · W 46% (descent direction of 36 OSM pistes, terrain model)
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 detail →
The price list for this resort is being collected: most resorts publish winter prices between September and November.
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 La Chèvrerie
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (1) →La Chèvrerie broadcasts its images on its own page: the link takes you there. Checked on 12 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 La Chèvrerie
From Paris: 6 hr 21 (583 km) by road.
By road
- From Genève: 55 min · 48 km
- From Annecy: 1 hr 11 · 78 km
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 38 · 119 km
- From Grenoble: 2 hr 12 · 175 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 29 · 191 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 3 hr 10 · 277 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 3 hr 11 · 255 km
- From Besançon: 3 hr 23 · 222 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 30 · 304 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 12 · 362 km
- From Strasbourg: 4 hr 57 · 396 km
- From Montpellier: 5 hr 17 · 482 km
- From Marseille: 5 hr 22 · 491 km
- From Nancy: 5 hr 33 · 507 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 21 · 583 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 31 · 529 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 39 · 629 km
- From Toulouse: 7 hr 35 · 716 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 10 · 748 km
- From Pau: 9 hr 29 · 906 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Perrignier station
halt · then 32 min drive (27 km)
Nearest main station: Annecy, 1 hr 09 by road.
No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables (checked on 13 September 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
- Genève (GVA): 1 hr 20 by road · 57 km
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 1 hr 42 by road · 118 km
Take me there
These links open the app with La Chèvrerie as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
Charging an electric car
No freely accessible charge point is declared within 2 km of the resort (checked on 9 September 2026). Covered car parks in the resort may offer chargers reserved for their customers: those are not listed here.
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 La Chèvrerie — up to 1,150 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe de Vélard ou Grande Pointe · Face NW depuis la Chèvrerie | 4.1 · E2 · AD+ | 1,150 m | 1,118 → 1,802 m | NW | 1 km |
| Col des Follys · par les pistes du Torchon | n/a | 500 m | 1,141 → 1,652 m | W | 1.3 km |
| Tête des Follys · Arête NE et face N | n/a · PD+ | 680 m | 1,090 → 1,768 m | N | 1.5 km |
| Pointe de la Gay · Depuis le Cerny | 1.3 · E1 · F | 800 m | 1,041 → 1,801 m | S | 1.6 km |
| Pointe d'Auvellaire (Pététoz) · Combe N | 2.2 · E1 · PD | 745 m | 1,111 → 1,856 m | NE | 1.7 km |
| Pointe de Chalune · Couloir de Pététoz | 4.2 · E2 · D | 1,000 m | 1,118 → 2,116 m | W | 2 km |
| Pointe de la Gay · Par l'Ermont | n/a · F | 800 m | 1,000 → 1,801 m | NW | 2 km |
| Roc d'Enfer - Sommet W · Face N | 4.3 · E3 · D | 1,062 m | 1,118 → 2,180 m | N | 2.1 km |
| Pointe de Chalune · Face N de la Friche de Pététoz - depuis la Chévrerie | 5.1 · E3 · TD- | 1,000 m | 1,110 → 2,116 m | N | 2.1 km |
| Pointe de Chalune · Couloir Méridional de la Face W | 4.2 · E2 · D | 1,000 m | 1,120 → 2,116 m | W | 2.1 km |
| Pointe de Chalune · Couloir du Thermos (Face W directe) | 5.1 · E4 · TD- | 1,000 m | 1,120 → 2,116 m | W | 2.1 km |
| Pointe de Chalune · Sommet N par les Creux de Chalune | 2.3 · E3 · PD+ | 930 m | 1,118 → 2,040 m | SE | 2.1 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 La Chèvrerie
Ice rink
- Patinoire extérieure · Saint-Jean-d'Aulps · 5.6 km away
- Patinoire extérieure · Les Gets · 9.6 km away
Swimming pool
- Piscine de la Grande Ourse · Taninges · 7.8 km away
Paragliding
- Ecole de parapente les Choucas · Mieussy · 9.5 km away
- Les Gets Parapente · Les Gets · 9.6 km away
- Air Libre - Parapente · Les Gets · 9.6 km away
Museum
- Maison de la Belle Vallée · Bellevaux · 5.7 km away
- Musée de la Faune · Bellevaux · 5.8 km away
- Musée de la Musique Mécanique · Les Gets · 9.7 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma Le Club · Les Gets · 9.6 km away
- Cinéma La Trace · Villard · 9.9 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
- 3 hotels · 67 rooms (1 × 3★, 2 × 2★)
Commune: Bellevaux · 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 des Alpes du Léman
📍 99 Route de Saint-Jeoire, 74470 Bellevaux
🌐 alpesduleman.com/office-de-tourisme-des-alpes-du-leman-bureau-d-accueil-de-bellevaux-477977.html
Ski school
ESF Bellevaux
57 instructors
🇬🇧 19 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
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 La Chèvrerie?
La Chèvrerie sits at 1,105 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,790 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does La Chèvrerie have?
La Chèvrerie has 19 km of pistes served by 8 lifts, within the linked Roc d'Enfer area (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in La Chèvrerie?
The longest piste is Chemin de la Chèvrerie à Foron: 2 km (red run), for 159 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 La Chèvrerie?
The highest lift, Graydon, tops out at 1,793 m (IGN RGE ALTI terrain model). The 15 lifts mapped on OpenStreetMap total 8 km.
How do I get to La Chèvrerie?
By road, La Chèvrerie is 55 min from Genève (48 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Perrignier, 32 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 Genève, 1 hr 20 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to La Chèvrerie?
6 hr 21 for 583 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 La Chèvrerie?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to ten winters of reanalysis (estimate); in season the daily report prevails.
Is La Chèvrerie good for beginners and families?
41% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather technical area.
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