La Féclaz

Northern Alps Altitude 1,324 – 1,529 m Linked area Savoie Grand Revard Checked on 18 September 2026
1,324 mVillage altitude
1,529 mTop of the ski area
15 kmAlpine pistes
7Ski lifts
Adult day pass

La Féclaz is a winter sports resort located in France in the commune of Les Déserts, in the département of Savoie in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

La Féclaz — view of the resort
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Translated from the French Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), machine translation.

SkiRadar ratings

How ratings are computed →Computed on 18 September 2026

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.

  1. SnowCan you count on the snow?
    2.5 / 5

    Top of the ski area: 1,529 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,296 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 105 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 84%

  2. Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?
    2.5 / 5

    Km of pistes at the resort: 15 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 15 km · Lifts: 7 · Balance between piste levels: 89%

  3. ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?
    n/a

    Not rated: “adult day pass” is missing from this page.

  4. Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?
    2 / 5

    Share of green and blue pistes: 52% · Magic carpets: 2 · Sledging runs: 3 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0

  5. AccessIs it easy to get to?
    3.5 / 5

    Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 01 · Nearest railway station: 26 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 42 min

  6. Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?
    2.5 / 5

    Bars and pubs: 3 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 11 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 933 — index: what the map and the listings publish

  7. 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).

Status unknown

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.

7-day forecast

Village 1,324 m · top 1,529 m

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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 February.

Météo-France measurements · 9 winters (2016-2025)

☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6 h · Dec 5.5 h · Jan 5.4 h · Feb 7.1 h · Mar 8.5 h · Apr 10.1 h — 26 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).

  1. Novemberno record
  2. December62 cmGood skiing · 81%
  3. January74 cmGood skiing · 91%
  4. February93 cmGood skiing · 86%
  5. March98 cmVariable · 78%
  6. Aprilno record
  7. Mayno record

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
Météo-France snow observation network (poste nivo « Les Aillons (Margeriaz) » (1400 m, à 6.1 km)) — total snow depth recorded by the resort observers, open archive. During the season the daily report prevails. The percentage is the share of readings with at least 30 cm on the ground; “—”: month without readings.

Snow actually measured, winter by winter

18 complete winters measured, from 2008-2009 to 2025-2026 — on average 105 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.

Météo-France — “ALLANT-NIVOSE” station (1684 m, 17.9 km away) · 12 Sept 2026
  1. 1-15 Dec31 cmInsufficient · 40 %
  2. 16-31 Dec42 cmVariable · 59 %
  3. 1-15 Jan53 cmVariable · 75 %
  4. 16-31 Jan75 cmGood skiing · 96 %
  5. 1-15 Feb92 cmGood skiing · 97 %
  6. 16-29 Feb95 cmGood skiing · 93 %
  7. 1-15 Mar94 cmGood skiing · 92 %
  8. 16-31 Mar80 cmGood skiing · 80 %
  9. 1-15 Apr57 cmVariable · 67 %
Best winter of the series
2008-2009 — 134 days at 30 cm or more
Worst winter of the series
2022-2023 — 44 days at 30 cm or more

Snowfall: no long enough record of fresh snow at this station. Rather than an estimate, we show nothing.

Total snow depth on the ground measured at 06:00 at the Météo-France “ALLANT-NIVOSE” station (1684 m, 17.9 km away), from the open “Daily climatological data” dataset (Open Licence 2.0). The season is counted from 1 December to 15 April; only winters with at least 95 % of those 136 days measured are kept, so no figure here rests on a handful of readings. The reading is taken at 1684 m. In season, the resort’s daily report prevails.

21 pistes, by level — 15 km

3 green8 blue8 red2 black
Skiable vertical
233 m (1,296 m → 1,529 m)
Lifts
1 chairlift, 4 drag lifts, 2 magic carpets
Cross-country skiing
21 named trails — 141 km of marked loops (66 km of distinct track: the loops overlap) · Savoie Grand Revard area, right by the resort
See the trails(21)
TrailLevelLength
Grande Teppe · Savoire Grand Revardn/a16 km
Bois Brulé · Savoie Grand Revardn/a15 km
Les Trois Croix · Savoie Grand Revardn/a11 km
Croix des Bergers · Savoie Grand Revardn/a11 km
Plan Goÿ · Savoie Grand Revardn/a9.9 km
La Classique du Père Louis · Savoie Grand Revardn/a9.2 km
L'Hansen · Savoie Grand Revardn/a9 km
Itineraire Randonée Nordique - Refuge du Creux de Lachat · Savoie Grand Revardn/a8.5 km
La Cavale · Savoie Grand Revardn/a6.7 km
Le Golet · Savoie Grand Revardn/a6 km
Petite Teppe · Savoie Grand Revardn/a5.8 km
liaison Crolles - La Féclaz · Savoie Grand Revardn/a5.1 km
Le Veignoble · Savoie Grand Revardn/a5 km
L'Olette · Savoie Grand Revardn/a4.9 km
Creux Froid · Savoie Grand Revardn/a4.8 km
liaison Revard - Crolles · Savoie Grand Revardn/a4 km
La Fècle · Savoie Grand Revardn/a2.9 km
Liaison La Forêt - Plateau Sud · Savoie Grand Revardn/a2.6 km
Le Sapey · Savoie Grand Revardn/a1.4 km
Le stade · Savoie Grand Revardn/a1.2 km
La Chevêchette · Savoie Grand Revardn/a0.7 km
OpenStreetMap, lengths measured on the geometry, surveyed on 12 September 2026. A trail with no difficulty tag is shown as "n/a" — never guessed.
Without skis
3 sledging runs
Piste aspect
N 21% · E 54% · S 11% · W 14% (descent direction of 24 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 2026
2 kmLongest piste — Bruyère (green), 195 m of vertical
195 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,529 → 1,334 m, 2 km
1,549 mHighest lift top — Ébats (chairlift)
4 kmTotal length of lifts — 7 lifts mapped
1,516 haSki area boundary (OSM)
845Inhabitants — Les Déserts (INSEE 73098)

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.

Staying and hiring gear in La Féclaz

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Stay & accommodation

Ski Planet
Self-catering flats and all-inclusive ski holidays at the foot of the slopes, since 1999.
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Montagne Vacances
Flats and chalets in the resort, at direct prices.
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VVF
Family holiday villages, kids’ clubs included.
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Ski hire

Sport 2000 Location
Skis, boots and helmets booked online, collected in a resort shop.
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Skiset
Network of ski-hire shops in the resorts.
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Live webcams

All webcams (3) →
Stade De Biathlon Open at the operator ↗

Official players of the resort, live image.

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 Féclaz

From Paris: 6 hr 18 (591 km) by road.

By road

  • From Chambéry: 29 min · 21 km
  • From Annecy: 49 min · 54 km
  • From Grenoble: 1 hr 03 · 74 km
  • From Genève: 1 hr 19 · 92 km
  • From Lyon: 1 hr 41 · 120 km
From other major cities (15)
  • From Valence: 2 hr 06 · 167 km
  • From Saint-Étienne: 2 hr 15 · 169 km
  • From Dijon: 3 hr 33 · 321 km
  • From Clermont-Ferrand: 3 hr 34 · 289 km
  • From Besançon: 3 hr 38 · 264 km
  • From Montpellier: 4 hr 13 · 372 km
  • From Marseille: 4 hr 18 · 381 km
  • From Strasbourg: 5 hr 34 · 481 km
  • From Perpignan: 5 hr 35 · 519 km
  • From Nancy: 5 hr 40 · 532 km
  • From Nice: 5 hr 56 · 539 km
  • From Paris: 6 hr 18 · 591 km
  • From Toulouse: 6 hr 31 · 606 km
  • From Bordeaux: 7 hr 32 · 675 km
  • From Pau: 8 hr 25 · 796 km

Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.

By train

Grésy-sur-Aix station

regional station · then 26 min drive (23 km)

Nearest main station: Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux, 28 min 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

  • Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 42 min by road · 29 km
  • Grenoble-Alpes-Isère (GNB): 1 hr 25 by road · 111 km

Take me there

These links open the app with La Féclaz 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.

Ski touring routes described

Resorts for ski touring →

12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of La Féclaz — up to 1,350 m of climb.

Summit and routeSki gradeClimbAltitudeAspectFrom resort
L’Orionde · Par la piste de ski hors saison1.1 · E1 · F200 m1,330 → 1,530 mn/a1 km
Les Chalets du Sire · Depuis Le Sire1.2 · F+93 m1,410 → 1,502 mNW2 km
Montagne de Lachat · Versant SE depuis Plainpalais1.1 · E1250 m1,173 → 1,441 mSE2.8 km
Croix du Nivolet · Depuis Pragondrann/a · PD+1,350 m281 → 1,547 mW3.7 km
Croix du Nivolet · Depuis la Feclaz1.2 · E1 · F219 m1,328 → 1,547 mE3.7 km
Le Revard · Versant E1.2 · E1 · F+78 m1,460 → 1,538 mE · SE3.8 km
Mont Revard · La crémailleren/a · F708 m830 → 1,538 mNW4.1 km
Mont Margeriaz · couloir N en Z4.2 · E2 · D600 m1,176 → 1,730 mN · NE4.2 km
Mont Margeriaz · par les Crêtes1.2 · E1 · F445 m1,400 → 1,845 mE4.2 km
Le Revard · couloir du téléphérique5.1 · E3 · D+880 m680 → 1,562 mW · SW4.3 km
Mont Revard · Couloir du Téléphérique5.1 · E3 · TD848 m690 → 1,538 mW4.3 km
Mont Margeriaz · Sentier des Tannes et Glacièresn/a · F450 m1,330 → 1,845 mS5.1 km
Not a piste. Neither marked, nor patrolled, nor secured: transceiver, shovel, probe, the day’s avalanche bulletin and, better still, a guide. Ski grade (1.1–5.6) = steepness and commitment; exposure (E1–E4) = consequence of a fall.

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 Féclaz

Toboggan runs

Dog sledding

Paragliding

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

933 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels

  • 2 hotels · 45 rooms
  • 2 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 933 bed spaces

Commune: Les Déserts · 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 Savoie Grand Revard

Ski school

ESF La Feclaz

📞 04 79 25 81 90

🌐 esflafeclaz.com

67 instructors

🇬🇧 63 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available

🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗

Source: esf.net

All about the ski school in La Féclaz →

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 Féclaz?

La Féclaz sits at 1,324 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,529 m.

How many kilometres of pistes does La Féclaz have?

La Féclaz has 15 km of pistes served by 7 lifts, within the linked Savoie Grand Revard area (OpenStreetMap survey).

What is the longest piste in La Féclaz?

The longest piste is Bruyère: 2 km (green run), for 195 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 Féclaz?

The highest lift, Ébats, tops out at 1,549 m (IGN RGE ALTI terrain model). The 7 lifts mapped on OpenStreetMap total 4 km.

How do I get to La Féclaz?

By road, La Féclaz is 29 min from Chambéry (21 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Grésy-sur-Aix, 26 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, 42 min away.

How long is the drive from Paris to La Féclaz?

6 hr 18 for 591 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 Féclaz?

Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.

Is La Féclaz good for beginners and families?

52% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather technical area.

Full page in French. The French page carries the editorial guides and a few extra readings; every figure, webcam and price on this page is the same one. La Féclaz in French →

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