La Flégère
La Flégère is the slope of the aiguilles Rouges overlooking the Chamonix valley, north of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.
Translated from the French Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), machine translation.
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?3.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 2,486 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,059 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 134 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 97%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?4 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 61 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 61 km · Lifts: 18 · Balance between piste levels: 96%
- 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?1 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 53% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 0 · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 44 · Nearest railway station: 6 min · Nearest airport: 1 hr 39
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?3 / 5
Bars and pubs: 2 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 9 · Upcoming events: 1 · Collective tourist beds: 2,653 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?2.5 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 1 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 59% · 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.
Right now at the AIGUILLES ROUGES-NIVOSE station (2,365 m)
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,900 m · top 2,486 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 December to April: a long, reliable season.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.4 h · Dec 5.7 h · Jan 6.1 h · Feb 7.3 h · Mar 8.6 h · Apr 10.2 h — 26 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November—no record
- December96 cmGood skiing · 92%
- January120 cmGood skiing · 97%
- February145 cmGood skiing · 100%
- March173 cmGood skiing · 100%
- April144 cmGood skiing · 96%
- May—no 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
Snow actually measured, winter by winter
17 complete winters measured, from 1996-1997 to 2025-2026 — on average 134 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec69 cmGood skiing · 95 %
- 16-31 Dec87 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 1-15 Jan107 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 16-31 Jan132 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 1-15 Feb150 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 16-29 Feb164 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 1-15 Mar167 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 16-31 Mar170 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 1-15 Apr157 cmGood skiing · 98 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2023-2024 — 137 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1998-1999 — 130 days at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 660 cm a winter on average, spread over 54 days of snowfall. Measured over 20 complete winters.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 99 cm — 2011-2012
- Snowiest winter
- 2012-2013 — 1107 cm
- Leanest winter
- 2010-2011 — 278 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →55 pistes, by level — 61 km
- Skiable vertical
- 1,427 m (1,059 m → 2,486 m)
- Lifts
- 1 cable car, 2 gondolas, 10 chairlifts, 5 drag lifts
- Snowpark
- 2 mapped zones — Boardercross (very easy) · Piste de vitesse (intermediate)
OpenStreetMap, surveyed on 18 September 2026. OpenStreetMap does not map individual features (kickers, rails): what is counted here are the named zones. - Cross-country skiing
- 14 km of nordic trails
- Without skis
- 5 km of snowshoe and walking trails
- Piste aspect
- N 18% · E 31% · S 37% · W 14% (descent direction of 60 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 Flégère
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (1) →La Flégère 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 Flégère
From Paris: 6 hr 41 (621 km) by road.
By road
- From Genève: 1 hr 14 · 87 km
- From Annecy: 1 hr 27 · 111 km
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 54 · 152 km
- From Grenoble: 2 hr 16 · 154 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 49 · 230 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 3 hr 19 · 246 km
- From Besançon: 3 hr 25 · 232 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 3 hr 26 · 288 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 49 · 343 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 31 · 400 km
- From Strasbourg: 4 hr 51 · 406 km
- From Montpellier: 5 hr 26 · 451 km
- From Marseille: 5 hr 31 · 460 km
- From Nice: 5 hr 34 · 463 km
- From Nancy: 5 hr 52 · 546 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 41 · 621 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 48 · 599 km
- From Toulouse: 7 hr 44 · 685 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 30 · 787 km
- From Pau: 9 hr 38 · 875 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Les Tines station
halt · then 6 min drive (1 km)
Nearest main station: Annecy, 1 hr 25 by road.
Shuttles and buses from the station: see the resort’s official website.
By plane
- Genève (GVA): 1 hr 39 by road · 95 km
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 1 hr 58 by road · 151 km
Take me there
These links open the app with La Flégère 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 →Named itineraries: Retour Stade · Vallée Blanche classique · James Bond Track
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 Flégère — up to 1,820 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiguilles Crochues - Sommet N · Par la Flégère depuis les Praz | 2.3 · E1 · PD | 1,730 m | 1,100 → 2,837 m | SE | 0.5 km |
| Aiguilles Crochues - Sommet S · Face NE | n/a · E2 · D- | 1,820 m | 1,060 → 2,840 m | NE | 1.1 km |
| Aiguille de la Glière S · Face E - Couloir E de l'Épaule SE | 5.2 · E3 · TD | 1,770 m | 1,065 → 2,836 m | E | 1.1 km |
| Aiguille de Charlanon · Par le col de la Glière | 3.1 · E2 · AD- | 1,260 m | 1,700 → 2,549 m | n/a | 1.4 km |
| Aiguille de la Glière N · Couloir NW | 4.1 · E2 · AD | 770 m | 1,320 → 2,820 m | N | 1.6 km |
| Aiguille de la Floria · Couloir NE | 5.1 · TD- | 550 m | 2,350 → 2,888 m | NE | 1.6 km |
| Aiguille de la Glière N · Couloir Wehrlin | 4.2 · E2 · AD+ | 500 m | 2,385 → 2,850 m | E | 1.6 km |
| Aiguille de la Glière N · Couloir N | 4.3 · E2 · D+ | n/a | 2,846 m | N | 1.6 km |
| Arête Plate · Couloir SW | 4.3 · E3 | 620 m | 2,920 m | SW · S | 1.7 km |
| Cols des Aiguilles Crochues · Couloir du col N | 3.2 · E1 | n/a | 2,380 → 2,700 m | E | 1.7 km |
| Aiguille du Pouce · Col E | 5.2 · E3 · TD | 1,000 m | 2,815 m | NE | 1.8 km |
| Aiguille Inférieure de la Floria / Aiguille des Deux Têtes · Couloir N | 4.2 · E3 · D | 750 m | 2,350 → 2,850 m | N | 1.8 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 Flégère
Ice rink
- Patinoire R. Bozon · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc · 3.9 km away
Spa and thermal baths
- QC Terme Spas and Resorts · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc · 3.6 km away
Dog sledding
- Evasion Nordique - Chiens de traineaux · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc · 1.9 km away
- Huskydalen - Chiens de traineaux · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc · 4.4 km away
Paragliding
- Parapente Laurent Nivart · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc · 2.7 km away
- Chamonix Parapente · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc · 4.1 km away
- Summits Parapente · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc · 4.3 km away
- Mc Fly école de Parapente & speed riding · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc · 4.3 km away
Museum
- Musée des Cristaux - Espace Tairraz · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc · 4.3 km away
- Le Musée du Mont-Blanc · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc · 4.3 km away
- Usine et Espace Héritage de Simond · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc · 6.2 km away
- Maison du Lieutenant · Servoz · 9.5 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma Vox · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc · 4.4 km away
- Cinéma immersif 4D · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc · 4.9 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
2,653 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 50 hotels · 2,197 rooms (3 × 5★, 14 × 4★, 18 × 3★, 8 × 2★, 1 × 1★)
- 5 holiday villages and family centres · 658 bed spaces
- 6 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 1,360 bed spaces
- 3 youth hostels and sports centres · 635 bed spaces
- 11 campsites · 907 pitches
Commune: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc · 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 du Tourisme
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.
What's on around La Flégère
All events →-
17 October 2026 · 14:30
Du Chamonix Palace au musée du Mont-Blanc
Musée du Mont-Blanc · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
D’hier à aujourd’hui, remontez le fil de l’histoire de l’ancien Chamonix Palace devenu musée Alpin jusqu’à sa rénovation en musée du Mont-Blanc en compagnie de l’architecte Guillaume Girod et de la…
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Plan Libre, la gazette” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (0.3 km), Planpraz (2.3 km), Les Houches (6.8 km), Les Grands Montets (7.5 km)
Events published on OpenAgenda by the agendas named above, kept when they take place within 10 km of the resort. We organise nothing: times, prices and cancellations are the organiser's.
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Frequently asked questions
How high is La Flégère?
La Flégère sits at 1,900 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,486 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does La Flégère have?
La Flégère has 61 km of pistes served by 18 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in La Flégère?
The longest piste is Pylones: 4 km (red run), for 517 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 Flégère?
The highest lift, Floria, tops out at 2,486 m (IGN RGE ALTI terrain model). The 8 lifts mapped on OpenStreetMap total 7 km.
How do I get to La Flégère?
By road, La Flégère is 1 hr 14 from Genève (87 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Les Tines, 6 min by road from the resort. The nearest airport is Genève, 1 hr 39 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to La Flégère?
6 hr 41 for 621 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 Flégère?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
Is La Flégère good for beginners and families?
53% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather technical area.
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