La Grande-Terche
La Grande Terche is a French winter sports resort, located in the massif du Chablais, in the commune of Saint-Jean-d'Aulps, in the département of Haute-Savoie in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The ski area is linked to the Espace Roc d'Enfer, formed with that of Bellevaux-La Chèvrerie. It is also integrated, but not linked, into the large Franco-Swiss international area of the Portes du Soleil.
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
Top of the ski area: 1,790 m · Bottom of the pistes: 945 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 115 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 88%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?2.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 27 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 27 km · Lifts: 12 · Balance between piste levels: 73%
- 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 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 37% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 0 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 1
- AccessIs it easy to get to?1.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 6 hr 02 · Nearest railway station: 1 hr 58 · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 2 hr 46
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?2 / 5
Bars and pubs: 1 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 5 · 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 · 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 LE PLENEY station (1,515 m)
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,482 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 December to March: a long, reliable season.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.2 h · Dec 5.4 h · Jan 5.7 h · Feb 7.1 h · Mar 8.5 h · Apr 10.3 h — 26 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November—no record
- December56 cmGood skiing · 80%
- January70 cmGood skiing · 94%
- February82 cmGood skiing · 93%
- March92 cmGood skiing · 85%
- April—no record
- 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
10 complete winters measured, from 2016-2017 to 2025-2026 — on average 115 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec35 cmVariable · 58 %
- 16-31 Dec50 cmVariable · 72 %
- 1-15 Jan61 cmVariable · 77 %
- 16-31 Jan87 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 1-15 Feb97 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 16-29 Feb98 cmGood skiing · 97 %
- 1-15 Mar101 cmGood skiing · 94 %
- 16-31 Mar91 cmGood skiing · 96 %
- 1-15 Apr65 cmVariable · 71 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2021-2022 — 136 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 2022-2023 — 70 days at 30 cm or more
Snowfall: no long enough record of fresh snow at this station. Rather than an estimate, we show nothing.
The ski area
Compare with another resort →52 pistes, by level — 27 km
- Skiable vertical
- 845 m (945 m → 1,790 m)
- Lifts
- 1 gondola, 4 chairlifts, 7 drag lifts
- Cross-country skiing
- 1 km of nordic trails
- Piste aspect
- N 24% · E 32% · S 10% · W 34% (descent direction of 47 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 Grande-Terche
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (1) →Official players of the resort, live image. 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 Grande-Terche
From Paris: 7 hr 48 (591 km) by road.
By road
- From Genève: 2 hr 22 · 56 km
- From Annecy: 2 hr 38 · 85 km
- From Chambéry: 3 hr 05 · 127 km
- From Grenoble: 3 hr 39 · 183 km
- From Lyon: 3 hr 56 · 199 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Saint-Étienne: 4 hr 37 · 263 km
- From Valence: 4 hr 37 · 285 km
- From Besançon: 4 hr 50 · 230 km
- From Dijon: 4 hr 57 · 312 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 5 hr 39 · 369 km
- From Strasbourg: 6 hr 24 · 404 km
- From Montpellier: 6 hr 44 · 489 km
- From Marseille: 6 hr 49 · 499 km
- From Nancy: 6 hr 59 · 515 km
- From Paris: 7 hr 48 · 591 km
- From Nice: 7 hr 57 · 537 km
- From Perpignan: 8 hr 06 · 637 km
- From Toulouse: 9 hr 02 · 723 km
- From Bordeaux: 9 hr 37 · 756 km
- From Pau: 10 hr 56 · 913 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Perrignier station
halt · then 1 hr 58 drive (35 km)
Nearest main station: Annecy, 2 hr 36 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): 2 hr 46 by road · 64 km
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 3 hr 09 by road · 126 km
Take me there
These links open the app with La Grande-Terche 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 Grande-Terche — up to 1,800 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Raies des Follys · Tour et sommet | n/a · PD- | 250 m | 1,000 → 1,873 m | n/a | 0.7 km |
| Les Raies des Follys · Traversée des faces NNE et N du Lavanchy et retour par la Pointe du Paradis | 4.2 · E1 · D- | 1,800 m | 945 → 1,879 m | N | 1.2 km |
| Les Raies des Follys · Face N | 4.1 · E1 · AD+ | 900 m | 950 → 1,857 m | N | 1.4 km |
| Col de Graydon · Par Graydon | n/a · PD- | 900 m | 1,000 → 1,787 m | NW | 1.6 km |
| Roc d'Enfer · Tour - depuis le col de l'Encrenaz ou Bonnavaz | 3.3 · AD | 1,605 m | 1,433 → 2,243 m | n/a | 2 km |
| Pointe de Haute Béne · voie du Z | 5.1 · E3 · TD- | 1,100 m | 1,120 → 2,215 m | NW | 2.1 km |
| Pointe de Haute Béne · Face NW directe | 5.1 · E2 · D+ | 1,100 m | 1,118 → 2,243 m | NW | 2.1 km |
| Roc d'Enfer - Sommet E · par la Combe du Couvent | 3.1 · E3 · AD | 1,230 m | 990 → 2,188 m | N | 2.2 km |
| Les Raies des Follys · Versant S du point 1857 | 2.3 · E2 · PD- | 650 m | 1,118 → 1,857 m | SW | 2.3 km |
| Le Pain de Sucre · Couloir N | 4.2 · E2 · D | 840 m | 977 → 1,819 m | N | 2.4 km |
| Col de la Golette · Couloir N | 4.2 · E2 · D- | 650 m | 1,336 → 1,992 m | NW | 2.4 km |
| Roc d'Enfer · Face NW du Creux des Neiges | 5.3 · E3 · TD+ | 1,125 m | 1,118 → 2,243 m | NW | 2.6 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 Grande-Terche
Toboggan runs
- Luge d'été · Morzine · 6.4 km away
Ice rink
- Patinoire extérieure · Saint-Jean-d'Aulps · 1.4 km away
- Indiana'Ventures -Patinoire en plein air · Morzine · 6.4 km away
- Patinoire extérieure · Les Gets · 6.7 km away
Swimming pool
- Espace Aquatique · Morzine · 6.3 km away
- Piscine de la Grande Ourse · Taninges · 8.6 km away
- Piscine extérieure de l'Hôtel et Spa Neige et Roc · Morzine · 9.6 km away
Paragliding
- Ecole professionnelle de parapente et de Speed-riding des Portes du Soleil · Montriond · 5.5 km away
- Les Gets Parapente · Les Gets · 6.6 km away
- ABC de l'Ecole professionnel de Parapente et de Speedriding des Portes du Soleil · Morzine · 6.6 km away
- Air Libre - Parapente · Les Gets · 6.7 km away
Museum
- Musée de la Musique Mécanique · Les Gets · 6.6 km away
- Musée de la Faune · Bellevaux · 9.2 km away
- Maison de la Belle Vallée · Bellevaux · 9.2 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma Le Rex · Morzine · 6.8 km away
- Cinéma Le Club · Les Gets · 6.9 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
- 1 campsite · 30 pitches
Commune: Saint-Jean-d'Aulps · 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 de la Vallée d'Aulps
📍 1959 Route des Grandes Alpes
Days without skiing
- Ice rink · Patinoire
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 Grande-Terche?
La Grande-Terche sits at 1,482 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,790 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does La Grande-Terche have?
La Grande-Terche has 27 km of pistes served by 12 lifts, within the linked Roc d'Enfer area (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in La Grande-Terche?
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 Grande-Terche?
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 Grande-Terche?
By road, La Grande-Terche is 2 hr 22 from Genève (56 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Perrignier, 1 hr 58 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, 2 hr 46 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to La Grande-Terche?
7 hr 48 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 Grande-Terche?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
Is La Grande-Terche good for beginners and families?
37% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather technical area.
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