La Mauselaine
La Mauselaine is a ski resort located in the Vosges in Gérardmer. Opened in 1958 with three pistes; today it has 21. Since 2008 the resort has been managed under direct municipal operation by the commune of Gérardmer. The piste that can be seen from the town is Le Tétras.
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?1.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 1,124 m · Bottom of the pistes: 814 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 51 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 1%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?3 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 28 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 28 km · Lifts: 24 · Balance between piste levels: 87%
- 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 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 67% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 1 · 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 11 · Nearest railway station: 42 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 42
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 8 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 381 — 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: 28% · 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.
7-day forecast
Village 1,017 m · top 1,124 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.
Snow actually measured, winter by winter
31 complete winters measured, from 1989-1990 to 2025-2026 — on average 51 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec16 cmInsufficient · 22 %
- 16-31 Dec24 cmInsufficient · 31 %
- 1-15 Jan29 cmInsufficient · 40 %
- 16-31 Jan39 cmVariable · 51 %
- 1-15 Feb45 cmVariable · 54 %
- 16-29 Feb50 cmVariable · 58 %
- 1-15 Mar43 cmInsufficient · 46 %
- 16-31 Mar25 cmInsufficient · 29 %
- 1-15 Apr9 cmInsufficient · 11 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2005-2006 — 136 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1989-1990 — 1 day 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 →39 pistes, by level — 28 km
- Skiable vertical
- 310 m (814 m → 1,124 m)
- Lifts
- 1 chairlift, 23 drag lifts
- Snowpark
- 1 mapped zone — Le Cabri (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
- 21 km of nordic trails
- Without skis
- 7 km of snowshoe and walking trails · 1 sledging run
- Piste aspect
- N 68% · E 13% · S 8% · W 11% (descent direction of 44 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 Mauselaine
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (6) →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 Mauselaine
From Paris: 5 hr 07 (434 km) by road.
By road
- From Nancy: 1 hr 37 · 111 km
- From Strasbourg: 1 hr 51 · 120 km
- From Besançon: 2 hr 22 · 151 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 01 · 243 km
- From Genève: 4 hr 38 · 310 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Lyon: 4 hr 49 · 393 km
- From Paris: 5 hr 07 · 434 km
- From Annecy: 5 hr 09 · 354 km
- From Grenoble: 5 hr 35 · 479 km
- From Chambéry: 5 hr 36 · 396 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 5 hr 37 · 452 km
- From Valence: 5 hr 54 · 492 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 6 hr 14 · 535 km
- From Montpellier: 7 hr 57 · 694 km
- From Marseille: 8 hr 03 · 703 km
- From Perpignan: 9 hr 19 · 842 km
- From Nice: 9 hr 20 · 756 km
- From Bordeaux: 9 hr 46 · 927 km
- From Toulouse: 9 hr 51 · 876 km
- From Pau: 11 hr 48 · 1068 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Kruth station
halt · then 42 min drive (35 km)
Nearest main station: Colmar, 1 hr 05 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
- Bâle-Mulhouse (BSL): 1 hr 42 by road · 101 km
- Strasbourg-Entzheim (SXB): 1 hr 44 by road · 110 km
Take me there
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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 Mauselaine — up to 1,850 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hohneck · tour des roches | n/a | 200 m | 909 → 1,177 m | N | 3.3 km |
| Haut Rouan · depuis la Vallée du Chajoux | n/a · PD- | 750 m | 710 m | SW · W | 4.8 km |
| La Bresse · roche beuty | n/a · AD | 250 m | 710 → 960 m | N | 4.9 km |
| Cabane du Lac de Blanchemer · Blanchemer- Honeck - Kastelberg - Blanchemer | 1.3 · E1 · F+ | 1,000 m | 900 → 1,350 m | NE | 5 km |
| Tête des Corbeaux · Par les Bouchaux + aller retour sur les Ecorces | 1.3 · E1 · F | 880 m | 623 → 1,086 m | NW | 6.9 km |
| Les Vosges (Grande Traversée) · 13x13 | n/a · F | 1,250 m | 1,000 → 1,424 m | S | 7 km |
| Hohneck : Par la piste de Retournemer | 1.3 · E1 · F | 580 m | 780 → 1,363 m | NW · W | 7.3 km |
| Rainkopf · Par le Vallon de la Thur | n/a · PD+ | 1,295 m | 571 → 1,305 m | SW | 7.4 km |
| Rainkopf · Depuis Mittlach par l'Altenweiher | n/a · PD+ | 1,130 m | 580 → 1,305 m | n/a | 7.4 km |
| Rainkopf · Depuis Mittlach, descente directe Leibelthal | n/a · PD- | 836 m | 580 → 1,305 m | E | 7.4 km |
| Rainkopf · Depuis le Pont de Blanchemer | n/a · E1 · PD- | 469 m | 836 → 1,305 m | NW | 7.4 km |
| Kastelberg · Rainkopf, Kastelberg, Rothenbachkopf | n/a · PD+ | 1,850 m | 710 → 1,350 m | n/a | 7.7 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 Mauselaine
Toboggan runs
- Luge d'été · Soultzeren · 8.5 km away
Ice rink
- Centre Aquatique et de Bien-Être - Patinoire · Gérardmer · 3.5 km away
- Patinoire · La Bresse · 6.3 km away
Swimming pool
- Centre Aquatique et de Bien-Être - Piscine · Gérardmer · 3.5 km away
- Bien-être à l'hôtel les vallées · La Bresse · 5.4 km away
- Complexe piscine loisirs · La Bresse · 6.2 km away
- Spa les sources de la Meurthe · Xonrupt-Longemer · 7.3 km away
Dog sledding
- Tribu Vagabonde - chiens de traineau · Cornimont · 7.9 km away
- Canirando avec Chiens de Traîneau Vosges · Cornimont · 9.6 km away
Paragliding
- Cumulus parapente · Gérardmer · 2.8 km away
- Vosges dans l'Vent - Parapente · Gérardmer · 3.4 km away
- Couleur vent manu tremsal vols biplace parapente · La Bresse · 5.5 km away
- Benoît perrin parapente · La Bresse · 5.5 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma de la Maison de la Culture et des Loisirs · Gérardmer · 2.8 km away
- Cinéma du Casino Joa · Gérardmer · 3.5 km away
- Cinéma grand écran · La Bresse · 5.9 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
381 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 20 hotels · 518 rooms (3 × 4★, 6 × 3★, 6 × 2★)
- 1 holiday village or family centre · 162 bed spaces
- 3 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 163 bed spaces
- 1 youth hostel or sports centre · 56 bed spaces
- 4 campsites · 382 pitches
Commune: Gérardmer · 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
SNCF
📍 2 Place des Déportés
Ski school
ESF Gerardmer
73 instructors
🇬🇧 44 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Cinema · Salle André Bourvil
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 Mauselaine?
La Mauselaine sits at 1,017 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,124 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does La Mauselaine have?
La Mauselaine has 28 km of pistes served by 24 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in La Mauselaine?
The longest piste is Les Chevreuils: 2 km (blue run), for 275 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 Mauselaine?
The highest lift, Tête de Grouvelin, tops out at 1,124 m (IGN RGE ALTI terrain model). The 11 lifts mapped on OpenStreetMap total 5 km.
How do I get to La Mauselaine?
By road, La Mauselaine is 1 hr 37 from Nancy (111 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Kruth, 42 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 Bâle-Mulhouse, 1 hr 42 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to La Mauselaine?
5 hr 07 for 434 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
Is La Mauselaine good for beginners and families?
67% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area.
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