The La Norma ski area
La Norma has 62 km of pistes, 15 lifts carrying 14,102 people an hour, 1,390 m of vertical, from 1,360 m to 2,750 m. 24 green runs, 20 blue, 33 red and 3 black.
La Norma is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Savoie), in the commune of Villarodin-Bourget. The village sits at 1,387 m and the ski area rises to 2,750 m, a skiable vertical of 1,390 m.
Runs by level
80 runs over 62 km:
- Vertical drop
- 1,390 m — from 1,360 m to 2,750 m
- Slope aspect
- 45 % west · 41 % north · 14 % east — computed from the fall line of 45 runs
As declared by the resort(ANMSM feed)
- Ski area
- LA NORMA
- Lifts
- 1 gondolas · 5 chairlifts · 6 drag lifts · 2 conveyors
- Altitude
- 1,350 m → 2,750 m
- Snowmaking
- 50 % of pistes
- Beginners
- Beginner zone
- Fun & sledging
- fun zone
- Passes (as declared)
- Enfant 6 jours (forfait station) 185.2 € · Adulte 6 jours (forfait station) 222.5 € · Sénior 6 jours (forfait station) 222.5 € · Enfant 1 jour (forfait station) 35.2 € · Adulte 1 jour (forfait station) 42.5 € · Famille 6 jours (forfait station) 789.5 € (official page)
Figures entered by the resort itself in the ANMSM feed. Our own survey (OpenStreetMap, STRMTG register) is shown above; when the two differ, the resort usually counts its whole linked area.
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.
Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to La Norma only (“NORMA (LA)”), magic carpets included.
The lifts
Register of 1 January 202515 lifts , carrying 14,102 people an hour in total , 17 years old on average (from 1984 to 2022).
| Type (as registered, in French) | Count | Capacity (people/h) |
|---|---|---|
| Télécabines | 1 | 1,400 |
| Télésièges | 5 | 6,260 |
| Téléskis | 7 | 6,442 |
| Tapis roulants | 2 | — |
Lift by lift
The 15 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.
| Lift | Type | Capacity | Length | Vertical | Year | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPOSE | Télésiège débrayable | 1,560 | 1512 m | 454 m | 1984 | POMAGALSKI |
| MELEZET | Télécabine | 1,400 | 1467 m | 626 m | 2022 | DOPPELMAYR |
| CARRELET | Télésiège | 1,400 | 1056 m | 454 m | 2016 | G.M.M. |
| PRE PINET | Télécorde | 1,400 | 225 m | 7 m | 2015 | POMAGALSKI |
| NORMA 2 | Télésiège | 1,200 | 1250 m | 482 m | 2005 | G.M.M. |
| ARLETTE | Télésiège | 1,200 | 1373 m | 512 m | 1986 | POMAGALSKI |
| CLOT | Télésiège | 900 | 679 m | 296 m | 1986 | POMAGALSKI |
| FONTAINE AUX OISEAUX | Téléski à enrouleur | 865 | 280 m | 71 m | 2010 | DOPPELMAYR |
| COMBE | Téléski à enrouleur | 857 | 300 m | 71 m | 2010 | DOPPELMAYR |
| MELEZES | Téléski à enrouleur | 850 | 511 m | 126 m | 2013 | POMAGALSKI |
| GRANGES | Téléski à enrouleur | 850 | 585 m | 155 m | 2012 | POMAGALSKI |
| SAINT JOSEPH | Téléski à enrouleur | 830 | 279 m | 50 m | 2015 | DOPPELMAYR |
| AVENIERES | Téléski à enrouleur | 790 | 170 m | 21 m | 2009 | POMAGALSKI |
| NORMA 4 | Tapis roulant | — | 30 m | 2 m | 2019 | SUNKID |
| NORMA 5 | Tapis roulant | — | 30 m | 2 m | 2019 | SUNKID |
French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “NORMA (LA)” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.
Official piste map
Resort data: declared by Office de Tourisme and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September