La Sambuy-Seythenex
La Sambuy-Seythenex is a former winter sports resort located in the commune of Faverges-Seythenex, in the Haute-Savoie department and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. Located in the Pays de Faverges and on the side of the Pointe de la Sambuy in the Bauges mountains, the resort, created in 1960, offered a panorama of Lake Annecy and the surrounding mountains. The Alpine ski resort closed in 2023.
Introduction from the English Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
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?n/a
Not rated: “top of the ski area” is missing from this page.
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?n/a
Not rated: “km of pistes at the resort” is missing from this page.
- 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?3 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 100% · Magic carpets: 0 · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 1
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 20 · Nearest railway station: 29 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 14
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?2 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 2 · Upcoming events: 1 · Collective tourist beds: 128 — 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 · 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).
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.
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,150 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 January to February.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 5.8 h · Dec 5.3 h · Jan 5.4 h · Feb 6.8 h · Mar 8.1 h · Apr 9.6 h — 25 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November6 cmInsufficient · 5%
- December35 cmVariable · 50%
- January64 cmGood skiing · 87%
- February75 cmGood skiing · 85%
- March65 cmVariable · 65%
- April26 cmInsufficient · 35%
- May1 cmInsufficient · 0%
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
36 complete winters measured, from 1988-1989 to 2023-2024 — on average 70 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec21 cmInsufficient · 31 %
- 16-31 Dec28 cmInsufficient · 42 %
- 1-15 Jan33 cmVariable · 55 %
- 16-31 Jan45 cmVariable · 73 %
- 1-15 Feb54 cmVariable · 74 %
- 16-29 Feb56 cmVariable · 72 %
- 1-15 Mar49 cmVariable · 64 %
- 16-31 Mar29 cmInsufficient · 39 %
- 1-15 Apr12 cmInsufficient · 16 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2012-2013 — 134 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1989-1990 — 3 days at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 349 cm a winter on average, spread over 35 days of snowfall. Measured over 36 complete winters.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 50 cm — 1994-1995
- Snowiest winter
- 1998-1999 — 691 cm
- Leanest winter
- 1996-1997 — 117 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →1 pistes, by level
- Lifts
- 1 drag lift
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.
Staying and hiring gear in La Sambuy-Seythenex
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (1) →La Sambuy-Seythenex broadcasts its images on its own page: the link takes you there. Checked on 12 September 2026.
Getting to La Sambuy-Seythenex
From Paris: 6 hr 45 (577 km) by road.
By road
- From Annecy: 50 min · 34 km
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 03 · 67 km
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 19 · 96 km
- From Genève: 1 hr 31 · 80 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 13 · 165 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 2 hr 22 · 189 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 2 hr 46 · 214 km
- From Besançon: 3 hr 51 · 252 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 54 · 299 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 06 · 334 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 29 · 393 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 34 · 402 km
- From Strasbourg: 5 hr 46 · 470 km
- From Perpignan: 5 hr 51 · 541 km
- From Nice: 5 hr 55 · 480 km
- From Nancy: 5 hr 56 · 502 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 45 · 577 km
- From Toulouse: 6 hr 47 · 627 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 04 · 720 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 41 · 817 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Frontenex station
halt · then 29 min drive (22 km)
Nearest main station: Annecy, 53 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): 1 hr 14 by road · 74 km
- Genève (GVA): 1 hr 45 by road · 85 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.
Off-piste & ski touring
The resorts for off-piste skiing →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 Sambuy-Seythenex — up to 1,400 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petite Sambuy · Chaurionde-Sambuy, petit huit de Seythenex | 3.3 · E2 · AD | 810 m | 1,140 → 2,123 m | N | 1.1 km |
| Pointe de la Sambuy · Versant N - depuis la station de Seythenex | 4.2 · E3 · D- | 1,048 m | 1,150 → 2,198 m | N | 1.2 km |
| Pointe d'Arcalod · Les Florianes | 5.3 · E4 · ED- | 1,400 m | 1,150 → 2,217 m | E | 1.8 km |
| Petite Sambuy · Versant E - depuis les Chaffauds | 2.3 · E1 · PD+ | 1,206 m | 991 → 2,107 m | E · NE | 1.8 km |
| Pointe de Chaurionde · Pente NW | 3.2 · E3 · AD | 1,033 m | 1,140 → 2,173 m | NW | 1.8 km |
| Pointe de Chaurionde · Traversée Sambuy → Chaurionde | n/a · AD+ | 900 m | 1,150 → 2,173 m | NW | 1.8 km |
| Petite Sambuy · Versant E - depuis l'ancienne station | 2.1 · E1 · PD- | 950 m | 1,150 → 2,107 m | NE · N · E | 1.9 km |
| Pointe de la Sambuy · Versant N - depuis les Chaffauds | 4.2 · E3 · D- | 1,288 m | 910 → 2,198 m | N · E | 2.2 km |
| Petite Sambuy · Banc de la Linguale | 3.3 · E2 · AD | 950 m | 1,150 → 2,107 m | NW | 2.3 km |
| Col des Fenêtres · Depuis la station de Seythenex | 2.1 | 850 m | 1,145 → 1,992 m | NW | 2.3 km |
| Pointe de Vélan · Face NE | 3.3 · E2 · AD+ | 1,005 m | 779 → 1,784 m | NE | 2.6 km |
| Petite Chaurionde · Pente NW | 2.3 · E1 · PD+ | 980 m | 1,140 → 2,123 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 Sambuy-Seythenex
Toboggan runs
- Luge sur rails : JIM La Sambuy · Faverges-Seythenex · 0 km away
Ice rink
- Patinoire Halle Olympique · Albertville · 9.4 km away
- Halle Olympique · Albertville · 9.4 km away
Swimming pool
- Piscine de Gilly-sur-Isère · Gilly-sur-Isère · 9.2 km away
- Piscine de Frontenex · Frontenex · 9.4 km away
Paragliding
- Aire de décollage Parapente de La Sambuy · Faverges-Seythenex · 1.7 km away
- AERODREAM Parapente · Val de Chaise · 7.6 km away
- À l'air Libre Parapente · Doussard · 8.3 km away
- My Playground Parapente · Doussard · 8.5 km away
Museum
- Micro-Folie · Faverges-Seythenex · 4.4 km away
- Musée Archéologique de Viuz-Faverges · Faverges-Seythenex · 4.7 km away
Cinema
- Ciné Seythenex · Faverges-Seythenex · 2.4 km away
- La Soierie · Faverges-Seythenex · 4.2 km away
- Ciné Villages · Doussard · 8.3 km away
- LE DÔME Cinéma · Albertville · 9.9 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
128 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 3 hotels · 54 rooms (2 × 3★, 1 × 2★)
- 1 holiday village or family centre · 128 bed spaces
- 2 campsites · 52 pitches
Commune: Faverges-Seythenex · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
Days without skiing
- Cinema · Foyer rural
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 Sambuy-Seythenex
All events →-
15 October 2026 – 18 October 2026
Le Festival des Cabanes
La Soierie · Faverges-Seythenex
Le festival des Cabanes des Sources du lac d’Annecy
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Plan Libre, la gazette” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
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 Sambuy-Seythenex?
La Sambuy-Seythenex sits at 1,150 m at village level.
How do I get to La Sambuy-Seythenex?
By road, La Sambuy-Seythenex is 50 min from Annecy (34 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Frontenex, 29 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, 1 hr 14 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to La Sambuy-Seythenex?
6 hr 45 for 577 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 Sambuy-Seythenex?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to ten winters of reanalysis (estimate); in season the daily report prevails.
Is La Sambuy-Seythenex good for beginners and families?
100% of the pistes are green or blue: a very accessible area.
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