Lac Blanc
Lac Blanc is a ski resort in the Vosges (Haut-Rhin), in the commune of Orbey. The village sits at 864 m and the ski area rises to 1,209 m, a skiable vertical of 346 m.
The area offers 12 km of alpine pistes, 31 marked pistes (12 green, 7 blue, 11 red, 1 black), 8 ski lifts. Green and blue runs dominate: terrain suited to beginners and families.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the longest piste runs 2 km (Jules Fréchard) and the highest lift tops out at 1,153 m.
Access: 1 h 24 by road from Strasbourg and 45 min from Munster railway station.
2 official webcams show the pistes live (on the French page).
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: 1,209 m · Bottom of the pistes: 863 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 16 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 1%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?2 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 12 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 12 km · Lifts: 8 · Balance between piste levels: 85%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?3 / 5
Adult day pass: €30 · Day pass price per km of pistes: €2.5/km · Adult 6-day pass: €172.5
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?2 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 61% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 0 · Special prices out of 4 (beginner, child, family, free age): 2 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?2 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 6 hr 12 · Nearest railway station: 45 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 16
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 6 · 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 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 0% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 · Adult day pass: €30 — 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 ORBEY LAC BLANC_SAPC station (1,080 m)
7-day forecast
Village 864 m · top 1,209 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
22 complete winters measured, from 1991-1992 to 2021-2022 — on average 16 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec8 cmInsufficient · 10 %
- 16-31 Dec9 cmInsufficient · 11 %
- 1-15 Jan8 cmInsufficient · 10 %
- 16-31 Jan13 cmInsufficient · 14 %
- 1-15 Feb14 cmInsufficient · 18 %
- 16-29 Feb12 cmInsufficient · 20 %
- 1-15 Mar10 cmInsufficient · 12 %
- 16-31 Mar6 cmInsufficient · 8 %
- 1-15 Apr1 cmInsufficient · 0 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2008-2009 — 40 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1991-1992 — 0 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 →31 pistes, by level — 12 km
- Skiable vertical
- 346 m (863 m → 1,209 m)
- Lifts
- 1 chairlift, 7 drag lifts
- Cross-country skiing
- 2 km of nordic trails
- Without skis
- 1 km of snowshoe and walking trails
- Piste aspect
- N 65% · E 8% · S 0% · W 26% (descent direction of 22 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Mountain restaurants
- Restaurant Les terrasses du Lac Blanc (1136 m)
- Lift opening hours
- Lifts open from 09:00 to 16:45 (hors vacances scolaires : du mercredi au dimanche) (official website, read on 15 September 2026)
- Tourist office
- Office de Tourisme station du Lac Blanc · Col du Calvaire, 68650 · 03 89 78 22 78 · [email protected] (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Piste map (PDF)
- Plan des pistes hiver station du Lac Blanc Vosges (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
Resort data: declared by Office de Tourisme station du Lac Blanc and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September
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 (2025-2026) detail →
| Adult pass | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 day | €30 |
| 6 days | €172.50 |
| Season | €455 |
| Child, 1 day | €25.50 |
| Pedestrian, 1 day | €5 |
| Free | Free under 5 years |
Read on the official price list, full price, excluding promotions. Official price list ↗
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 Lac Blanc only (“LAC BLANC (LE)”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Lac Blanc
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (2) →Official players of the resort, live image.
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 Lac Blanc
From Paris: 5 hr 36 (456 km) by road.
By road
- From Strasbourg: 1 hr 24 · 91 km
- From Nancy: 1 hr 45 · 118 km
- From Besançon: 2 hr 32 · 196 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 19 · 277 km
- From Genève: 4 hr 18 · 348 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Annecy: 4 hr 48 · 392 km
- From Lyon: 4 hr 55 · 436 km
- From Chambéry: 5 hr 15 · 434 km
- From Paris: 5 hr 36 · 456 km
- From Grenoble: 5 hr 41 · 522 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 5 hr 44 · 495 km
- From Valence: 6 hr 01 · 535 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 6 hr 21 · 578 km
- From Montpellier: 8 hr 04 · 736 km
- From Marseille: 8 hr 09 · 746 km
- From Nice: 8 hr 54 · 744 km
- From Perpignan: 9 hr 25 · 884 km
- From Bordeaux: 9 hr 53 · 915 km
- From Toulouse: 9 hr 57 · 919 km
- From Pau: 11 hr 54 · 1111 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Munster station
regional station · then 45 min drive (35 km)
Nearest main station: Colmar, 39 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
- Bâle-Mulhouse (BSL): 1 hr 16 by road · 89 km
- Strasbourg-Entzheim (SXB): 1 hr 18 by road · 81 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Lac Blanc 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 →3 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Lac Blanc — up to 837 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gazon du Faing · Depuis Pairis | n/a · PD- | 837 m | 771 → 1,302 m | NE · E · S | 4.2 km |
| Lac du Forlet ou Lac des Truites · Couloir SE | n/a | 700 m | 880 → 1,300 m | SE | 5.8 km |
| Le Tanet · Versant SE | n/a · E2 · D- | 800 m | 850 → 1,292 m | S | 7.2 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 Lac Blanc
Toboggan runs
- Luge sur rail - Tricky Track · Orbey · 1.3 km away
- Piste de luge Lac Blanc 1200 - Col du Calvaire · Orbey · 1.3 km away
- Piste de luge Lac Blanc 1200 - Blancrupt · Orbey · 1.9 km away
- Luge aux Bagenelles · Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines · 6.2 km away
Spa and thermal baths
- Espace spa hôtel de La Poste · Le Bonhomme · 4.1 km away
Paragliding
- Aire de décollage de parapente · Le Bonhomme · 4.8 km away
- Aire de décollage de parapente · Lapoutroie · 7.1 km away
Museum
- Musée des eaux de vie · Lapoutroie · 6.7 km away
- Maison du Pays Welche · Fréland · 9 km away
- Musée d'Arts Religieux · Fréland · 9.2 km away
- Musée des métiers du bois et du patrimoine · Labaroche · 9.6 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma le Cercle · Orbey · 6.8 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 hotels · 41 rooms (1 × 3★, 1 × 2★)
Commune: Le Bonhomme · 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 de Kaysersberg
Ski school
ESF Lac Blanc
34 instructors
🇬🇧 11 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
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 Lac Blanc?
Lac Blanc sits at 864 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,209 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Lac Blanc have?
Lac Blanc has 12 km of pistes served by 8 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Lac Blanc?
The longest piste is Jules Fréchard: 2 km (green run), for 199 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 Lac Blanc?
The highest lift, Carrefour 2 (platter lift), tops out at 1,214 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Lac Blanc have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 10 installations at Lac Blanc (1 chairlift, 8 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet), for an authorised capacity of 9,550 people per hour, of which 2,500 for Montjoie alone. The fleet spans 1971 to 2014, an average age of 40 years. This count covers the resort itself, magic carpets included, not the whole linked ski area — a resort brochure often announces a different number. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How much is a lift pass in Lac Blanc?
The adult day pass costs €30 and the 6-day pass €172.50 (2025-2026, read on the official price list).
How do I get to Lac Blanc?
By road, Lac Blanc is 1 hr 24 from Strasbourg (91 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Munster, 45 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 16 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Lac Blanc?
5 hr 36 for 456 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
What time do the lifts open in Lac Blanc?
Lifts are announced open from 09:00 to 16:45 (hors vacances scolaires : du mercredi au dimanche), according to the official website (read on 15 September 2026).
Is Lac Blanc good for beginners and families?
61% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area.
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