Le Bettex (Les Belleville)
Le Bettex (Les Belleville) is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Savoie), in the commune of Les Belleville. The village sits at 1,563 m and the ski area rises to 2,670 m, a skiable vertical of 1,104 m.
The area offers 264 km of alpine pistes, 213 marked pistes (30 green, 133 blue, 40 red, 10 black), 29 ski lifts, plus a snowpark. Green and blue runs dominate: terrain suited to beginners and families.
Le Bettex (Les Belleville) belongs to the linked Les 3 Vallées area: one lift pass covers the neighbouring resorts.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the longest piste runs 8 km (Biolley) and the highest lift tops out at 3,176 m.
The resort holds the Famille Plus and Flocon Vert and Station classée de tourisme labels.
Access: 1 h 26 by road from Chambéry and 30 min from Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains railway station.
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 / 5
Top of the ski area: 2,670 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,566 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 93 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 68%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?4 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 264 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 425 km · Lifts: 29 · Balance between piste levels: 74%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?3 / 5
Adult day pass: €70 · Day pass price per km of pistes: €0.16/km · Adult 6-day pass: €350 · Price read at a neighbouring resort of the same area
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?3.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 77% · Magic carpets: 5 · Sledging runs: 8 · Special prices out of 4 (beginner, child, family, free age): 0 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 2 · Famille Plus label
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 51 · Nearest railway station: 30 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 2 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 37
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?4 / 5
Bars and pubs: 4 · Nightclubs: 1 · Restaurants: 18 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 16,730 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?2.5 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 1 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 65% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 · Adult day pass: €70 — 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 LA MASSE station (2,800 m)
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,563 m · top 2,670 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
Snow cover varies from one winter to the next.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.6 h · Dec 5.7 h · Jan 6.2 h · Feb 7.4 h · Mar 8.4 h · Apr 10 h — 26 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November—no record
- December36 cmVariable · 55%
- January48 cmVariable · 71%
- February56 cmVariable · 74%
- March56 cmVariable · 71%
- April18 cmInsufficient · 23%
- 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
24 complete winters measured, from 1972-1973 to 2022-2023 — on average 93 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec30 cmInsufficient · 40 %
- 16-31 Dec35 cmInsufficient · 48 %
- 1-15 Jan42 cmVariable · 65 %
- 16-31 Jan50 cmVariable · 77 %
- 1-15 Feb60 cmGood skiing · 88 %
- 16-29 Feb67 cmGood skiing · 91 %
- 1-15 Mar66 cmGood skiing · 88 %
- 16-31 Mar53 cmVariable · 78 %
- 1-15 Apr33 cmInsufficient · 48 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2012-2013 — 133 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 2000-2001 — 10 days at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 355 cm a winter on average, spread over 50 days of snowfall. Measured over 24 complete winters, from 1996-1997 to 2022-2023.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 55 cm — 2006-2007
- Snowiest winter
- 2012-2013 — 540 cm
- Leanest winter
- 1996-1997 — 173 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →213 pistes, by level — 264 km
- Skiable vertical
- 1,104 m (1,566 m → 2,670 m)
- Lifts
- 1 cable car, 1 funicular, 5 gondolas, 13 chairlifts, 4 drag lifts, 5 magic carpets
- Cross-country skiing
- 5 named trails — 39 km of marked loops (21 km of distinct track: the loops overlap), right by the resortOpenStreetMap, lengths measured on the geometry, surveyed on 12 September 2026. A trail with no difficulty tag is shown as "n/a" — never guessed.
See the trails(5)
Trail Level Length Au Fil du Doron n/a 25 km Téton n/a 6.6 km Vincent Jay n/a 3.8 km Preyerand n/a 1.9 km Les Roseaux n/a 0.9 km - Snowpark
- Yes
- Without skis
- 18 km of snowshoe and walking trails · 8 sledging runs
- Piste aspect
- N 43% · E 8% · S 11% · W 38% (descent direction of 128 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Mountain restaurants
- Le Bouche à Oreilles (2694 m) · Chalet du Sunny (2397 m) · ROC SEVEN LES MENUIRES (2314 m) · Le Grand Lac (2248 m) · La Ferme de Reberty (1972 m) · Hillary (1971 m) · L'Igloo (1969 m) · La Maison de Savoy (1889 m)
Opening hours lift by lift (5)
| Lift | Type | Opens | Closes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cime Caron | téléphérique | 09:30 | 15:45 | OpenStreetMap |
| Masse | téléski | 09:15 | 16:50 | OpenStreetMap |
| Grand Fond | télécabine | 09:30 | 16:00 | OpenStreetMap |
| Télécabine d'Orelle-Caron | télécabine | 09:30 | 15:45 | OpenStreetMap |
| Pointe de la Masse | télécabine | 09:05 | 16:35 | OpenStreetMap |
Hours as published by the source quoted, read on 15 September 2026. A lift missing from this table has no published time — no default is shown.
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 (2026-2027) detail →
| Adult pass | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 day | €70 |
| 6 days | €350 |
Read on the official price list, full price, excluding promotions. Price list of the linked area, read on Les Menuires. 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.
Staying and hiring gear in Le Bettex (Les Belleville)
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Stay & accommodation
Les 3 Vallées ski area webcams
All webcams (8) →Official cameras of the neighbouring resorts on the linked Les 3 Vallées ski area.
Official players of the resort, live image. Checked on 18 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 Le Bettex (Les Belleville)
From Paris: 7 hr 13 (671 km) by road.
By road
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 26 · 102 km
- From Annecy: 1 hr 41 · 96 km
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 42 · 132 km
- From Genève: 2 hr 23 · 142 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 36 · 201 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 2 hr 45 · 225 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 3 hr 10 · 250 km
- From Dijon: 4 hr 28 · 402 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 29 · 370 km
- From Besançon: 4 hr 43 · 315 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 52 · 429 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 58 · 438 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 14 · 577 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 19 · 516 km
- From Nancy: 6 hr 35 · 613 km
- From Strasbourg: 6 hr 38 · 532 km
- From Toulouse: 7 hr 10 · 663 km
- From Paris: 7 hr 13 · 671 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 27 · 756 km
- From Pau: 9 hr 05 · 853 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains station
regional station · then 30 min drive (26 km)
Nearest main station: Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux, 1 hr 24 by road.
- From Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains station (stop “Gare Routiere”): line S63 — MOUTIERS ↔ LES MENUIRES ↔ VAL THORENS (REGION - cars Région Savoie), 40 min to the “Praranger” stop — 2 departures a day on weekdays · first 13:00, last 18:45 · timetable from 15 December 2026 to 15 April 2027 · official timetable ↗
Direct journeys read from the official timetable files published on transport.data.gouv.fr — no connections.
By plane
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 1 hr 37 by road · 110 km
- Grenoble-Alpes-Isère (GNB): 2 hr 15 by road · 178 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Le Bettex (Les Belleville) 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.
Off-piste & ski touring
The resorts for off-piste skiing →Named itineraries: Pylones · Léo Lacroix · Liberty Ride La Riondaz · Ibex
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 Le Bettex (Les Belleville) — up to 1,336 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geffriand · Versant NE - depuis Saint Marcel | n/a · PD- | 1,000 m | 1,450 → 2,396 m | NE | 2.2 km |
| La Gratte · Face NE | 2.1 · E1 · PD- | 1,078 m | 1,560 → 2,638 m | NE | 2.4 km |
| Pointe de la Masse · Les Crêtes | n/a · PD- | 110 m | 2,600 → 2,804 m | N | 3.4 km |
| Pointe de la Masse · Les Yvoses | n/a · PD- | 1 m | 2,600 → 2,804 m | E | 3.4 km |
| Pointe de la Masse · Vallée des Encombres | n/a · PD- | 1 m | 2,804 → 2,804 m | W | 3.4 km |
| La Gratte · Facette N depuis Saint Marcel (vallon de Geffriand) | 2.3 | n/a | 2,638 m | n/a | 3.5 km |
| Pointe de la Fenêtre · Versant N | 2.1 · E1 · F | 929 m | 1,339 → 2,268 m | N | 4 km |
| Pointe de la Masse · Depuis les Ménuires par Vallon et Roche noire | 2.2 · E1 · F+ | 1,120 m | 1,720 → 2,803 m | E · NE · N | 5.1 km |
| Roche Jaille · Versant NE | n/a · F | 930 m | 1,760 → 2,689 m | NE | 5.1 km |
| Pointe de la Masse · La Combe de Géffriand | n/a · PD- | 50 m | 2,600 → 2,804 m | N | 5.1 km |
| Pointe de la Masse · Le lac du Lou par la Masse | n/a · PD- | 1 m | 2,804 → 2,804 m | SE | 5.2 km |
| Aiguilles de la Grande Moendaz · Face SE, par le vallon des Encombres | n/a · AD- | 1,336 m | 1,360 → 2,696 m | SE | 5.4 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 Le Bettex (Les Belleville)
Swimming pool
- La Bulle des Bruyères - Piscine Aqualudique · Les Belleville · 3.4 km away
- Parc Olympique · Les Allues · 6.6 km away
Paragliding
- Audacius by Prosneige Parapente · Les Allues · 6.7 km away
- A Parapente · Les Allues · 7.9 km away
Museum
- Musée de Saint Martin, 150 ans d'histoire d'une haute-vallée de Savoie · Les Belleville · 4.6 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma Méribel-Mottaret · Les Allues · 5.5 km away
- Cinéma du Lac Blanc · Les Belleville · 6.7 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
16,730 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 29 hotels · 1,512 rooms (6 × 5★, 10 × 4★, 8 × 3★, 1 × 2★, 2 × 1★)
- 3 holiday villages and family centres · 1,862 bed spaces
- 41 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 14,488 bed spaces
- 1 youth hostel or sports centre · 380 bed spaces
- 1 campsite · 56 pitches
Commune: Les Belleville · 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
Ski school
ESF Les Menuires
346 instructors
🇬🇧 280 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Cinema · Les Flocons
- Swimming pool · L'Ours Blanc
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 Le Bettex (Les Belleville)?
Le Bettex (Les Belleville) sits at 1,563 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,670 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Le Bettex (Les Belleville) have?
Le Bettex (Les Belleville) has 264 km of pistes served by 29 lifts, within the linked Les 3 Vallées area (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Le Bettex (Les Belleville)?
The longest piste is Biolley: 8 km (blue run), for 375 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 Le Bettex (Les Belleville)?
The highest lift, Cime Caron, tops out at 3,176 m (IGN RGE ALTI terrain model). The 99 lifts mapped on OpenStreetMap total 126 km.
How much is a lift pass in Le Bettex (Les Belleville)?
The adult day pass costs €70 and the 6-day pass €350 (2026-2027, read on the official price list, shared with Les Menuires).
How do I get to Le Bettex (Les Belleville)?
By road, Le Bettex (Les Belleville) is 1 hr 26 from Chambéry (102 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains, 30 min by road from the resort. From Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains station, line S63 — MOUTIERS ↔ LES MENUIRES ↔ VAL THORENS (REGION - cars Région Savoie) reaches the “Praranger” stop in 40 min, 2 departures a day on weekdays. The nearest airport is Chambéry-Savoie, 1 hr 37 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Le Bettex (Les Belleville)?
7 hr 13 for 671 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 Le Bettex (Les Belleville)?
It varies from one winter to the next according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
Is Le Bettex (Les Belleville) good for beginners and families?
77% of the pistes are green or blue: a very accessible area. The resort holds the Famille Plus family label.
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