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The Le Grand-Bornand ski area

Le Grand-Bornand has 21 km of pistes, 28 lifts carrying 38,857 people an hour, 1,225 m of vertical, from 1,030 m to 2,255 m. 22 green runs, 12 blue, 3 red and 1 black.

Le Grand-Bornand is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie). The village sits at 892 m and the ski area rises to 2,255 m, a skiable vertical of 1,225 m.

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Runs by level

38 runs over 21 km:

22 green 12 blue 3 red 1 black
Vertical drop
1,225 m — from 1,030 m to 2,255 m
Slope aspect
49 % west · 33 % south · 18 % north — computed from the fall line of 43 runs
Night skiing
3 floodlit runs

As declared by the resort(ANMSM feed)

Ski area
Le Grand-Bornand
Linked area
Massif des Aravis · 230 km
Lifts
2 in total · 2 gondolas · 10 chairlifts · 9 drag lifts · 2 conveyors
Altitude
1,000 m → 2,100 m (resort base 1,300 m)
Snowmaking
50 % of pistes
Beginners
Beginner zone, free lifts
Fun & sledging
fun zone
Nordic
Le Grand-Bornand
Passes (as declared)
Enfant 1 jour (forfait station) 34.3 € · Adulte 1 jour (forfait station) 49 € · Sénior 1 jour (forfait station) 46.6 € · Enfant 2 jours (forfait station) 68.6 € · Adulte 2 jours (forfait station) 98 € · Sénior 2 jours (forfait station) 93.1 € · Enfant 6 jours (forfait station) 171.5 € · Adulte 6 jours (forfait station) 243 € (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 2026
4 kmLongest piste — Les Prises (blue), 395 m of vertical
704 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,980 → 1,276 m, 2 km
2,031 mHighest lift top — TSD du Lachat (detachable chairlift), national lift register
38,857Total lift capacity, people per hour — 28 installations: 2 gondolas, 10 chairlifts, 11 drag lifts, 5 magic carpets
29 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1962, newest 2024
3,600Biggest lift, people per hour — TSD du Charmieux (detachable chairlift, 2019)
35 kmTotal length of lifts — 47 lifts mapped
1,597 haSki area boundary (OSM)
2,050Inhabitants — Le Grand-Bornand (INSEE 74136)

Measured 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 Le Grand-Bornand only (“GRAND BORNAND (LE)”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

Register of 1 January 2025

28 lifts , carrying 38,857 people an hour in total , 29 years old on average (from 1962 to 2024).

Type (as registered, in French)CountCapacity (people/h)
Télécabines22,800
Télésièges1023,061
Téléskis118,696
Tapis roulants54,300

Lift by lift

The 20 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

LiftTypeCapacityLengthVerticalYearManufacturer
TSD du Charmieux Télésiège débrayable 3,600 1092 m 275 m 2019 POMAGALSKI
TSD de La Floria Télésiège débrayable 3,211 1554 m 515 m 2008 DOPPELMAYR
TSD du Maroly Télésiège débrayable 2,800 1400 m 386 m 2003 POMAGALSKI
TSD du Lachat Télésiège débrayable 2,800 1605 m 601 m 2001 POMAGALSKI
Tapis roulant Alpage express Tapis roulant 2,500 225 m 26 m 2016 TUSA (IDM)
TSF De la Duche Télésiège 2,400 915 m 299 m 2024 POMAGALSKI
TS de La Tolar Télésiège 2,400 1141 m 354 m 1999 POMAGALSKI
TS du Châtelet Télésiège 2,250 942 m 274 m 1997 POMAGALSKI
Tapis roulant Pioupiou Tapis roulant 1,800 32 m 3 m 2016 TUSA (IDM)
TC du Rosay Télécabine 1,800 2256 m 510 m 1986 POMAGALSKI
TS des Terres Rouges Télésiège 1,500 1676 m 332 m 1984 POMAGALSKI
TS des Annes Télésiège 1,200 1895 m 397 m 1982 POMAGALSKI
TC de la Joyère Télécabine 1,000 1367 m 433 m 1993 POMAGALSKI
TK de Prarian 1 Téléski à perche débrayable 900 675 m 183 m 1974 MONTAGNER
TK de l'Almet Téléski à perche débrayable 900 1210 m 215 m 1974 MONTAGNER
TK des Arces Téléski à perche débrayable 900 672 m 166 m 1973 POMAGALSKI
TS de La Taverne Télésiège 900 828 m 136 m 1973 POMAGALSKI
TK Bois des Raiches Téléski à enrouleur 856 455 m 56 m 2007 DOPPELMAYR
TK des Combes Téléski à enrouleur 850 291 m 51 m 2012 POMAGALSKI
TK du Stade Téléski à perche débrayable 800 786 m 208 m 1980 MONTAZ MAUTINO

French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “GRAND BORNAND (LE)” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.

Official piste map

No downloadable piste map published by the resort. Checked on 12 September 2026 · page checked

Resort data: declared by LE GRAND-BORNAND TOURISME and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September