Les Aillons-Margériaz
Les Aillons-Margériaz is a winter sports resort located in the communes of Aillon-le-Jeune, Aillon-le-Vieux and Sainte-Reine, in the département of Savoie in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Translated from the French Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), machine translation.
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?2.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 25 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 25 km · Lifts: 12 · Balance between piste levels: 77%
- 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: 82% · Magic carpets: 1 · Sledging runs: 0 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 19 · Nearest railway station: 49 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 06
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 1 · 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
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 0 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 58% · 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 940 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
34 complete winters measured, from 1985-1986 to 2019-2020 — on average 22 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec9 cmInsufficient · 11 %
- 16-31 Dec12 cmInsufficient · 19 %
- 1-15 Jan12 cmInsufficient · 13 %
- 16-31 Jan16 cmInsufficient · 17 %
- 1-15 Feb21 cmInsufficient · 30 %
- 16-29 Feb23 cmInsufficient · 32 %
- 1-15 Mar14 cmInsufficient · 21 %
- 16-31 Mar5 cmInsufficient · 7 %
- 1-15 Apr1 cmInsufficient · 1 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2012-2013 — 102 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1991-1992 — 0 day at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 146 cm a winter on average, spread over 21 days of snowfall. Measured over 35 complete winters.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 45 cm — 2012-2013
- Snowiest winter
- 2012-2013 — 314 cm
- Leanest winter
- 1996-1997 — 50 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →38 pistes, by level — 25 km
- Lifts
- 1 chairlift, 9 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet
- Cross-country skiing
- 4 named trails — 29 km of marked loops (8.9 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(4)
Trail Level Length Les fées difficult 18 km Les Chartreux intermediate 6 km Chavanu easy 3.2 km Les lutins very easy 1.5 km - Snowpark
- Yes
- Piste aspect
- N 22% · E 73% · S 0% · W 5% (descent direction of 34 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Mountain restaurants
- 1400 (1396 m)
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.
The ski area in figures
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.
Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to Les Aillons-Margériaz only (“AILLON - MARGERIAZ”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Les Aillons-Margériaz
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (1) →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 Les Aillons-Margériaz
From Paris: 6 hr 42 (603 km) by road.
By road
- From Chambéry: 53 min · 33 km
- From Annecy: 1 hr 00 · 41 km
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 19 · 79 km
- From Genève: 1 hr 30 · 84 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 05 · 132 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 2 hr 23 · 171 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 2 hr 38 · 181 km
- From Besançon: 3 hr 50 · 256 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 54 · 323 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 3 hr 58 · 301 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 30 · 376 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 35 · 385 km
- From Strasbourg: 5 hr 45 · 473 km
- From Perpignan: 5 hr 51 · 524 km
- From Nancy: 5 hr 56 · 526 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 12 · 543 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 42 · 603 km
- From Toulouse: 6 hr 47 · 610 km
- From Bordeaux: 7 hr 56 · 688 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 42 · 800 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Montmélian station
regional station · then 49 min drive (34 km)
Nearest main station: Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux, 51 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 06 by road · 41 km
- Genève (GVA): 1 hr 44 by road · 88 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 Les Aillons-Margériaz — up to 1,200 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont Margeriaz · Sentier des Tannes et Glacières | n/a · F | 450 m | 1,330 → 1,845 m | S | 1.2 km |
| Mont Margeriaz · Par les pistes | 1.2 · E2 · F | 430 m | 1,400 → 1,845 m | E | 1.2 km |
| Mont Margeriaz · couloir N en Z | 4.2 · E2 · D | 600 m | 1,176 → 1,730 m | N · NE | 2.2 km |
| Mont Margeriaz · par les Crêtes | 1.2 · E1 · F | 445 m | 1,400 → 1,845 m | E | 2.2 km |
| Mont de la Croix · Par la Combe de la Verne | n/a · F | 720 m | 894 → 1,614 m | NE | 2.7 km |
| Mont Colombier · Versant W par la Bottière | 2.3 · E1 · PD+ | 1,200 m | 920 → 2,045 m | W | 3.5 km |
| Dent de Rossanaz · par la Combe du Cheval | n/a | 1,000 m | 915 → 1,891 m | W | 3.6 km |
| Dent de Rossanaz · Face N en traversée | 5.3 · E3 · TD+ | 960 m | 930 → 1,891 m | N | 3.6 km |
| Mont Colombier · Face N par la Combe du Cheval | n/a · PD | 1,125 m | 920 → 2,045 m | NW | 3.7 km |
| Montagne de Lachat · Versant SE depuis Plainpalais | 1.1 · E1 | 250 m | 1,173 → 1,441 m | SE | 3.9 km |
| Col du Colombier · Au départ de la Bottière, descente par la combe du Cheval | n/a | 900 m | 925 → 1,799 m | n/a | 4 km |
| Col du Colombier · Col du Colombier au départ de la Bottière | n/a | 900 m | 925 → 1,799 m | S | 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 Les Aillons-Margériaz
Toboggan runs
- Espace Luge au Revard - Luge en S · Les Déserts · 7.9 km away
Swimming pool
- Piscine municipale d'Aillons Margériaz · Aillon-le-Jeune · 5.3 km away
Dog sledding
- La Ferme des Chiens de Traîneaux des Aillons-Margériaz · Aillon-le-Jeune · 0.1 km away
Paragliding
- Aire de décollage de parapente du Mont-Morbié · Aillon-le-Jeune · 6.8 km away
- Bauges Parapente · Lescheraines · 9.1 km away
Museum
- Maison du Parc : Espace découverte · Le Châtelard · 7.5 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 · 24 rooms (1 × 4★, 1 × 2★)
- 1 campsite · 33 pitches
Commune: Aillon-le-Jeune · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
Ski school
ESF Les Aillons
47 instructors
🇬🇧 36 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
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 Les Aillons-Margériaz?
Les Aillons-Margériaz sits at 940 m at village level.
How many kilometres of pistes does Les Aillons-Margériaz have?
Les Aillons-Margériaz has 25 km of pistes served by 12 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
How high do the lifts go in Les Aillons-Margériaz?
The highest lift, Agneau (platter lift), tops out at 1,834 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Les Aillons-Margériaz have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 15 installations at Les Aillons-Margériaz (2 chairlifts, 10 drag lifts, 3 magic carpets), for an authorised capacity of 11,945 people per hour, of which 2,400 for Roc De Balme alone. The fleet spans 1966 to 2020, an average age of 33 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 do I get to Les Aillons-Margériaz?
By road, Les Aillons-Margériaz is 53 min from Chambéry (33 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Montmélian, 49 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 06 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Les Aillons-Margériaz?
6 hr 42 for 603 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
Is Les Aillons-Margériaz good for beginners and families?
82% of the pistes are green or blue: a very accessible area.
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