Les Aillons-Margériaz 1000
940 mVillage altitude
1,540 mTop of the ski area
16 kmAlpine pistes
9Ski lifts
Not published by any source: adult day pass.
Les Aillons-Margériaz 1000 is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Savoie), in the commune of Aillon-le-Jeune. The village sits at 940 m and the ski area rises to 1,540 m, a skiable vertical of 600 m.
Live webcams
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Official players of the resort, live image.
Snow, opening and weather
Snow report →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
Natural snow is low on average: skiing depends on snowmaking and good years. 22 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, and 146 cm of fresh snow, measured over 34 winters at the Météo-France “AILLON LE JEUNE” station. Fortnight by fortnight, over 34 measured winters →
3-day forecast
Village 940 m · top 1,540 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.
Seven criteria rated from 1 to 5 stars, in half-stars, from this page's sourced data. A rating is a rank among the 315 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: 1,540 m · Bottom of the pistes: 940 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 22 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 37%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?2.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 16 km · Lifts: 9 · Balance between piste levels: 83%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?n/a
Not rated: no official price list could be found.
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?2.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 71% · Magic carpets: 1 · Sledging runs: 1 · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 05 · Nearest railway station: 34 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 50 min
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?2 / 5
Bars and pubs: 2 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 4 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 0 — 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: 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 declared by the resort (ANMSM, official website), STRMTG register, OpenStreetMap; snow depth observed at the Météo-France station, ERA5-Land model) ; ski area (figures declared by the resort (ANMSM, official website), national lift register (STRMTG), OpenStreetMap) ; 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).
21 pistes, by level
3 green12 blue3 red3 black
- Skiable vertical
- 600 m
- Lifts
- 2 chairlifts, 5 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet
Ski-area figures — bottom, top, km of pistes, lifts, pistes by level: OpenStreetMap (1 Oct) .
The ski area in figures
Measured on 7 October 20264 kmLongest piste — La Sciaz (blue), 515 m of vertical
515 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,540 → 1,026 m, 4 km
1,540 mHighest lift top — Mont Pelat (chairlift)
4 kmTotal length of lifts — 7 lifts mapped
n/aSki area boundary (OSM)
430Inhabitants — Aillon-le-Jeune (INSEE 73004)
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.
Staying and hiring gear in Les Aillons-Margériaz 1000
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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 ↗
Stay & accommodation
Holidu
Holiday-rental comparison site.
Ski hire
Skiset UK
Skiset’s UK site: ski hire in the resort shops, booked in English, paid in pounds.
Gear & equipment
Absolute Snow
UK ski and snowboard shop — delivers to UK addresses only.
Hardloop
Mountain gear shop: ski touring, avalanche safety, winter clothing.
Beyond skiing at Les Aillons-Margériaz 1000
Without skis on — 1 sledging run
Swimming pool
- Piscine municipale d'Aillons Margériaz · Aillon-le-Jeune · 0.6 km away
Dog sledding
- La Ferme des Chiens de Traîneaux des Aillons-Margériaz · Aillon-le-Jeune · 4.8 km away
Paragliding
- Aire de décollage de parapente du Mont-Morbié · Aillon-le-Jeune · 1.9 km away
- Décollage de parapente Montlambert · Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte · 6.1 km away
Museum
- Maison du Parc : Espace découverte · Le Châtelard · 9.2 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma "Le Flore" · Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny · 5.9 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.
Ski schools and practical information
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.
Off the pistes: off-piste and ski touring
The resorts for off-piste skiing → 2 Marked off-piste itineraries · 1 km
2 km Ski touring routes
Named itineraries: La cheminée
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
12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Les Aillons-Margériaz 1000 — up to 1,800 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont Morbié / Mont Pelat · Depuis Routhennes | n/a · F | 675 m | 905 → 1,543 m | E | 1.4 km |
| Mont Morbié / Mont Pelat · Par les ruines du chalet du Mont de la Vierge | 1.3 · E1 · F+ | 600 m | 970 → 1,543 m | W | 1.7 km |
| Mont Morbié / Mont Pelat · Par les anciennes pistes | 3.2 · E1 · PD- | 600 m | 940 → 1,543 m | NW | 1.9 km |
| Mont Morbié / Mont Pelat · versant SE | 2.1 · E1 · PD- | 600 m | 950 → 1,543 m | SE | 1.9 km |
The other 8 routes, with grades and vertical →
Not a piste. Neither marked, nor patrolled, nor secured: transceiver, shovel, probe, the day’s avalanche bulletin and, better still, a guide. Ski grade (1.1–5.6) = steepness and commitment; exposure (E1–E4) = consequence of a fall.
Source: Camptocamp.org topo guide (CC BY-SA), routes starting within 10 km, read on 13 October 2026. Descriptions and photos are on Camptocamp; an empty cell is a field nobody has filled in. Camptocamp ski touring routes ↗
Piste map
Open on OpenSnowMap ↗Official piste map
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 1000
From Paris: 6 hr 26 (596 km) by road.
By road
- From Chambéry: 37 min · 27 km
- From Annecy: 47 min · 39 km
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 04 · 72 km
- From Genève: 1 hr 20 · 82 km
- From Lyon: 1 hr 49 · 126 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 2 hr 07 · 165 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 2 hr 23 · 175 km
- From Besançon: 3 hr 39 · 255 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 41 · 327 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 3 hr 42 · 292 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 14 · 370 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 19 · 379 km
- From Strasbourg: 5 hr 35 · 472 km
- From Perpignan: 5 hr 36 · 517 km
- From Nancy: 5 hr 46 · 525 km
- From Nice: 5 hr 57 · 537 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 26 · 596 km
- From Toulouse: 6 hr 32 · 604 km
- From Bordeaux: 7 hr 41 · 681 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 26 · 794 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Montmélian station
regional station · then 34 min drive (28 km)
Nearest main station: Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux, 36 min by road.
No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables (checked on 11 October 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): 50 min by road · 35 km
- Grenoble-Alpes-Isère (GNB): 1 hr 33 by road · 117 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 October 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 October 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.
The area offers 16 km of alpine pistes, 21 marked pistes (3 green, 12 blue, 3 red, 3 black), 9 ski lifts. Green and blue runs dominate: terrain suited to beginners and families.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the longest piste runs 4 km (La Sciaz) and the highest lift tops out at 1,540 m.
Access: 37 min by road from Chambéry and 34 min from Montmélian railway station.
1 official webcam shows the pistes live (on the French page).
Frequently asked questions
How high is Les Aillons-Margériaz 1000?
Les Aillons-Margériaz 1000 sits at 940 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,540 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Les Aillons-Margériaz 1000 have?
Les Aillons-Margériaz 1000 has 16 km of slopes, 9 lifts.
What is the longest piste in Les Aillons-Margériaz 1000?
The longest piste is La Sciaz: 4 km (blue run), for 515 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 Les Aillons-Margériaz 1000?
The highest lift, Mont Pelat, tops out at 1,540 m (IGN RGE ALTI terrain model). The 7 lifts mapped on OpenStreetMap total 4 km.
How do I get to Les Aillons-Margériaz 1000?
By road, Les Aillons-Margériaz 1000 is 37 min from Chambéry (27 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Montmélian, 34 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, 50 min away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Les Aillons-Margériaz 1000?
6 hr 26 for 596 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 Les Aillons-Margériaz 1000?
Natural snow is low on average: skiing depends on snowmaking and good years. 22 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, and 146 cm of fresh snow, measured over 34 winters at the Météo-France “AILLON LE JEUNE” station. This verdict rests on 34 winters of Météo-France measurements (1985-2020); in season the daily report prevails.
Is Les Aillons-Margériaz 1000 good for beginners and families?
71% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area.
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