The Les Carroz ski area

Les Carroz has 15 lifts carrying 16,598 people an hour, 949 m of vertical, from 1,160 m to 2,109 m.

Les Carroz is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie), in the commune of Arâches-la-Frasse. The village sits at 1,150 m and the ski area rises to 2,109 m, a skiable vertical of 949 m.

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Vertical drop: 949 m — from 1,160 m to 2,109 m
Slope aspect: 51 % north · 35 % west · 7 % east · 7 % south — computed from the fall line of 66 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 7 October 2026

11 kmLongest piste — Cascades (red), 1,594 m of vertical

1,594 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 2,376 → 781 m, 11 km

2,109 mHighest lift top — TSD de la Tête des Saix (detachable chairlift), national lift register

16,598Total lift capacity, people per hour — 15 installations: 1 gondola, 4 chairlifts, 5 drag lifts, 5 magic carpets

28 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1963, newest 2018

3,000Biggest lift, people per hour — TSD des Molliets (detachable chairlift, 2009)

56 kmTotal length of lifts — 52 lifts mapped

5,962 haSki area boundary (OSM)

1,764Inhabitants — Arâches-la-Frasse (INSEE 74014)

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 Les Carroz only (“CARROZ D'ARACHES (LES)”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

15 lifts , carrying 16,598 people an hour in total , 28 years old on average (from 1963 to 2018).

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Télécabines	1	2,740
Télésièges	4	10,118
Téléskis	5	3,740
Tapis roulants	5	—

Lift by lift

The 15 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
TSD de la Tête des Saix	Télésiège débrayable	3,000	2014 m	658 m	2016	POMAGALSKI
TSD des Molliets	Télésiège débrayable	3,000	1638 m	408 m	2009	LEITNER
TC de la Kedeusaz	Télécabine	2,740	1740 m	594 m	2004	POMAGALSKI
TS de Gron	Télésiège	2,268	1191 m	385 m	1998	LEITNER
TS de Plein Soleil	Télésiège	1,850	1609 m	301 m	1986	POMAGALSKI
TK de la Kédeuse	Téléski à perche débrayable	840	607 m	206 m	1976	MONTAZ MAUTINO
TK de l'Oasis(Airon)	Téléski à perche débrayable	800	373 m	90 m	1978	MONTAZ MAUTINO
TK des Cretes	Téléski à perche débrayable	770	470 m	50 m	1977	MONTAZ MAUTINO
TK du Plein Soleil	Téléski à perche débrayable	730	872 m	146 m	1972	MONTAZ MAUTINO
TK du Plan Moulin	Téléski à perche débrayable	600	700 m	201 m	1963	MONTAZ MAUTINO
Tapis roulant Ourson 1	Tapis roulant	—	23 m	1 m	2018	SUNKID
Tapis roulant Ourson 2	Tapis roulant	—	47 m	4 m	2018	SUNKID
Tapis roulant de Figaro	Tapis roulant	—	166 m	28 m	2015	TUSA (IDM)
Tapis roulant de Bardelle	Tapis roulant	—	102 m	14 m	2015	TUSA (IDM)
Tapis roulant des Crêtes	Tapis roulant	—	120 m	9 m	2013	SUNKID

French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “CARROZ D'ARACHES (LES)” · 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.

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Where to stay in Les Carroz

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