Portes du Mont-Blanc
Les portes du Mont-Blanc is a large ski area bringing together five French winter sports resorts and villages, located in the départements of Haute-Savoie and Savoie in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in the French Alps.
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?3 / 5
Top of the ski area: 2,373 m · Bottom of the pistes: 819 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 104 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 73%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?4 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 69 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 123 km · Lifts: 24 · Balance between piste levels: 91%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?3.5 / 5
Adult day pass: €30 · Day pass price per km of pistes: €0.43/km
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?2 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 62% · Magic carpets: 1 · Sledging runs: 1 · Special prices out of 4 (beginner, child, family, free age): 1 · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 34 · Nearest railway station: 24 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 33
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?2.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 8 · Upcoming events: 5 · Collective tourist beds: 1,016 — 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: 67% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 · Adult day pass: €30 — 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).
The domain is due to open on 19 December 2026 and close on 21 March 2027. Open pistes and lifts will appear here as soon as the resort publishes its daily report.
Right now at the MONT ARBOIS station (1,833 m)
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,519 m · top 2,373 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
Good snow from January to March.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.2 h · Dec 5.6 h · Jan 5.9 h · Feb 7.2 h · Mar 8.4 h · Apr 10.1 h — 25 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November—no record
- December—no record
- January82 cmGood skiing · 100%
- February70 cmGood skiing · 100%
- March73 cmGood skiing · 92%
- April—no record
- 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
11 complete winters measured, from 1988-1989 to 2025-2026 — on average 104 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec48 cmVariable · 56 %
- 16-31 Dec50 cmVariable · 63 %
- 1-15 Jan58 cmVariable · 77 %
- 16-31 Jan77 cmGood skiing · 86 %
- 1-15 Feb84 cmGood skiing · 88 %
- 16-29 Feb92 cmGood skiing · 92 %
- 1-15 Mar87 cmGood skiing · 93 %
- 16-31 Mar83 cmGood skiing · 84 %
- 1-15 Apr59 cmVariable · 62 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2007-2008 — 129 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1995-1996 — 58 days at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 532 cm a winter on average, spread over 51 days of snowfall. Measured over 10 complete winters, from 1995-1996 to 2025-2026.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 55 cm — 2011-2012
- Snowiest winter
- 2020-2021 — 741 cm
- Leanest winter
- 1996-1997 — 240 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →86 pistes, by level — 69 km
- Skiable vertical
- 1,554 m (819 m → 2,373 m)
- Lifts
- 3 gondolas, 5 chairlifts, 15 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet
- Cross-country skiing
- 11 named trails — 43 km of marked loops (32 km of distinct track: the loops overlap) · Megeve Mont Arbois area, 2.3 km from 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(11)
Trail Level Length Megeve-Bettex-St.Nicolas intermediate 20 km Livraz - Cote2000 black 4.5 km Planellet red 3.6 km Javen black 2.5 km Livraz green 2.5 km Planay black 2 km La Croix blue 1.8 km Le Lait blue 1.7 km Odier n/a 1.6 km Le Maz red 1.5 km Petit Vorasset · Megeve Mont Arbois easy 1.3 km - Snowpark
- 1 mapped zone — Boarder Cross (intermediate)
OpenStreetMap, surveyed on 12 September 2026. OpenStreetMap does not map individual features (kickers, rails): what is counted here are the named zones. - Without skis
- 2 km of snowshoe and walking trails · 1 sledging run
- Piste aspect
- N 12% · E 68% · S 6% · W 14% (descent direction of 98 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Season 2026-2027
- opens on 19 December 2026, closes on 21 March 2027
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 | €30 |
| Child, 1 day | €25 |
Read on the official price list, full price, excluding promotions. Official price list ↗
Official piste map
Open the piste map (image, 474 KB) ↗
Link to the resort’s own file — a piste map is a copyrighted artwork, we host no copy.
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 Portes du Mont-Blanc
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (8) →Official players of the resort, live image. Checked on 12 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 Portes du Mont-Blanc
From Paris: 6 hr 34 (604 km) by road.
By road
- From Genève: 1 hr 08 · 69 km
- From Annecy: 1 hr 20 · 93 km
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 32 · 95 km
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 49 · 125 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 43 · 194 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 2 hr 52 · 217 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 3 hr 16 · 243 km
- From Besançon: 3 hr 36 · 243 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 43 · 325 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 25 · 383 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 59 · 422 km
- From Marseille: 5 hr 04 · 431 km
- From Strasbourg: 5 hr 31 · 461 km
- From Nancy: 5 hr 46 · 529 km
- From Nice: 5 hr 59 · 488 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 21 · 570 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 34 · 604 km
- From Toulouse: 7 hr 17 · 656 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 23 · 769 km
- From Pau: 9 hr 11 · 846 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Sallanches - Combloux - Megève station
regional station · then 24 min drive (13 km)
Nearest main station: Annecy, 1 hr 19 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
- Genève (GVA): 1 hr 33 by road · 78 km
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 1 hr 44 by road · 103 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Portes du Mont-Blanc 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 →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 Portes du Mont-Blanc — up to 1,100 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sommet des Salles · Depuis Ormaret par les pistes | n/a · F | 660 m | 1,080 → 1,757 m | E | 0.5 km |
| Col du Jaillet · Par la Croix des Salles | 1.3 · F | 500 m | 1,249 → 1,723 m | W | 0.9 km |
| Petit Croisse Baulet · Depuis Megève ou Combloux | 1.3 · E1 · F | 600 m | 1,402 → 2,009 m | SE | 1 km |
| Croisse Baulet · Depuis Cordon-Cornillon | 2.3 · E1 · PD+ | 1,100 m | 1,150 → 2,236 m | SE | 2.3 km |
| Petit Croisse Baulet · Depuis Cordon par le Col de Jaillet | 2.1 · E1 · PD- | 900 m | 1,125 → 2,009 m | E | 2.4 km |
| Croisse Baulet · Traversée face E depuis Cordon | n/a · PD+ | 1,000 m | 1,150 → 2,236 m | NE | 2.8 km |
| Le Christomet · Versant NE par les pistes | 2.1 · E1 · F | 473 m | 1,380 → 1,853 m | NE | 2.9 km |
| Croisse Baulet · Descente par le ruisseau du Dard | 3.2 · E1 · AD | 1,100 m | 1,150 → 2,236 m | E | 3 km |
| Croisse Baulet · Tour et face W, depuis Cordon | 4.1 · E2 · AD+ | 1,000 m | 1,240 → 2,236 m | W | 3.2 km |
| Cabane du Petit Pâtre · Depuis les Chars | 2.1 | 650 m | 1,267 → 1,915 m | E | 3.4 km |
| Croisse Baulet · Depuis la Giettaz Crépinière | 2.2 · E1 · PD | 1,100 m | 1,200 → 2,236 m | SW | 3.6 km |
| Le Christomet · versant S, par le mont du Villard | 2.3 · E2 · PD | 823 m | 1,030 → 1,853 m | S | 3.7 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 Portes du Mont-Blanc
Toboggan runs
- Piste sur neige "La Luge" · Demi-Quartier · 4.1 km away
Ice rink
- Patinoire olympique · Megève · 3.2 km away
- Patinoire de plein air · Megève · 3.5 km away
- Patinoire de Saint-Gervais · Saint-Gervais-les-Bains · 8.7 km away
Swimming pool
- Piscines intérieures · Megève · 3.2 km away
- Piscine olympique extérieure · Megève · 3.2 km away
- Pataugeoire intérieure · Megève · 3.2 km away
- Centre aquatique Sallanches Mont Blanc · Sallanches · 6 km away
Spa and thermal baths
- Saunas · Megève · 3.2 km away
- Hammam · Megève · 3.2 km away
- Pure Altitude Longevity Spa du Lodge Park · Megève · 3.4 km away
- Les Thermes de Saint-Gervais - Les cures thermales · Saint-Gervais-les-Bains · 8.2 km away
Paragliding
- Megève Parapente · Megève · 3.6 km away
- Megève Aventure Parapente · Praz-sur-Arly · 5.9 km away
- Aravis Parapente · La Clusaz · 7.4 km away
- Itinér’Air Parapente · Saint-Gervais-les-Bains · 8.7 km away
Museum
- Musée de l'Ermitage du Calvaire · Megève · 3.9 km away
- Château des Rubins - Observatoire des Alpes · Sallanches · 5.7 km away
- Pile Pont Expo · Saint-Gervais-les-Bains · 8.2 km away
- La Cure · Saint-Gervais-les-Bains · 8.5 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
1,016 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 5 hotels · 135 rooms (2 × 4★, 1 × 3★, 1 × 2★)
- 3 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 1,016 bed spaces
Commune: Combloux · 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
SNCF
Days without skiing
- Spa / wellness · Storvatt
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.
What's on around Portes du Mont-Blanc
All events →-
17 October 2026 · 10:00
Evolution architecturale de Megève au XXe siècle
Office de tourisme de Megève · Megève
Du paisible village montagnard à la station de ski internationale, le visage de Megève n'a eu de cesse de se transformer depuis le développement du tourisme au début du XXe siècle. Des besoins et de …
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Plan Libre, la gazette” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Megève (0.1 km), Domaine de Praz sur Arly (4.3 km), Combloux (4.8 km), Cordon (6.9 km)
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17 October 2026 · 10:00
Vouilloux, La modernité ordinaire au service de la population
Espace animation de Vouilloux · Sallanches
Partez à la découverte de Vouilloux, ce célèbre quartier de Sallanches réalisé par l’architecte haut-savoyard Maurice Novarina. Cette cité, labellisée Architecture contemporaine remarquable par le de…
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Plan Libre, la gazette” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Cordon (3.5 km), Combloux (5.4 km), Plaine Joux (8.2 km), Flaine (8.3 km)
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18 October 2026 · 10:45
Pastoralisme toujours, de 1832 à aujourd’hui
Ferme à Isidore · Combloux
Découvrez la ferme à Isidore, bâtisse pastorale emblématique de 1832, témoin précieux de l’architecture et des modes de vie comblorans liés à l’économie rurale. Puis, dans la grange, l’exposition de…
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Plan Libre, la gazette” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Combloux (0.4 km), Cordon (3.9 km), Megève (4.8 km), Saint-Gervais-les-Bains (5.3 km)
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18 October 2026 · 14:00
La chapelle de Lépigny
Chapelle Notre-Dame de La Salette à Lépigny · Domancy
Poussez la porte de la chapelle néo-gothique du XIX° siècle dédiée à Notre-Dame de la Salette à Lépigny.
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Plan Libre, la gazette” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Combloux (2.1 km), Cordon (3.6 km), Saint-Gervais-les-Bains (5.2 km), Megève (6.8 km)
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18 October 2026 · 14:00
L’architecture du chef-lieu de Passy et son évolution
Eglise Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul de Passy · Passy
Laissez-vous entrainer dans une visite inhabituelle du Chef-lieu de Passy et partez à la rencontre de son patrimoine architectural. L’occasion pour vous de découvrir les sites emblématiques de ce que…
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Plan Libre, la gazette” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Saint-Gervais-les-Bains (3.9 km), Combloux (4.6 km), Plaine Joux (5.3 km), Passy Plaine-Joux (5.4 km)
Events published on OpenAgenda by the agendas named above, kept when they take place within 10 km of the resort. We organise nothing: times, prices and cancellations are the organiser's.
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Frequently asked questions
How high is Portes du Mont-Blanc?
Portes du Mont-Blanc sits at 1,519 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,373 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Portes du Mont-Blanc have?
Portes du Mont-Blanc has 69 km of pistes served by 24 lifts, within the linked Évasion Mont-Blanc area (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Portes du Mont-Blanc?
The longest piste is Mandarines: 3 km (green run), for 530 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 Portes du Mont-Blanc?
The highest lift, Col de Balme, tops out at 2,476 m (IGN RGE ALTI terrain model). The 85 lifts mapped on OpenStreetMap total 76 km.
How much is a lift pass in Portes du Mont-Blanc?
The adult day pass costs €30 (2026-2027, read on the official price list).
How do I get to Portes du Mont-Blanc?
By road, Portes du Mont-Blanc is 1 hr 08 from Genève (69 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Sallanches - Combloux - Megève, 24 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 Genève, 1 hr 33 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Portes du Mont-Blanc?
6 hr 34 for 604 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
When does Portes du Mont-Blanc open?
According to the official website, the resort opens on 19 December 2026 and closes on 21 March 2027 (2026-2027 season).
Is the snow reliable in Portes du Mont-Blanc?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
Is Portes du Mont-Blanc good for beginners and families?
62% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area.
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