Saint-François-Longchamp
Saint-François-Longchamp is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Savoie). The village sits at 808 m and the ski area rises to 2,516 m, a skiable vertical of 1,259 m.
The area offers 96 km of alpine pistes, 71 marked pistes (29 green, 26 blue, 13 red, 3 black), 17 ski lifts, plus a snowpark. Green and blue runs dominate: terrain suited to beginners and families.
Saint-François-Longchamp belongs to the linked Le Grand Domaine area: one lift pass covers the neighbouring resorts.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the longest piste runs 7 km (Le Marquis) and the highest lift tops out at 2,516 m.
The resort holds the Famille Plus and Flocon Vert and Station classée de tourisme labels.
Access: 1 h 02 by road from Chambéry and 16 min from Saint-Avre - La Chambre railway station.
4 official webcams show the pistes live (on the French page).
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: 2,516 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,257 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 61 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 94%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?3.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 96 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 123 km · Lifts: 17 · Balance between piste levels: 85%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?2.5 / 5
Adult day pass: €59.7 · Day pass price per km of pistes: €0.49/km · Adult 6-day pass: €299.9 · Price read at a neighbouring resort of the same area
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?4 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 77% · Magic carpets: 3 · Sledging runs: 1 · Special prices out of 4 (beginner, child, family, free age): 3 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 2 · Famille Plus label
- AccessIs it easy to get to?4 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 26 · Nearest railway station: 16 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 2 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 14
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?3 / 5
Bars and pubs: 2 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 20 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 2,751 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?1 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 0 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 0% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 · Adult day pass: €59.7 — 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 12 December 2026 and close on 9 April 2027. Open pistes and lifts will appear here as soon as the resort publishes its daily report.
Right now at the MONTGELLAFREY station (1,057 m)
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 808 m · top 2,516 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 April: a long, reliable season.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.4 h · Dec 5.7 h · Jan 6.1 h · Feb 7.3 h · Mar 8.4 h · Apr 9.9 h — 25 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November16 cmInsufficient · 27%
- December63 cmVariable · 78%
- January102 cmGood skiing · 97%
- February125 cmGood skiing · 100%
- March132 cmGood skiing · 100%
- April100 cmGood skiing · 96%
- May36 cmVariable · 55%
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
63 complete winters measured, from 1959-1960 to 2025-2026 — on average 61 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec20 cmInsufficient · 27 %
- 16-31 Dec28 cmInsufficient · 38 %
- 1-15 Jan36 cmInsufficient · 47 %
- 16-31 Jan45 cmVariable · 62 %
- 1-15 Feb49 cmVariable · 68 %
- 16-29 Feb48 cmVariable · 70 %
- 1-15 Mar37 cmVariable · 54 %
- 16-31 Mar21 cmInsufficient · 30 %
- 1-15 Apr9 cmInsufficient · 9 %
- Best winter of the series
- 1981-1982 — 128 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1963-1964 — 0 day at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 297 cm a winter on average, spread over 37 days of snowfall. Measured over 59 complete winters, from 1959-1960 to 2020-2021.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 72 cm — 1970-1971
- Snowiest winter
- 1969-1970 — 532 cm
- Leanest winter
- 1963-1964 — 93 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →71 pistes, by level — 96 km
- Skiable vertical
- 1,259 m (1,257 m → 2,516 m)
- Lifts
- 7 chairlifts, 7 drag lifts, 3 magic carpets
- Cross-country skiing
- 9 named trails — 47 km of marked loops (16 km of distinct track: the loops overlap) · Espace Nordique du Grand Coin area, 5.1 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(9)
Trail Level Length Le Grand Tour · Espace Nordique du Grand Coin difficult 10 km La Colonne · Espace Nordique du Grand Coin intermediate 7.9 km Bergein · Espace Nordique du Grand Coin intermediate 6.9 km Les Mottes · Espace Nordique du Grand Coin easy 5.9 km Le Replat · Espace Nordique du Grand Coin easy 5.3 km Liaison Bonvillard - Col du Chaussy · Espace Nordique du Grand Coin easy 3.6 km Les Rieux · Espace Nordique du Grand Coin very easy 3.4 km Tovachet · Espace Nordique du Grand Coin easy 2.5 km Libertour · Espace Nordique du Grand Coin very easy 1.5 km - Snowpark
- Yes
- Without skis
- 1 sledging run
- Piste aspect
- N 23% · E 9% · S 15% · W 52% (descent direction of 60 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Mountain restaurants
- Les 2 Mazots (1999 m) · La Pérelle (1677 m) · La Grange (1623 m) · Au plancher des vaches (1623 m) · Le P'tit Savoyard (1622 m) · La Louche Percée (1621 m) · La banquise 1650 (1606 m) · Le Troll Gourmand (1603 m)
- Season 2026-2027
- opens on 12 December 2026, closes on 9 April 2027
- Tourist office
- Saint Francois Longchamp Tourisme · Maison du Tourisme, 73130 · 0479591056 · [email protected] (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Piste map (PDF)
- Plan des pistes Le Grand Domaine (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Shuttle timetable (PDF)
- Faure Transport (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Resort app
- Android (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Famille Plus
- The resort’s family page (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
Resort data: declared by Saint Francois Longchamp Tourisme and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September
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 | €59.70 |
| 6 days | €299.90 |
| Season | €825 |
| Child, 1 day | €48.90 |
| Beginner, 1 day | €37.70 |
| Pedestrian, 1 day | €18.90 |
| Free | Free under 5 · free from 75 years |
Read on the official price list, full price, excluding promotions. Price list of the linked area, read on Combelouvière. Official price list ↗
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.
Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to Saint-François-Longchamp only (“SAINT FRANCOIS LONGCHAMP”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Saint-François-Longchamp
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (8) →Official players of the resort, live image. Checked on 18 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 Saint-François-Longchamp
From Paris: 6 hr 50 (648 km) by road.
By road
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 02 · 79 km
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 19 · 108 km
- From Annecy: 1 hr 31 · 126 km
- From Genève: 2 hr 01 · 164 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 13 · 177 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 2 hr 22 · 201 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 2 hr 46 · 226 km
- From Dijon: 4 hr 05 · 378 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 05 · 346 km
- From Besançon: 4 hr 21 · 336 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 29 · 405 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 34 · 414 km
- From Nice: 5 hr 17 · 428 km
- From Perpignan: 5 hr 51 · 553 km
- From Nancy: 6 hr 12 · 589 km
- From Strasbourg: 6 hr 16 · 553 km
- From Toulouse: 6 hr 47 · 639 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 50 · 648 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 04 · 732 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 41 · 829 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Saint-Avre - La Chambre station
halt · then 16 min drive (12 km)
Nearest main station: Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux, 1 hr 01 by road.
- From Saint-Avre - La Chambre station (stop “Gare Routiere”): line S30 — ST AVRE ↔ ST FRANCOIS LONGCHAMP (REGION - cars Région Savoie), 21 min to the “Le Planet” stop — 2 departures a day on weekdays · first 12:22, last 18:05 · timetable from 15 December 2026 to 15 April 2027 · official timetable ↗
Direct journeys read from the official timetable files published on transport.data.gouv.fr — no connections.
By plane
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 1 hr 14 by road · 86 km
- Grenoble-Alpes-Isère (GNB): 1 hr 52 by road · 154 km
Take me there
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Charging an electric car
3 charging stations within 2 km
6 charging points · up to 22 kW
- SAINT FRANÇOIS LONGCHAMP - Parking Mairie · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 22 kW · 0 km
- SAINT FRANÇOIS LONGCHAMP - Route de la Madeleine · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 22 kW · 1.7 km
- SAINT FRANÇOIS LONGCHAMP - Route de la Madeleine · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 22 kW · 1.7 km
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 →Named itineraries: Le Loup · La Lauzière
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 Saint-François-Longchamp — up to 3,700 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traversée du Massif de la Lauzière · S > N à ski | 3.2 · E2 · PD+ | 3,700 m | 1,265 → 2,829 m | n/a | 1.7 km |
| Roc Rouge · Versant SW | 2.3 · E1 · PD- | 690 m | 1,690 → 2,375 m | n/a | 1.9 km |
| Col de Montjoie · Depuis le refuge de la Grande Léchère | 1.3 · F | 570 m | 1,680 → 2,250 m | n/a | 2.3 km |
| Rocher de Sarvatan · Couloir NE en boucle | n/a · PD+ | 775 m | 1,600 → 2,375 m | SE | 2.4 km |
| Rocher de Sarvatan · Tour: Roc Rouge >> Col de Sarvatan | 3.2 · E2 · AD- | 1,225 m | 1,700 → 2,510 m | n/a | 2.5 km |
| Faux Gros Villan · Couloir SW | 4.3 · E3 · D+ | 1,000 m | 1,650 → 2,642 m | SW | 2.5 km |
| L'Homme de Beurre · Versant S par les pistes | 2.1 · E1 · PD- | 678 m | 1,590 → 2,268 m | S | 2.5 km |
| Col de Montjoie · Versant S | 1.3 · E1 · PD- | 563 m | 1,690 → 2,253 m | SE | 2.5 km |
| Grand Mas · par le refuge du lac de la grande Léchère | 3.3 · E2 | 1,100 m | 1,340 → 2,200 m | SE · S · E | 2.6 km |
| Le Merbelay / La Roche Noire · Versant NW | n/a · AD | 1,036 m | 1,600 → 2,636 m | W | 2.7 km |
| Rocher de Sarvatan · Par le Col de Sarvatan | 2.3 · E1 · PD | 810 m | 1,700 → 2,510 m | E | 2.7 km |
| Roc Rouge · Couloirs NE | 4.2 · E1 · AD | 825 m | 1,550 → 2,375 m | E | 2.9 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 Saint-François-Longchamp
Swimming pool
- Espace aquatique de Valmorel - Kanopé · Les Avanchers-Valmorel · 9.5 km away
Paragliding
- ENVERGURE PARAPENTE - LA FILLE DE L'AIR · Saint François Longchamp · 1.4 km away
- Envergure Parapente · La Chambre · 6.6 km away
- Aire de décollage parapente des Lanchettes · Les Avanchers-Valmorel · 8.2 km away
- Aire de décollage parapente de Crève-Tête · Les Avanchers-Valmorel · 9.3 km away
Museum
- Musée du Félicien · Argentine · 9.7 km away
Cinema
- Le Studio - cinéma · Les Avanchers-Valmorel · 9.5 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
2,751 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 5 hotels · 101 rooms (3 × 3★, 1 × 2★)
- 8 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 2,751 bed spaces
Commune: Saint François Longchamp · 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 St Francois Longchamp
67 instructors
🇬🇧 31 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Cinema · Le Fanny
- Bowling · Le Strike
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 Saint-François-Longchamp?
Saint-François-Longchamp sits at 808 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,516 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Saint-François-Longchamp have?
Saint-François-Longchamp has 96 km of pistes served by 17 lifts, within the linked Le Grand Domaine area (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Saint-François-Longchamp?
The longest piste is Le Marquis: 7 km (blue run), for 420 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 Saint-François-Longchamp?
The highest lift, Lauziere (chairlift), tops out at 2,514 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Saint-François-Longchamp have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 21 installations at Saint-François-Longchamp (7 chairlifts, 13 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet), for an authorised capacity of 22,793 people per hour, of which 2,800 for Frene alone. The fleet spans 1976 to 2023, an average age of 27 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 much is a lift pass in Saint-François-Longchamp?
The adult day pass costs €59.70 and the 6-day pass €299.90 (2026-2027, read on the official price list, shared with Combelouvière).
How do I get to Saint-François-Longchamp?
By road, Saint-François-Longchamp is 1 hr 02 from Chambéry (79 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Saint-Avre - La Chambre, 16 min by road from the resort. From Saint-Avre - La Chambre station, line S30 — ST AVRE ↔ ST FRANCOIS LONGCHAMP (REGION - cars Région Savoie) reaches the “Le Planet” stop in 21 min, 2 departures a day on weekdays. The nearest airport is Chambéry-Savoie, 1 hr 14 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Saint-François-Longchamp?
6 hr 50 for 648 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 Saint-François-Longchamp open?
According to the official website, the resort opens on 12 December 2026 and closes on 9 April 2027 (2026-2027 season).
Is the snow reliable in Saint-François-Longchamp?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to ten winters of reanalysis (estimate); in season the daily report prevails.
Is Saint-François-Longchamp good for beginners and families?
77% of the pistes are green or blue: a very accessible area. The resort holds the Famille Plus family label.
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