Saint-Jean-d'Aulps
Saint-Jean-d'Aulps is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Situated in the heart of the Vallée d'Aulps, as well as being the home to an active farming community, it is popular with holiday-makers in the Summer, for walking, and in the Winter for skiing as it is a part of the massive Portes du Soleil ski area.
Introduction from the English Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
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?2 / 5
Top of the ski area: 1,725 m · Bottom of the pistes: 945 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 78 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 66%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?2.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 10 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 182 km · Lifts: 8 · Balance between piste levels: 72%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?4 / 5
Adult day pass: €41.5 · Day pass price per km of pistes: €0.23/km · Adult 6-day pass: €211 · Price read at a neighbouring resort of the same area
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?2 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 47% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 0 · Special prices out of 4 (beginner, child, family, free age): 3 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 1
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 48 · Nearest railway station: 27 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 8 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 28
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?2 / 5
Bars and pubs: 2 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 6 · 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-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 0 · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 · Adult day pass: €41.5 — 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.
Right now at the LE PLENEY station (1,515 m)
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 734 m · top 1,725 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
Snow cover varies from one winter to the next.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.2 h · Dec 5.4 h · Jan 5.7 h · Feb 7.2 h · Mar 8.8 h · Apr 10.5 h — 27 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November5 cmInsufficient · 0%
- December27 cmInsufficient · 40%
- January45 cmVariable · 78%
- February55 cmVariable · 77%
- March49 cmVariable · 69%
- April21 cmInsufficient · 33%
- May1 cmInsufficient · 0%
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
57 complete winters measured, from 1959-1960 to 2020-2021 — on average 78 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec22 cmInsufficient · 30 %
- 16-31 Dec33 cmInsufficient · 47 %
- 1-15 Jan42 cmVariable · 56 %
- 16-31 Jan56 cmVariable · 72 %
- 1-15 Feb66 cmVariable · 77 %
- 16-29 Feb69 cmVariable · 77 %
- 1-15 Mar63 cmVariable · 71 %
- 16-31 Mar48 cmVariable · 54 %
- 1-15 Apr31 cmInsufficient · 34 %
- Best winter of the series
- 1965-1966 — 136 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 — 404 cm a winter on average, spread over 39 days of snowfall. Measured over 57 complete winters.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 69 cm — 1993-1994
- Snowiest winter
- 1969-1970 — 816 cm
- Leanest winter
- 1963-1964 — 95 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →19 pistes, by level — 10 km
- Skiable vertical
- 780 m (945 m → 1,725 m)
- Lifts
- 1 gondola, 2 chairlifts, 5 drag lifts
- Cross-country skiing
- 3 named trails — 38 km of marked loops (8 km of distinct track: the loops overlap), 7.8 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(3)
Trail Level Length Boucle noire du Chéry difficult 17 km Boucle rouge du Chéry intermediate 16 km Boucle bleue du Chéry easy 5.8 km - Piste aspect
- N 54% · E 30% · S 5% · W 11% (descent direction of 22 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Mountain restaurants
- Auberge de la Terche (942 m) · L'Avalanche (937 m)
Opening hours lift by lift (6)
| Lift | Type | Opens | Closes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chéry Nord | télésiège | 09:15 | 16:00 | OpenStreetMap |
| Mont Chéry | télécabine | 09:00 | 16:20 | OpenStreetMap |
| La Pointe | télésiège | 09:15 | 16:00 | OpenStreetMap |
| Planeys | télésiège | 09:15 | 16:00 | OpenStreetMap |
| Perrières Express | télésiège | 09:00 | 16:10 | OpenStreetMap |
| Turche | téléski | 09:00 | 16:30 | OpenStreetMap |
Hours as published by the source quoted, read on 15 September 2026. A lift missing from this table has no published time — no default is shown.
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 | €41.50 |
| 6 days | €211 |
| Season | €490 |
| Child, 1 day | €31.50 |
| Beginner, 1 day | €23.50 |
| Pedestrian, 1 day | €8 |
| 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 Roc d'Enfer. 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.
Staying and hiring gear in Saint-Jean-d'Aulps
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (8) →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 Saint-Jean-d'Aulps
From Paris: 6 hr 39 (600 km) by road.
By road
- From Genève: 1 hr 04 · 58 km
- From Annecy: 1 hr 25 · 96 km
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 53 · 137 km
- From Grenoble: 2 hr 27 · 193 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 47 · 209 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Besançon: 3 hr 24 · 217 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 3 hr 25 · 274 km
- From Valence: 3 hr 25 · 295 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 48 · 321 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 30 · 379 km
- From Strasbourg: 4 hr 50 · 391 km
- From Montpellier: 5 hr 32 · 500 km
- From Marseille: 5 hr 37 · 509 km
- From Nancy: 5 hr 50 · 525 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 30 · 527 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 39 · 600 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 54 · 648 km
- From Toulouse: 7 hr 50 · 734 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 28 · 766 km
- From Pau: 9 hr 44 · 924 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Thonon-les-Bains station
regional station · then 27 min drive (25 km)
Nearest main station: Annecy, 1 hr 23 by road.
- From Thonon-les-Bains station (stop “Les Arts”): line Y91 — THONON-LES-BAINS → MORZINE → LES GETS (REGION - cars Région Haute-Savoie), 45 min to the “Chef-lieu” stop — 8 departures a day on weekdays, 6 a day at weekends · first 07:05, last 19:15 · 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
- Genève (GVA): 1 hr 28 by road · 66 km
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 1 hr 56 by road · 136 km
Take me there
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Charging an electric car
1 charging station within 2 km
2 charging points · up to 22 kW
- SAINT JEAN D'AULPS - Mairie · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 22 kW · 0.3 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.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Saint-Jean-d'Aulps — up to 1,800 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Raies des Follys · Traversée des faces NNE et N du Lavanchy et retour par la Pointe du Paradis | 4.2 · E1 · D- | 1,800 m | 945 → 1,879 m | N | 1.9 km |
| Pic de la Corne · Face SW | 3.1 · E1 · PD+ | 1,100 m | 1,003 → 2,084 m | SW | 2.2 km |
| Pic de la Corne · Lanches NW | 3.3 · E3 · D- | 1,084 m | 1,000 → 2,084 m | NW | 2.2 km |
| Pic de la Corne · Couloir NW | 4.3 · E2 · D+ | 1,050 m | 1,092 → 2,084 m | NW | 2.4 km |
| Roc de Tavaneuse · Tour et Sommet depuis Essert-la-Pierre | 3.1 · E1 · AD | 1,700 m | 940 → 2,156 m | NE | 2.8 km |
| Roc de Tavaneuse · voie normale depuis Essert-la-Pierre | 2.2 · E1 · PD | 1,220 m | 940 → 2,156 m | S | 2.8 km |
| Croix de l'Écuelle ou Pointe de la Croix · Versant S | 1.3 · E1 · F | 800 m | 1,017 → 1,815 m | SE | 3.1 km |
| Pointe de Nantaux · Tour en hélice | 3.2 · E1 · AD+ | 1,575 m | 940 → 2,170 m | W | 3.2 km |
| Pointe de Nantaux · Face W | 5.3 · TD+ | 1,230 m | 940 → 2,170 m | W | 3.2 km |
| Pointe de Savolaire · couloir NW | 4.2 · E4 · D- | 950 m | 1,040 → 1,987 m | NW | 3.2 km |
| Les Raies des Follys · Tour et sommet | n/a · PD- | 250 m | 1,000 → 1,873 m | n/a | 3.2 km |
| Roc de Tavaneuse · Couloir NW | 5.1 · E2 · D+ | 1,028 m | 1,128 → 2,156 m | NW | 3.3 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-Jean-d'Aulps
Toboggan runs
- Luge d'été · Morzine · 7 km away
Ice rink
- Patinoire extérieure · Saint-Jean-d'Aulps · 1.5 km away
- Indiana'Ventures -Patinoire en plein air · Morzine · 6.9 km away
- Patinoire extérieure · Les Gets · 8.5 km away
Swimming pool
- Espace Aquatique · Morzine · 6.7 km away
- Piscine extérieure de l'Hôtel et Spa Neige et Roc · Morzine · 9.1 km away
Paragliding
- Ecole professionnelle de parapente et de Speed-riding des Portes du Soleil · Montriond · 5.1 km away
- ABC de l'Ecole professionnel de Parapente et de Speedriding des Portes du Soleil · Morzine · 7.2 km away
- Airéole - École de Parapente à Morzine · Morzine · 7.3 km away
- Aero-bi Parapente · Morzine · 7.3 km away
Museum
- Musée de la Musique Mécanique · Les Gets · 8.3 km away
- Musée de la Faune · Bellevaux · 9.9 km away
- Maison de la Belle Vallée · Bellevaux · 9.9 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma Le Rex · Morzine · 7.3 km away
- Cinéma Le Club · Les Gets · 8.7 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 campsite · 30 pitches
Commune: Saint-Jean-d'Aulps · 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
Office de tourisme de la Vallée d'Aulps
📍 1959 Route des Grandes Alpes
Days without skiing
- Ice rink · Patinoire
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-Jean-d'Aulps?
Saint-Jean-d'Aulps sits at 734 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,725 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Saint-Jean-d'Aulps have?
Saint-Jean-d'Aulps has 10 km of pistes served by 8 lifts, within the linked Portes du Soleil area (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Saint-Jean-d'Aulps?
The longest piste is Retour village: 2 km (red run), for 431 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-Jean-d'Aulps?
The highest lift, Pointe de Nyon, tops out at 1,955 m (IGN RGE ALTI terrain model). The 62 lifts mapped on OpenStreetMap total 52 km.
How much is a lift pass in Saint-Jean-d'Aulps?
The adult day pass costs €41.50 and the 6-day pass €211 (2026-2027, read on the official price list, shared with Roc d'Enfer).
How do I get to Saint-Jean-d'Aulps?
By road, Saint-Jean-d'Aulps is 1 hr 04 from Genève (58 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Thonon-les-Bains, 27 min by road from the resort. From Thonon-les-Bains station, line Y91 — THONON-LES-BAINS → MORZINE → LES GETS (REGION - cars Région Haute-Savoie) reaches the “Chef-lieu” stop in 45 min, 8 departures a day on weekdays, 6 a day at weekends. The nearest airport is Genève, 1 hr 28 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Saint-Jean-d'Aulps?
6 hr 39 for 600 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 Saint-Jean-d'Aulps?
It varies from one winter to the next according to ten winters of reanalysis (estimate); in season the daily report prevails.
Is Saint-Jean-d'Aulps good for beginners and families?
47% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather technical area.
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