Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
828 mVillage altitude
2,255 mTop of the ski area
Not published by any source: adult day pass. Not retained (conflicting sources): km of alpine pistes, ski lifts.
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt is a French commune situated in the département of Haute-Savoie, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
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Official players of the resort, live image. 4 more cameras on the webcam page. Checked on 16 October 2026.
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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.
Right now at the LE GRAND-BORNAND station (1,430 m)
Source: Météo-France, LE GRAND-BORNAND weather station, 7.4 km away. Hourly measurement — not the resort’s own snow report.
Avalanche danger
Good snow from mid-January to mid-March. 86 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, and 472 cm of fresh snow, measured over 34 winters at the Météo-France “GRAND BORNAND” station. Fortnight by fortnight, over 34 measured winters →
3-day forecast
Village 828 m · top 2,255 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?2.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 2,255 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,030 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 86 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 82%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?n/a
Not rated: neither the resort nor the map gives the length of its pistes.
- 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?4.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 85% · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 6 · Famille Plus label
- AccessIs it easy to get to?4.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 19 · Nearest railway station: 22 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 13 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 13
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?3 / 5
Bars and pubs: 6 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 30 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 300 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?3.5 / 5
5-star hotels: 1 · 4-star hotels: 1 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 0% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 1 — 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).
- Skiable vertical
- 1,225 m
- Cross-country skiing
- 10 named trails — 76 km of marked loops (35 km of distinct track: the loops overlap), 1.5 km from the resort
Ski-area figures — bottom, top: OpenStreetMap (1 Oct) . In a linked ski area the map cannot tell where the resort ends: its own km stay “n/a” until the resort declares them.
The ski area in figures
Measured on 7 October 20264 kmLongest piste — Les Prises (blue), 395 m of vertical
704 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,980 → 1,276 m, 2 km
2,255 mHighest lift top — Aiguille (chairlift)
35 kmTotal length of lifts — 47 lifts mapped
n/aSki area boundary (OSM)
1,561Inhabitants — Saint-Jean-de-Sixt (INSEE 74239)
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 Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
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Collective accommodation
300 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 2 hotels · 34 rooms (1 × 3★, 1 × 2★)
- 1 holiday village or family centre · 300 bed spaces
- 1 campsite · 54 pitches
Commune: Saint-Jean-de-Sixt · 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
Vacances Bleues
Club hotels and holiday villages, often full board.
Holidu
Holiday-rental comparison site.
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 Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
Without skis on — 2 sledging runs
Toboggan runs
- Luge des Prés · La Clusaz · 2.4 km away
- Luges d'été · 2.4 km away · OpenStreetMap
Ice rink
- Patinoire · 2.4 km away · OpenStreetMap
Swimming pool
- Espace Aquatique La Clusaz · La Clusaz · 2.3 km away
- Piscine municipale · Thônes · 8.2 km away
- Bassin 25m · 2.3 km away · OpenStreetMap
Paragliding
- AirLinks : école de parapente · Le Grand-Bornand · 3.1 km away
- Parapente : terrain d'atterrissage "Les Potais" · Le Grand-Bornand · 4.3 km away
- Parapente : décollage du Lachat · Le Grand-Bornand · 6.5 km away
- Aravis Parapente · La Clusaz · 9 km away
Museum
- La Maison du patrimoine · Le Grand-Bornand · 2.6 km away
- Le Hameau des Alpes · La Clusaz · 3.1 km away
- Musée Patrimonial du Pays de Thônes - Fondateurs : François et Lucien Cochat · Thônes · 8.1 km away
- Salle des maquettes des Amis du Val de Thônes · Thônes · 8.1 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma Les Rhodos · Le Grand-Bornand · 2.6 km away
- Cinéma Edelweiss · Thônes · 8 km away
- Le Danay · 2.4 km away · OpenStreetMap
Bowling
- 2.4 km away · OpenStreetMap
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. Lines marked OpenStreetMap come from the map, within 3 km — opening times on site. Opening times and prices are the operator’s — check before you go.
Ski schools and practical information
Ski school
ESF La Clusaz
276 instructors
🇬🇧 196 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Tourist office
Office de Tourisme
📍 54 Place de l'Ancienne École, 74450 Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
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 →Ski touring routes described
12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Saint-Jean-de-Sixt — up to 1,220 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe de Beauregard · depuis La Clusaz par le chalet de Corbassière | 1.3 · E1 · F+ | 620 m | 1,030 → 1,650 m | N · NE · E | 2.6 km |
| Mont Lachat (Thônes) · Couloir E - Voie Normale | 3.2 · AD | 1,020 m | 1,000 → 2,023 m | E | 3.2 km |
| Pointe de Beauregard · depuis La Clusaz, par le Bachal | n/a · F | 558 m | 1,086 → 1,644 m | E | 3.3 km |
| Aiguille des Calvaires · Par la Combe des Juments | 1.3 · E1 · PD- | 1,100 m | 1,220 → 2,322 m | SW | 4.1 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 Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
From Paris: 6 hr 15 (581 km) by road.
By road
- From Annecy: 39 min · 28 km
- From Genève: 48 min · 47 km
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 12 · 82 km
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 42 · 126 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 11 · 169 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Saint-Étienne: 2 hr 44 · 218 km
- From Valence: 2 hr 45 · 219 km
- From Besançon: 3 hr 17 · 221 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 23 · 302 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 04 · 335 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 52 · 424 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 57 · 433 km
- From Strasbourg: 5 hr 12 · 438 km
- From Nancy: 5 hr 26 · 506 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 14 · 572 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 15 · 581 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 19 · 511 km
- From Toulouse: 7 hr 10 · 658 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 02 · 724 km
- From Pau: 9 hr 04 · 848 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny station
regional station · then 22 min drive (19 km)
Nearest main station: Annecy, 39 min by road.
- From Annecy station (stop “Gare Routiere”): line Y62 — ANNECY → LA CLUSAZ → LE GRAND-BORNAND (REGION - cars Région Haute-Savoie), 48 min to the “Forgeassoud” stop — 12 departures a day on weekdays, 9 a day at weekends · first 07:05, last 19:25 · timetable from 15 December 2026 to 15 April 2027 · official timetable ↗
- From Annecy station (stop “Gare Routiere”): line Y63 — ANNECY → DINGY-SAINT-CLAIR → THONES (REGION - cars Région Haute-Savoie), 1 hr 13 to the “Forgeassoud” stop — 1 departure a day on weekdays, 2 a day at weekends · first 06:50, last 16:55 · 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 13 by road · 55 km
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 1 hr 16 by road · 81 km
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Charging an electric car
1 charging station within 2 km
2 charging points · up to 50 kW
- SAINT JEAN DE SIXT - Route de la Clusaz · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 50 kW · 0.2 km
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.
Translated from the French Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), machine translation.
Frequently asked questions
How high is Saint-Jean-de-Sixt?
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt sits at 828 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,255 m.
What is the longest piste in Saint-Jean-de-Sixt?
The longest piste is Les Prises: 4 km (blue run), for 395 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-de-Sixt?
The highest lift, Aiguille, tops out at 2,255 m (IGN RGE ALTI terrain model). The 47 lifts mapped on OpenStreetMap total 35 km.
How do I get to Saint-Jean-de-Sixt?
By road, Saint-Jean-de-Sixt is 39 min from Annecy (28 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny, 22 min by road from the resort. From Annecy station, line Y62 — ANNECY → LA CLUSAZ → LE GRAND-BORNAND (REGION - cars Région Haute-Savoie) reaches the “Forgeassoud” stop in 48 min, 12 departures a day on weekdays, 9 a day at weekends. The nearest airport is Genève, 1 hr 13 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Saint-Jean-de-Sixt?
6 hr 15 for 581 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-de-Sixt?
Good snow from mid-January to mid-March. 86 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, and 472 cm of fresh snow, measured over 34 winters at the Météo-France “GRAND BORNAND” station. This verdict rests on 34 winters of Météo-France measurements (1992-2026); in season the daily report prevails.
Is Saint-Jean-de-Sixt good for beginners and families?
The resort holds the Famille Plus family label.
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