The Saint-Jean-de-Sixt ski area

Saint-Jean-de-Sixt is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie). The village sits at 828 m and the ski area rises to 2,255 m, a skiable vertical of 1,225 m.

Vertical drop
1,225 m — from 1,030 m to 2,255 m
Slope aspect
39 % east · 34 % west · 21 % north · 6 % south — computed from the fall line of 32 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 7 October 2026
4 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.

Official piste map

No downloadable piste map published by the resort.

Where to stay in Saint-Jean-de-Sixt

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