The Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce ski area

Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce has 10 lifts carrying 13,133 people an hour, 1,545 m of vertical, from 819 m to 2,364 m.

Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie), in the commune of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. The village sits at 1,164 m and the ski area rises to 2,364 m, a skiable vertical of 1,545 m.

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Vertical drop: 1,545 m — from 819 m to 2,364 m
Slope aspect: 37 % east · 32 % north · 29 % west · 2 % south — computed from the fall line of 103 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 7 October 2026

3 kmLongest piste — Mandarines (green), 530 m of vertical

548 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,755 → 1,207 m, 2 km

2,364 mHighest lift top — TS du Mont Joly (chairlift), national lift register

13,133Total lift capacity, people per hour — 10 installations: 5 chairlifts, 5 drag lifts

37 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1970, newest 2019

2,700Biggest lift, people per hour — TSD Croix du Christ (detachable chairlift, 2007)

88 kmTotal length of lifts — 92 lifts mapped

9,335 haSki area boundary (OSM)

5,755Inhabitants — Saint-Gervais-les-Bains (INSEE 74236)

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.

Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce only (“SAINT NICOLAS DE VEROCE”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

10 lifts , carrying 13,133 people an hour in total , 37 years old on average (from 1970 to 2019).

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Télésièges	5	9,633
Téléskis	5	3,500

Lift by lift

The 10 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
TSD Croix du Christ	Télésiège débrayable	2,700	1361 m	429 m	2007	LEITNER
TSD des Chattrix	Télésiège débrayable	2,678	1430 m	451 m	2019	POMAGALSKI
TSD de l'Epaule	Télésiège débrayable	2,350	803 m	266 m	2017	POMAGALSKI
TS du Mont Joly	Télésiège	1,450	1750 m	644 m	1983	MONTAZ MAUTINO
TK du Gouet	Téléski à perche débrayable	900	517 m	182 m	1971	MONTAZ MAUTINO
TK du Vanay	Téléski à perche débrayable	900	824 m	276 m	1970	MONTAZ MAUTINO
TK Bambi de la Croix	Téléski à corde	600	64 m	2 m	2000	SCHIPPERS
TK du Plateau	Téléski à perche débrayable	600	230 m	47 m	1970	MONTAZ MAUTINO
TK des Débutants	Téléski à perche débrayable	500	132 m	16 m	1970	MONTAZ MAUTINO
TS du Chef Lieu	Télésiège	455	780 m	282 m	1970	MONTAZ MAUTINO

French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “SAINT NICOLAS DE VEROCE” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.

Official piste map

No downloadable piste map published by the resort.

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