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The Samoëns 1600 ski area

Samoëns 1600 has 14 lifts carrying 19,652 people an hour, 668 m of vertical, from 1,450 m to 2,118 m.

Samoëns 1600 is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie), in the commune of Samoëns. The village sits at 1,600 m and the ski area rises to 2,118 m, a skiable vertical of 668 m.

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Vertical drop
668 m — from 1,450 m to 2,118 m
Slope aspect
59 % north · 22 % west · 13 % east · 6 % south — computed from the fall line of 100 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 7 October 2026
11 kmLongest piste — Cascades (red), 1,594 m of vertical
1,594 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 2,376 → 781 m, 11 km
2,118 mHighest lift top — TSD de Chariande Express (detachable chairlift), national lift register
19,652Total lift capacity, people per hour — 14 installations: 2 gondolas, 3 chairlifts, 5 drag lifts, 4 magic carpets
16 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1975, newest 2020
3,059Biggest lift, people per hour — TS des Demoiselles (chairlift, 2016)
59 kmTotal length of lifts — 56 lifts mapped
5,962 haSki area boundary (OSM)
2,203Inhabitants — Samoëns (INSEE 74258)

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 Samoëns 1600 only (“SAMOENS”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

Register of 1 January 2025

14 lifts , carrying 19,652 people an hour in total , 16 years old on average (from 1975 to 2020).

Type (as registered, in French)CountCapacity (people/h)
Télécabines24,500
Télésièges38,339
Téléskis54,243
Tapis roulants42,570

Lift by lift

The 14 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

LiftTypeCapacityLengthVerticalYearManufacturer
TS des Demoiselles Télésiège 3,059 355 m 101 m 2016 DOPPELMAYR
TSD de Chariande Express Télésiège débrayable 3,000 2262 m 583 m 2009 POMAGALSKI
TC Grand Massif Express Télécabine 2,500 2945 m 892 m 2003 POMAGALSKI
TS des Damoiseaux Télésiège 2,280 423 m 59 m 2003 POMAGALSKI
TC de Vercland Télécabine 2,000 2197 m 803 m 2020 DOPPELMAYR
Tapis roulant Jardin d'enfants Tapis roulant 1,850 59 m 5 m 2017 LST
TK du Chateau Téléski à perche débrayable 900 212 m 30 m 2003 POMAGALSKI
TK des Pendants Téléski à perche débrayable 900 212 m 30 m 2003 POMAGALSKI
TK du Plateau Téléski à enrouleur 853 376 m 104 m 2016 DOPPELMAYR
TK des Babuches Téléski à enrouleur 850 208 m 31 m 2016 DOPPELMAYR
TK du Soleil Téléski à perche débrayable 740 285 m 92 m 1975 MONTAZ MAUTINO
Tapis roulant de l'Oratoire Tapis roulant 720 123 m 13 m 2012 MEB (IDM)
Tapis roulant Accueil débutants Tapis roulant — 59 m 5 m 2017 LST
Tapis roulant du jardin des neiges Tapis roulant — 61 m 4 m 2012 MEB (IDM)

French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “SAMOENS” · 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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