The Samoëns 1600 ski area

Samoëns 1600 has 206 km of pistes, 14 lifts carrying 19,652 people an hour, 258 m of vertical, from 1,450 m to 1,708 m. 51 green runs, 51 blue, 20 red and 10 black.

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 1,708 m, a skiable vertical of 258 m.

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Runs by level

132 runs over 206 km:

51 green 51 blue 20 red 10 black

Vertical drop: 258 m — from 1,450 m to 1,708 m
Slope aspect: 59 % north · 22 % west · 13 % east · 6 % south — computed from the fall line of 98 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 9 September 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

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

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Télécabines	2	4,500
Télésièges	3	8,339
Téléskis	5	4,243
Tapis roulants	4	2,570

Lift by lift

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

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
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.