The Semnoz ski area

Semnoz has 16 km of pistes, 12 lifts carrying 11,380 people an hour, 289 m of vertical, from 1,410 m to 1,699 m. 11 green runs, 4 blue, 5 red and 1 black.

Semnoz is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie), in the commune of Viuz-la-Chiésaz. The village sits at 1,475 m and the ski area rises to 1,699 m, a skiable vertical of 289 m.

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Runs by level

21 runs over 16 km:

11 green 4 blue 5 red 1 black

Vertical drop: 289 m — from 1,410 m to 1,699 m
Slope aspect: 33 % north · 28 % east · 24 % south · 15 % west — computed from the fall line of 23 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 7 October 2026

2 kmLongest piste — Gentianes (green), 168 m of vertical

247 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,663 → 1,416 m, 1 km

1,699 mHighest lift top — TSCD du Belvédère (chair-and-gondola lift), national lift register

11,380Total lift capacity, people per hour — 12 installations: 2 chairlifts, 8 drag lifts, 2 magic carpets

19 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1968, newest 2018

2,600Biggest lift, people per hour — TSCD du Belvédère (chair-and-gondola lift, 2018)

5 kmTotal length of lifts — 9 lifts mapped

517 haSki area boundary (OSM)

1,351Inhabitants — Viuz-la-Chiésaz (INSEE 74310)

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 Semnoz only (“SEMNOZ (LE)”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

12 lifts , carrying 11,380 people an hour in total , 19 years old on average (from 1968 to 2018).

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Télésièges	2	4,400
Téléskis	8	5,440
Tapis roulants	2	1,540

Lift by lift

The 12 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
TSCD du Belvédère	Télémix	2,600	870 m	222 m	2018	POMAGALSKI
TSF du Panoramique	Télésiège	1,800	1109 m	251 m	2007	POMAGALSKI
Tapis roulant Les P'tits Loups	Tapis roulant	1,540	50 m	3 m	2017	SUNKID
TK de l'Aigle	Téléski à enrouleur	900	865 m	226 m	2017	POMAGALSKI
TK du Bambi	Téléski à enrouleur	900	205 m	27 m	2017	POMAGALSKI
TK du Cabri	Téléski à enrouleur	900	276 m	49 m	2013	G.M.M.
TK du Baby	Téléski à enrouleur	900	283 m	42 m	2012	G.M.M.
TK Jardin d'Enfants (ourson)	Téléski à corde	600	60 m	8 m	1992	SCHIPPERS
TK du Semnoz 1 (Abbaye)	Téléski à perche débrayable	600	548 m	76 m	1968	MONTAGNER
TK Remonte luge gauche	Téléski à câble bas	400	210 m	47 m	1999	ADIC
TK du Golet	Téléski à perche débrayable	240	540 m	99 m	2002	POMAGALSKI
Tapis roulant le Flocon	Tapis roulant	—	26 m	2 m	2012	SUNKID

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