The Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval ski area
Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval has 22 km of pistes, 5 lifts carrying 3,445 people an hour, 732 m of vertical, from 775 m to 1,507 m. 6 green runs, 6 blue, 6 red and 3 black.
Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie). The village sits at 728 m and the ski area rises to 1,507 m, a skiable vertical of 732 m.
Runs by level
21 runs over 22 km:
- Vertical drop
- 732 m — from 775 m to 1,507 m
- Slope aspect
- 43 % west · 39 % north · 18 % east — computed from the fall line of 17 runs
The ski area in figures
Measured on 9 September 2026Measured 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 Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval only (“SIXT”), magic carpets included.
The lifts
Register of 1 January 20255 lifts , carrying 3,445 people an hour in total , 43 years old on average (from 1969 to 2001).
| Type (as registered, in French) | Count | Capacity (people/h) |
|---|---|---|
| Téléskis | 5 | 3,445 |
Lift by lift
The 5 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.
| Lift | Type | Capacity | Length | Vertical | Year | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TK Cascades | Téléski à perche débrayable | 900 | 356 m | 63 m | 2001 | POMAGALSKI |
| TK la Riolle | Téléski à corde | 720 | 50 m | 3 m | 1990 | PELLAT-FINET |
| TK de la Fontaine (ou Feulatière) | Téléski à perche débrayable | 615 | 520 m | 98 m | 1969 | MONTAGNER |
| TK de Balme | Téléski à perche débrayable | 610 | 450 m | 86 m | 1969 | MONTAGNER |
| TK des Fontaines | Téléski à perche débrayable | 600 | 240 m | 27 m | 1982 | MONTAGNER |
French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “SIXT” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.