The Bernex ski area

Bernex has 24 km of pistes, 14 lifts carrying 13,535 people an hour, 852 m of vertical, from 989 m to 1,841 m. 20 green runs, 39 blue, 22 red and 6 black.

Bernex is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie). The village sits at 985 m and the ski area rises to 1,841 m, a skiable vertical of 852 m.

Runs by level

87 runs over 24 km:

20 green 39 blue 22 red 6 black
Vertical drop
852 m — from 989 m to 1,841 m
Slope aspect
56 % north · 26 % west · 18 % east — computed from the fall line of 48 runs

As declared by the resort(ANMSM feed)

Linked area
Thollon Les Mémises · 70 km
Lifts
3 chairlifts · 9 drag lifts
Altitude
1,000 m → 2,000 m
Snowmaking
30 % of pistes
Beginners
Beginner zone
Fun & sledging
fun zone
Nordic
6 km
Passes (as declared)
Enfant 1 jour (forfait station) 19.6 € · Adulte 1 jour (forfait station) 24.5 € · Enfant 2 jours (forfait station) 39.2 € · Adulte 2 jours (forfait station) 49 € · Enfant 3 jours (forfait station) 58.8 € · Adulte 3 jours (forfait station) 73.5 € · Enfant 4 jours (forfait station) 78.4 € · Adulte 4 jours (forfait station) 98 €

Figures entered by the resort itself in the ANMSM feed. Our own survey (OpenStreetMap, STRMTG register) is shown above; when the two differ, the resort usually counts its whole linked area.

The ski area in figures

Measured on 9 September 2026
2 kmLongest piste — Route de la Dent d'Oche (blue), 231 m of vertical
286 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,281 → 996 m, 1 km
1,871 mHighest lift top — TS de Pelluaz (chairlift), national lift register
13,535Total lift capacity, people per hour — 14 installations: 3 chairlifts, 11 drag lifts
30 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1974, newest 2018
2,040Biggest lift, people per hour — TSD de Pré Richard (detachable chairlift, 1986)
5 kmTotal length of lifts — 10 lifts mapped
432 haSki area boundary (OSM)
1,472Inhabitants — Bernex (INSEE 74033)

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 Bernex only (“BERNEX”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

Register of 1 January 2025

14 lifts , carrying 13,535 people an hour in total , 30 years old on average (from 1974 to 2018).

Type (as registered, in French)CountCapacity (people/h)
Télésièges35,290
Téléskis118,245

Lift by lift

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

LiftTypeCapacityLengthVerticalYearManufacturer
TSD de Pré Richard Télésiège débrayable 2,040 1223 m 355 m 1986 POMAGALSKI
TS de Pelluaz Télésiège 1,800 759 m 336 m 1988 POMAGALSKI
TS Petit Combet Télésiège 1,450 1008 m 334 m 2018 G.M.M.
TK du Talot Téléski à perche débrayable 900 228 m 68 m 2013 G.M.M.
TK des Praux Points Téléski à corde 900 65 m 15 m 1991 PELLAT-FINET
TK du Bécret Téléski à perche débrayable 900 312 m 64 m 1989 POMAGALSKI
TK du Mont Baron Téléski à perche débrayable 900 573 m 147 m 1980 POMAGALSKI
TK de l'Arete Téléski à perche débrayable 900 660 m 190 m 1974 POMAGALSKI
TK de la Lèche Téléski à enrouleur 800 149 m 25 m 2015 G.M.M.
TK des Pellys Téléski à perche débrayable 645 436 m 74 m 1980 POMAGALSKI
TK du jardin d'enfants Téléski à corde 600 65 m 9 m 2012 PELLAT-FINET
TK la Pallud Téléski à corde 600 65 m 4 m 2001 PELLAT-FINET
TK Maupas ou Langin Téléski à corde 600 65 m 5 m 1983 SCHIPPERS
TK de la Mouille Téléski à perche fixe 500 120 m 20 m 2003 POMAGALSKI

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

Resort data: declared by Bernex Dent d'Oche and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September