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:
- 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 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 Bernex only (“BERNEX”), magic carpets included.
The lifts
Register of 1 January 202514 lifts , carrying 13,535 people an hour in total , 30 years old on average (from 1974 to 2018).
| Type (as registered, in French) | Count | Capacity (people/h) |
|---|---|---|
| Télésièges | 3 | 5,290 |
| Téléskis | 11 | 8,245 |
Lift by lift
The 14 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.
| Lift | Type | Capacity | Length | Vertical | Year | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Resort data: declared by Bernex Dent d'Oche and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September