The Bonneval sur Arc ski area

Bonneval sur Arc has 31 km of pistes, 11 lifts carrying 7,881 people an hour, 1,156 m of vertical, from 1,794 m to 2,950 m. 16 green runs, 18 blue, 7 red and 3 black.

Bonneval sur Arc is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Savoie), in the commune of Bonneval-sur-Arc. The village sits at 1,815 m and the ski area rises to 2,950 m, a skiable vertical of 1,156 m.

← Bonneval sur Arc resort page Version française

Runs by level

44 runs over 31 km:

16 green 18 blue 7 red 3 black

Vertical drop: 1,156 m — from 1,794 m to 2,950 m
Slope aspect: 49 % west · 48 % north · 2 % east — computed from the fall line of 26 runs

As declared by the resort(ANMSM feed)

Ski area: Bonneval-sur-Arc
Lifts: 3 chairlifts · 7 drag lifts
Altitude: 1,800 m → 3,000 m
Beginners: Beginner zone
Fun & sledging: fun zone
Nordic: Liaison Bessans Bonneval-sur Arc · 8 km
Passes (as declared): Enfant 1 jour (forfait station) 25.5 € · Enfant 2 jours (forfait station) 48.5 € · Enfant 3 jours (forfait station) 72 € · Enfant 4 jours (forfait station) 95 € · Enfant 5 jours (forfait station) 115 € · Enfant 6 jours (forfait station) 128.5 € · Adulte 1 jour (forfait station) 32 € · Adulte 2 jours (forfait station) 60.5 €

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

8 kmLongest piste — Bartavelle (blue), 527 m of vertical

527 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 2,948 → 2,420 m, 8 km

2,937 mHighest lift top — 3000 (chairlift), national lift register

7,881Total lift capacity, people per hour — 11 installations: 3 chairlifts, 7 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet

29 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1972, newest 2017

1,300Biggest lift, people per hour — Andagne (chairlift, 1995)

7 kmTotal length of lifts — 10 lifts mapped

404 haSki area boundary (OSM)

285Inhabitants — Bonneval-sur-Arc (INSEE 73047)

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 Bonneval sur Arc only (“BONNEVAL SUR ARC”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

11 lifts , carrying 7,881 people an hour in total , 29 years old on average (from 1972 to 2017).

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Télésièges	3	3,400
Téléskis	7	4,480
Tapis roulants	1	1

Lift by lift

The 11 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
ANDAGNE	Télésiège	1,300	1127 m	467 m	1995	MONTAVAL
3000	Télésiège	1,100	1427 m	527 m	1996	MONTAVAL
VALLONNET	Télésiège	1,000	914 m	244 m	1988	POMAGALSKI
CHALENCON	Téléski à enrouleur	800	252 m	62 m	2011	G.M.M.
PIERRE FENDUE	Téléski à enrouleur	736	180 m	35 m	2017	POMAGALSKI
PRE DU VAS	Téléski à enrouleur	736	138 m	11 m	2017	POMAGALSKI
LAC 2	Téléski à perche débrayable	600	763 m	179 m	2002	PINGON
LAC 1	Téléski à perche débrayable	600	763 m	179 m	1979	PINGON
BARME	Téléski à perche débrayable	578	521 m	179 m	1972	MONTAZ MAUTINO
MOULINET	Téléski à perche débrayable	430	890 m	222 m	1973	POMAGALSKI
PRE DU VAS	Tapis roulant	1	29 m	2 m	2006	SUNKID

French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “BONNEVAL SUR ARC” · 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 Office de tourisme de Haute Maurienne Vanoise and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September