Gérardmer
Gérardmer is a ski resort in the Vosges (Vosges). The village sits at 846 m and the ski area rises to 1,133 m, a skiable vertical of 351 m.
The area offers 28 km of alpine pistes, 39 marked pistes (19 green, 7 blue, 10 red, 3 black), 24 ski lifts, plus a snowpark. Green and blue runs dominate: terrain suited to beginners and families.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the longest piste runs 1 km (Le Renard) and the highest lift tops out at 1,091 m.
The resort holds the Famille Plus and Station classée de tourisme labels.
Access: 1 h 34 by road from Nancy and 39 min from Kruth railway station.
3 official webcams show the pistes live (on the French page).
Seven criteria rated from 1 to 5 stars, in half-stars, from this page's sourced data. A rating is a rank among the 322 French resorts we cover — 5 stars means “among the best in France on this point”, not “perfect”. Nobody types these in.
- SnowCan you count on the snow?1 / 5
Top of the ski area: 1,133 m · Bottom of the pistes: 782 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 16 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 1%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?3 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 28 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 28 km · Lifts: 24 · Balance between piste levels: 87%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?n/a
Not rated: “adult day pass” is missing from this page.
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?3.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 67% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 1 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 4 · Famille Plus label
- AccessIs it easy to get to?2 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 6 hr 08 · Nearest railway station: 39 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 39
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?4 / 5
Bars and pubs: 17 · Nightclubs: 1 · Restaurants: 47 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 381 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?3 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 2 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 28% · Spas and saunas: 1 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 5 — index: what the map and the listings publish
“Atmosphere” and “Luxury” are indexes: they count what OpenStreetMap and the event listings publish within 2.5 km (bars, nightclubs, rated hotels, spas, upcoming events), not what you experience there. A zero means “nothing mapped”, not “nothing there”. Sources per criterion: snow (altitudes (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata), snow depth observed at the Météo-France station, ERA5-Land model) ; ski area (OpenStreetMap pistes and lifts, linked area (Wikidata)) ; value (the resort’s official price list) ; families and beginners (OpenStreetMap pistes, price list, ESF ski school, Famille Plus label, OpenStreetMap leisure) ; access (OSRM drive times from 20 cities, SNCF stations, GTFS shuttles, airports) ; atmosphere and après-ski (bars, nightclubs and restaurants within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap), upcoming events (OpenAgenda), collective tourist beds (INSEE)) ; luxury and comfort (rated hotels within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap) and by category across the commune (INSEE), spas and boutiques (OpenStreetMap), day pass price).
Open pistes and lifts will appear here during the season, as published by the resort. Out of season we show nothing rather than a misleading zero.
7-day forecast
Village 846 m · top 1,133 m
Forecast corrected for altitude; fresh snow = forecast total at the top; UV = peak of the day. Beyond 3 days, check the resort’s own report. Source:Open-Meteo.
Snow actually measured, winter by winter
22 complete winters measured, from 1991-1992 to 2021-2022 — on average 16 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec8 cmInsufficient · 10 %
- 16-31 Dec9 cmInsufficient · 11 %
- 1-15 Jan8 cmInsufficient · 10 %
- 16-31 Jan13 cmInsufficient · 14 %
- 1-15 Feb14 cmInsufficient · 18 %
- 16-29 Feb12 cmInsufficient · 20 %
- 1-15 Mar10 cmInsufficient · 12 %
- 16-31 Mar6 cmInsufficient · 8 %
- 1-15 Apr1 cmInsufficient · 0 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2008-2009 — 40 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1991-1992 — 0 day at 30 cm or more
Snowfall: no long enough record of fresh snow at this station. Rather than an estimate, we show nothing.
The ski area
Compare with another resort →39 pistes, by level — 28 km
- Skiable vertical
- 351 m (782 m → 1,133 m)
- Lifts
- 1 chairlift, 23 drag lifts
- Cross-country skiing
- 13 km of nordic trails
- Snowpark
- Yes
- Without skis
- 7 km of snowshoe and walking trails · 1 sledging run
- Piste aspect
- N 68% · E 13% · S 8% · W 11% (descent direction of 44 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Mountain restaurants
- Auberge de Grouvelin (1052 m)
- Tourist office
- OTC GERARDMER HAUTES VOSGES · 4 Place des Déportés, 88401 · 0329272727 · [email protected] (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Resort app
- Android (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Famille Plus
- The resort’s family page (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
Resort data: declared by OTC GERARDMER HAUTES VOSGES and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September
Pistes and lifts surveyed on OpenStreetMap within 4 km of the resort — for a resort in a linked area, the figure may include neighbouring pistes.
Lift passes detail →
The price list for this resort is being collected: most resorts publish winter prices between September and November.
Official piste map
Open the piste map (image, 84 KB) ↗
Link to the resort’s own file — a piste map is a copyrighted artwork, we host no copy.
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 Gérardmer only (“GERARDMER”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Gérardmer
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (3) →Official players of the resort, live image. Checked on 18 September 2026.
Piste map
Open on OpenSnowMap ↗Pistes coloured by level, lifts as lines. The resort’s official map is the reference in season.
Base map © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · pistes © OpenSnowMap (CC-BY-SA) · data ©OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Getting to Gérardmer
From Paris: 5 hr 04 (431 km) by road.
By road
- From Nancy: 1 hr 34 · 109 km
- From Strasbourg: 1 hr 48 · 118 km
- From Besançon: 2 hr 19 · 148 km
- From Dijon: 2 hr 58 · 241 km
- From Genève: 4 hr 36 · 308 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Lyon: 4 hr 46 · 391 km
- From Paris: 5 hr 04 · 431 km
- From Annecy: 5 hr 06 · 352 km
- From Grenoble: 5 hr 32 · 477 km
- From Chambéry: 5 hr 33 · 394 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 5 hr 34 · 450 km
- From Valence: 5 hr 51 · 490 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 6 hr 11 · 533 km
- From Montpellier: 7 hr 54 · 692 km
- From Marseille: 8 hr 00 · 701 km
- From Perpignan: 9 hr 16 · 839 km
- From Nice: 9 hr 17 · 754 km
- From Bordeaux: 9 hr 43 · 924 km
- From Toulouse: 9 hr 48 · 874 km
- From Pau: 11 hr 45 · 1066 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Kruth station
halt · then 39 min drive (33 km)
Nearest main station: Colmar, 1 hr 02 by road.
No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables (checked on 13 September 2026): ask the resort about a private shuttle or a taxi.
Shuttles and buses from the station: see the resort’s official website.
By plane
- Bâle-Mulhouse (BSL): 1 hr 39 by road · 99 km
- Strasbourg-Entzheim (SXB): 1 hr 41 by road · 108 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Gérardmer as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
Charging an electric car
No freely accessible charge point is declared within 2 km of the resort (checked on 9 September 2026). Covered car parks in the resort may offer chargers reserved for their customers: those are not listed here.
Freely accessible charge points read from the French national EV charging database (data.gouv.fr ↗, operators’ own declarations), checked on 9 September 2026. Check availability before you leave: the database says what is installed, not what is free tonight.
Road conditions
From 1 November to 31 March, snow chains or winter tyres are compulsory in most mountain areas (French “Loi Montagne II”).
Driving times computed on the OpenStreetMap road network (OSRM), SNCF stations (open data), airports (Wikidata). Indicative, not a timetable: allow extra time in snow.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Gérardmer — up to 1,850 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hohneck · tour des roches | n/a | 200 m | 909 → 1,177 m | N | 4.4 km |
| Haut Rouan · depuis la Vallée du Chajoux | n/a · PD- | 750 m | 710 m | SW · W | 5.5 km |
| La Bresse · roche beuty | n/a · AD | 250 m | 710 → 960 m | N | 5.5 km |
| Cabane du Lac de Blanchemer · Blanchemer- Honeck - Kastelberg - Blanchemer | 1.3 · E1 · F+ | 1,000 m | 900 → 1,350 m | NE | 6.1 km |
| Tête des Corbeaux · Par les Bouchaux + aller retour sur les Ecorces | 1.3 · E1 · F | 880 m | 623 → 1,086 m | NW | 7.4 km |
| Les Vosges (Grande Traversée) · 13x13 | n/a · F | 1,250 m | 1,000 → 1,424 m | S | 8.1 km |
| Hohneck : Par la piste de Retournemer | 1.3 · E1 · F | 580 m | 780 → 1,363 m | NW · W | 8.2 km |
| Rainkopf · Par le Vallon de la Thur | n/a · PD+ | 1,295 m | 571 → 1,305 m | SW | 8.5 km |
| Rainkopf · Depuis Mittlach par l'Altenweiher | n/a · PD+ | 1,130 m | 580 → 1,305 m | n/a | 8.5 km |
| Rainkopf · Depuis Mittlach, descente directe Leibelthal | n/a · PD- | 836 m | 580 → 1,305 m | E | 8.5 km |
| Rainkopf · Depuis le Pont de Blanchemer | n/a · E1 · PD- | 469 m | 836 → 1,305 m | NW | 8.5 km |
| Kastelberg · Rainkopf, Kastelberg, Rothenbachkopf | n/a · PD+ | 1,850 m | 710 → 1,350 m | n/a | 8.8 km |
Source: Camptocamp.org topo guide (CC BY-SA), routes starting within 10 km, read on 13 September 2026. Descriptions and photos are on Camptocamp; an empty cell is a field nobody has filled in. Camptocamp ski touring routes ↗
Beyond skiing at Gérardmer
Toboggan runs
- Luge d'été · Soultzeren · 9.4 km away
Ice rink
- Centre Aquatique et de Bien-Être - Patinoire · Gérardmer · 2.4 km away
- Patinoire · La Bresse · 6.6 km away
Swimming pool
- Centre Aquatique et de Bien-Être - Piscine · Gérardmer · 2.4 km away
- Bien-être à l'hôtel les vallées · La Bresse · 5.8 km away
- Complexe piscine loisirs · La Bresse · 6.5 km away
- Spa les sources de la Meurthe · Xonrupt-Longemer · 8.2 km away
Dog sledding
- Tribu Vagabonde - chiens de traineau · Cornimont · 8.2 km away
- Canirando avec Chiens de Traîneau Vosges · Cornimont · 10 km away
Paragliding
- Cumulus parapente · Gérardmer · 2.1 km away
- Vosges dans l'Vent - Parapente · Gérardmer · 2.3 km away
- Couleur vent manu tremsal vols biplace parapente · La Bresse · 5.9 km away
- Benoît perrin parapente · La Bresse · 5.9 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma de la Maison de la Culture et des Loisirs · Gérardmer · 1.8 km away
- Cinéma du Casino Joa · Gérardmer · 2.4 km away
- Cinéma grand écran · La Bresse · 6.2 km away
Source: DATAtourisme (open data), within 10 km of the resort; places in a large town of the valley are left out. Checked on 12 September 2026. Opening times and prices are the operator’s — check before you go.
Practical information
Collective accommodation
381 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 20 hotels · 518 rooms (3 × 4★, 6 × 3★, 6 × 2★)
- 1 holiday village or family centre · 162 bed spaces
- 3 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 163 bed spaces
- 1 youth hostel or sports centre · 56 bed spaces
- 4 campsites · 382 pitches
Commune: Gérardmer · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
Tourist office
SNCF
📍 2 Place des Déportés
Ski school
ESF Gerardmer
73 instructors
🇬🇧 44 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Cinema · Salle André Bourvil
- Ice rink · Patinoire
- Cinema · Cinéma du Casino du Lac
- Spa / wellness · Espace Bien-Être
- Swimming pool · Piscine
In case of accident
112 — the European emergency number, free of charge, triggers mountain rescue. On the pistes, the ski patrol number is printed on the piste map and at lift ticket offices. Piste rescue is charged: check your insurance or take the option sold with the lift pass.
Nearby resorts
Frequently asked questions
How high is Gérardmer?
Gérardmer sits at 846 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,133 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Gérardmer have?
Gérardmer has 28 km of pistes served by 24 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Gérardmer?
The longest piste is Le Renard: 1 km (green run), for 185 m of vertical. Measured on the OpenStreetMap map, segments of the same name and level joined end to end, altitudes from the IGN RGE ALTI terrain model — a resort sometimes advertises a longer run by chaining several pistes.
How high do the lifts go in Gérardmer?
The highest lift, Hêtres (platter lift), tops out at 1,132 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Gérardmer have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 22 installations at Gérardmer (2 chairlifts, 19 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet), for an authorised capacity of 21,580 people per hour, of which 3,000 for Grand Haut alone. The fleet spans 1970 to 2017, an average age of 27 years. This count covers the resort itself, magic carpets included, not the whole linked ski area — a resort brochure often announces a different number. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How do I get to Gérardmer?
By road, Gérardmer is 1 hr 34 from Nancy (109 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Kruth, 39 min by road from the resort. No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables. The nearest airport is Bâle-Mulhouse, 1 hr 39 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Gérardmer?
5 hr 04 for 431 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
Is Gérardmer good for beginners and families?
67% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area. The resort holds the Famille Plus family label.
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