Le Reposoir
Le Reposoir is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie). The village sits at 980 m.
The area offers 13 km of alpine pistes, 25 marked pistes (3 green, 13 blue, 9 red), 8 ski lifts. Green and blue runs dominate: terrain suited to beginners and families.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the highest lift tops out at 1,629 m.
Access: 44 min by road from Genève and 16 min from Cluses railway station.
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?n/a
Not rated: “top of the ski area” is missing from this page.
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?2 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 13 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 13 km · Lifts: 8 · Balance between piste levels: 69%
- 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?2 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 64% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 1 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 23 · Nearest railway station: 16 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 09
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 1 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 1 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 0 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?1 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 0 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 0% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 — 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.
Right now at the LES CARROZ station (1,151 m)
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 980 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.
Average snow depth by month
Good snow from January to March.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.2 h · Dec 5.6 h · Jan 5.9 h · Feb 7.2 h · Mar 8.6 h · Apr 10.2 h — 26 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November—no record
- December44 cmVariable · 65%
- January63 cmGood skiing · 85%
- February72 cmGood skiing · 96%
- March67 cmGood skiing · 87%
- April56 cmVariable · 70%
- May—no record
30 cm on the ground: the benchmark for groomed-piste skiing. Bar = monthly average depth; percentage = share of time above 30 cm.
- Good skiing: 30 cm on more than 8 days in 10
- Variable: 30 cm on 5 to 8 days in 10
- Insufficient: 30 cm less than one day in two
Snow actually measured, winter by winter
13 complete winters measured, from 1996-1997 to 2017-2018 — on average 17 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec9 cmInsufficient · 8 %
- 16-31 Dec10 cmInsufficient · 7 %
- 1-15 Jan12 cmInsufficient · 8 %
- 16-31 Jan18 cmInsufficient · 20 %
- 1-15 Feb21 cmInsufficient · 26 %
- 16-29 Feb18 cmInsufficient · 24 %
- 1-15 Mar13 cmInsufficient · 16 %
- 16-31 Mar4 cmInsufficient · 7 %
- 1-15 Apr1 cmInsufficient · 0 %
- Best winter of the series
- 1998-1999 — 76 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 2000-2001 — 0 day at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 164 cm a winter on average, spread over 21 days of snowfall. Measured over 19 complete winters.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 42 cm — 2016-2017
- Snowiest winter
- 1998-1999 — 356 cm
- Leanest winter
- 1996-1997 — 57 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →25 pistes, by level — 13 km
- Lifts
- 8 drag lifts
- Without skis
- 1 sledging run
- Piste aspect
- N 63% · E 11% · S 26% · W 0% (descent direction of 27 OSM pistes, terrain model)
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.
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 Le Reposoir only (“REPOSOIR (LE)”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Le Reposoir
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
Le Reposoir publishes no public webcam (checked on 12 September 2026 on its website, its tourist office and the operators’ directories). Know of one? Tell us.
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 Le Reposoir
From Paris: 6 hr 11 (582 km) by road.
By road
- From Genève: 44 min · 47 km
- From Annecy: 57 min · 71 km
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 24 · 112 km
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 58 · 168 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 19 · 190 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 2 hr 56 · 270 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 2 hr 57 · 248 km
- From Besançon: 3 hr 13 · 221 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 19 · 303 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 02 · 360 km
- From Montpellier: 5 hr 03 · 475 km
- From Strasbourg: 5 hr 08 · 438 km
- From Marseille: 5 hr 09 · 484 km
- From Nancy: 5 hr 22 · 506 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 03 · 505 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 11 · 582 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 25 · 622 km
- From Toulouse: 7 hr 21 · 709 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 00 · 747 km
- From Pau: 9 hr 16 · 899 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Cluses station
regional station · then 16 min drive (13 km)
Nearest main station: Annecy, 55 min 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
- Genève (GVA): 1 hr 09 by road · 55 km
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 1 hr 28 by road · 111 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Le Reposoir 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.
Off-piste & ski touring
The resorts for off-piste skiing →Itineraries surveyed on OpenStreetMap within a 4 km radius (7 September 2026): “marked” means an itinerary exists on the map, not that it is open or safe on the day.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Le Reposoir — up to 1,500 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petit Bargy · Depuis Le Reposoir | 3.1 · E2 · AD- | 855 m | 1,243 → 2,098 m | SE | 1.9 km |
| Petit Bargy · En traversée S-N par la Tête des Bécus | 3.2 · E2 · AD | 900 m | 1,243 → 2,098 m | n/a | 2 km |
| Petit Bargy · Versant SE en boucle par la Tête des Bécus | 3.1 · E2 · PD+ | 900 m | 1,243 → 2,098 m | SE | 2 km |
| Pointe d'Areu · Traversée Romme - Reposoir | 2.2 · E1 · PD | 1,188 m | 1,290 → 2,478 m | N | 2.4 km |
| Croix d'Almet · Face W | 3.3 · E2 · AD | 800 m | 1,400 → 2,223 m | W | 2.5 km |
| La Tour du Bargy · Rampe E | 3.3 · E3 · AD+ | 950 m | 1,350 → 2,267 m | S | 2.7 km |
| Pointe d'Areu · Couloir W | 5.1 · E3 · TD- | 1,500 m | 1,090 → 2,288 m | W | 2.8 km |
| Pointe d'Areu · Traversée Reposoir >> Burzier | 3.1 · E1 · AD- | 1,460 m | 1,030 → 2,478 m | n/a | 2.8 km |
| Pointe d'Areu · Couloir N de Brion | 3.2 · E1 · AD | 1,250 m | 1,290 → 2,478 m | N | 2.8 km |
| Pointe d'Areu · Par le chemin d'alpage de Méry | 2.2 · E1 · PD | 1,250 m | 1,290 → 2,478 m | NW | 2.8 km |
| Grand Bargy · Versant SE | n/a · AD | 1,100 m | 1,243 → 2,301 m | SE | 2.8 km |
| Grand Bargy · Couloirs Frémieux | 4.1 · E3 · AD+ | 1,016 m | 1,213 → 2,229 m | SE | 2.8 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 Le Reposoir
Swimming pool
- Espace piscine -Aquacîme · Arâches-la-Frasse · 7.8 km away
Paragliding
- Parapente : décollage du Lachat · Le Grand-Bornand · 7.4 km away
- Terrain d'atterrissage de parapente du Noiret · Saint-Sigismond · 7.5 km away
- Atterrissage parapente Arâches · Arâches-la-Frasse · 8.1 km away
- Atterrissage parapente des Flocons Verts · Arâches-la-Frasse · 8.2 km away
Museum
- Micro-Folie · Marnaz · 5.7 km away
- Musée de l'Horlogerie et du Décolletage · Cluses · 6.2 km away
Cinema
- Cinétoiles - Cinéma Art & Essais · Cluses · 6.4 km away
- Ciné Cluses · Cluses · 6.7 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
- 1 hotel · 5 rooms (1 × 3★)
Commune: Le Reposoir · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
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 Le Reposoir?
Le Reposoir sits at 980 m at village level.
How many kilometres of pistes does Le Reposoir have?
Le Reposoir has 13 km of pistes served by 8 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
How high do the lifts go in Le Reposoir?
The highest lift, TK Chalet Neuf (platter lift), tops out at 1,626 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Le Reposoir have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 7 installations at Le Reposoir (6 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet), for an authorised capacity of 3,181 people per hour, of which 720 for TK à Titon alone. The fleet spans 1966 to 2016, an average age of 38 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 Le Reposoir?
By road, Le Reposoir is 44 min from Genève (47 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Cluses, 16 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 Genève, 1 hr 09 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Le Reposoir?
6 hr 11 for 582 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
Is the snow reliable in Le Reposoir?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
Is Le Reposoir good for beginners and families?
64% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area.
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