Les Contamines-Montjoie

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.

1. SnowCan you count on the snow?
   3.5 / 5

   Top of the ski area: 2,445 m · Bottom of the pistes: 819 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 121 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 96%

2. Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?
   3.5 / 5

   Km of pistes at the resort: 42 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 123 km · Lifts: 13 · Balance between piste levels: 95%

3. ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?
   3 / 5

   Adult day pass: €45 · Day pass price per km of pistes: €1.07/km · Adult 6-day pass: €227

4. Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?
   2.5 / 5

   Share of green and blue pistes: 42% · Magic carpets: 1 · Sledging runs: 0 · Special prices out of 4 (beginner, child, family, free age): 2 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 2 · Famille Plus label

5. AccessIs it easy to get to?
   3.5 / 5

   Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 39 · Nearest railway station: 23 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 11 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 35

6. Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?
   3 / 5

   Bars and pubs: 2 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 18 · Upcoming events: 1 · Collective tourist beds: 970 — index: what the map and the listings publish

7. Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?
   1.5 / 5

   5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 0 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 41% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 · Adult day pass: €45 — 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).

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 Les Contamines-Montjoie only (“CONTAMINES MONTJOIE (LES)”), magic carpets included.

Official players of the resort, live image. Checked on 18 September 2026.

Base map © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · pistes © OpenSnowMap (CC-BY-SA) · data ©OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

From Paris: 6 hr 37 (613 km) by road.

Driving times computed on the OpenStreetMap road network (OSRM), SNCF stations (open data), airports (Wikidata). Indicative, not a timetable: allow extra time in snow.

Named itineraries: Rebans Bas · Retour Lay

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.

12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Les Contamines-Montjoie — up to 1,733 m of climb.

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 ↗

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.

• 

  17 October 2026 · 10:00

  Evolution architecturale de Megève au XXe siècle

  Office de tourisme de Megève · Megève

  Du paisible village montagnard à la station de ski internationale, le visage de Megève n'a eu de cesse de se transformer depuis le développement du tourisme au début du XXe siècle. Des besoins et de …

  Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Plan Libre, la gazette” · View on OpenAgenda ↗

  Also near: Megève (0.1 km), Portes du Mont-Blanc (3.6 km), Domaine de Praz sur Arly (4.3 km), Combloux (4.8 km)

Events published on OpenAgenda by the agendas named above, kept when they take place within 10 km of the resort. We organise nothing: times, prices and cancellations are the organiser's.

Every figure carries its source and date; a missing figure shows as “—”, never estimated. Embed this widget on your site