Mont-Saxonnex
Mont-Saxonnex is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie). The village sits at 1,045 m and the ski area rises to 1,544 m, a skiable vertical of 507 m.
The area offers 9 km of alpine pistes, 17 marked pistes (4 green, 6 blue, 7 red), 6 ski lifts.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the longest piste runs 1 km (Les Blanchots) and the highest lift tops out at 1,544 m.
Access: 41 min by road from Genève and 14 min from Marignier railway station.
1 official webcam shows 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?2.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 1,544 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,037 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 102 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 87%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?1.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 9 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 9 km · Lifts: 6 · Balance between piste levels: 77%
- 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?1.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 59% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 0 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?4 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 20 · Nearest railway station: 14 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 06
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?2.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 1 · Nightclubs: 1 · Restaurants: 3 · 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 LE GRAND-BORNAND station (1,430 m)
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,045 m · top 1,544 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 5.8 h · Feb 7.1 h · Mar 8.6 h · Apr 10.2 h — 26 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November10 cmInsufficient · 8%
- December48 cmVariable · 66%
- January79 cmGood skiing · 90%
- February96 cmGood skiing · 98%
- March93 cmGood skiing · 93%
- April48 cmVariable · 60%
- May7 cmInsufficient · 4%
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
23 complete winters measured, from 1993-1994 to 2018-2019 — on average 102 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec26 cmInsufficient · 27 %
- 16-31 Dec44 cmVariable · 52 %
- 1-15 Jan58 cmVariable · 78 %
- 16-31 Jan76 cmGood skiing · 89 %
- 1-15 Feb93 cmGood skiing · 91 %
- 16-29 Feb95 cmGood skiing · 97 %
- 1-15 Mar94 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 16-31 Mar70 cmGood skiing · 82 %
- 1-15 Apr46 cmVariable · 65 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2008-2009 — 135 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1995-1996 — 52 days at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 444 cm a winter on average, spread over 44 days of snowfall. Measured over 22 complete winters, from 1994-1995 to 2018-2019.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 60 cm — 1994-1995
- Snowiest winter
- 1994-1995 — 830 cm
- Leanest winter
- 1996-1997 — 159 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →17 pistes, by level — 9 km
- Skiable vertical
- 507 m (1,037 m → 1,544 m)
- Lifts
- 6 drag lifts
- Cross-country skiing
- 5 named trails — 18 km of marked loops (9.5 km of distinct track: the loops overlap), 5.2 km from the resortOpenStreetMap, lengths measured on the geometry, surveyed on 12 September 2026. A trail with no difficulty tag is shown as "n/a" — never guessed.
See the trails(5)
Trail Level Length Dzere red 6.8 km La Lovatire blue 5.2 km Le Plateau green 3.5 km Les Berriers green 1.5 km Les Mollires blue 1.1 km - Piste aspect
- N 81% · E 3% · S 6% · W 10% (descent direction of 12 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Lift opening hours
- Lifts open from 09:00 to 17:00 (saison 2025-2026 · du samedi 20 décembre 2025 au 08 mars 2026) (official website, read on 15 September 2026)
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 Mont-Saxonnex only (“MONT SAXONNEX”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Mont-Saxonnex
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (1) →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 Mont-Saxonnex
From Paris: 6 hr 08 (574 km) by road.
By road
- From Genève: 41 min · 39 km
- From Annecy: 54 min · 63 km
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 21 · 104 km
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 55 · 160 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 16 · 182 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Saint-Étienne: 2 hr 53 · 241 km
- From Valence: 2 hr 53 · 262 km
- From Besançon: 3 hr 09 · 213 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 16 · 295 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 3 hr 58 · 352 km
- From Montpellier: 5 hr 00 · 467 km
- From Marseille: 5 hr 05 · 476 km
- From Strasbourg: 5 hr 05 · 430 km
- From Nancy: 5 hr 19 · 498 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 01 · 504 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 08 · 574 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 22 · 615 km
- From Toulouse: 7 hr 18 · 701 km
- From Bordeaux: 7 hr 57 · 739 km
- From Pau: 9 hr 12 · 891 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Marignier station
regional station · then 14 min drive (11 km)
Nearest main station: Annecy, 52 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 06 by road · 47 km
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 1 hr 25 by road · 103 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Mont-Saxonnex as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
Charging an electric car
1 charging station within 2 km
2 charging points · up to 22 kW
- MONT SAXONNEX - 89 route de Cluses, Chemin du Bugnon · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 22 kW · 0.6 km
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 Mont-Saxonnex — up to 2,100 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac Bénit · depuis les Planets | 1.2 · E1 · F | 500 m | 1,050 → 1,501 m | N | 2.6 km |
| Petit Bargy · Par le lac Bénit | 3.2 · E2 · AD | 950 m | 1,220 → 2,098 m | N | 2.9 km |
| Grand Bargy · Par la Combe N d'Encrenaz | 3.2 · E2 · AD | 1,120 m | 1,230 → 2,301 m | N | 3.2 km |
| Grand Bargy · Couloir NW | 4.3 · E2 · D+ | 950 m | 1,250 → 2,301 m | NW | 3.2 km |
| Grand Bargy · Couloir Cheneau Rosset | 5.2 · E3 · TD- | 1,050 m | 1,250 → 2,301 m | NW | 3.5 km |
| Petit Bargy · Versant SE en boucle par la Tête des Bécus | 3.1 · E2 · PD+ | 900 m | 1,243 → 2,098 m | SE | 3.5 km |
| Grand Bargy · Tour et Sommet depuis Morsulaz | 4.1 · E2 · D+ | 2,100 m | 1,241 → 2,301 m | n/a | 3.8 km |
| Pointes du Midi · Antécime W de la Pointe du Midi | 5.1 · E3 · TD- | 1,094 m | 1,241 → 2,335 m | W | 3.8 km |
| Pointes du Midi · Face N | 5.4 · E4 · ED | 1,050 m | 1,250 → 2,364 m | N | 3.8 km |
| Col du Midi (Col E de Balafrasse) · Versant NW | 4.2 · E2 · D | 1,000 m | 1,250 → 2,250 m | NW | 4 km |
| Petit Bargy · Depuis Le Reposoir | 3.1 · E2 · AD- | 855 m | 1,243 → 2,098 m | SE | 4 km |
| Grand Bargy · Traversée du col de Balafrasse au col de l'Encrenaz | 3.2 · E3 · AD | 1,700 m | 1,270 → 2,301 m | N | 4.1 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 Mont-Saxonnex
Swimming pool
- Centre Nautique "Guy Châtel" de la CCFG · Ayse · 6 km away
Paragliding
- Terrain d'atterrissage de parapente de Brison/Solaison · Brizon · 3.5 km away
- Aire de décollage de parapente de Brison/Solaison · Brizon · 3.7 km away
- Terrain d'atterrissage de parapente du Noiret · Saint-Sigismond · 7.3 km away
- Ecole de parapente les Choucas · Mieussy · 9.8 km away
Museum
- Micro-Folie · Marnaz · 3.3 km away
- Musée de l'Horlogerie et du Décolletage · Cluses · 7 km away
Cinema
- Ciné-Château · Bonneville · 7 km away
- Cinétoiles - Cinéma Art & Essais · Cluses · 7.1 km away
- Ciné Cluses · Cluses · 7.4 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 · 11 rooms
Commune: Mont-Saxonnex · 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
Office du Tourisme
Ski school
ESF Mont Saxonnex
7 instructors
🇬🇧 6 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
Source: esf.net
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 Mont-Saxonnex?
Mont-Saxonnex sits at 1,045 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,544 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Mont-Saxonnex have?
Mont-Saxonnex has 9 km of pistes served by 6 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Mont-Saxonnex?
The longest piste is Les Blanchots: 1 km (blue run), for 100 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 Mont-Saxonnex?
The highest lift, TK de la Pyramide (platter lift), tops out at 1,559 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Mont-Saxonnex have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 7 installations at Mont-Saxonnex (7 drag lifts), for an authorised capacity of 4,232 people per hour, of which 880 for TK des Mouilles alone. The fleet spans 1960 to 2020, an average age of 44 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 Mont-Saxonnex?
By road, Mont-Saxonnex is 41 min from Genève (39 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Marignier, 14 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 06 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Mont-Saxonnex?
6 hr 08 for 574 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
What time do the lifts open in Mont-Saxonnex?
Lifts are announced open from 09:00 to 17:00 (saison 2025-2026 · du samedi 20 décembre 2025 au 08 mars 2026), according to the official website (read on 15 September 2026).
Is the snow reliable in Mont-Saxonnex?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to ten winters of reanalysis (estimate); in season the daily report prevails.
Is Mont-Saxonnex good for beginners and families?
59% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather technical area.
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