The Vallorcine ski area
Vallorcine has 58 km of pistes, 5 lifts carrying 4,120 people an hour, 992 m of vertical, from 1,262 m to 2,254 m. 6 green runs, 23 blue, 20 red and 3 black.
Vallorcine is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie). The village sits at 1,264 m and the ski area rises to 2,254 m, a skiable vertical of 992 m.
Runs by level
52 runs over 58 km:
- Vertical drop
- 992 m — from 1,262 m to 2,254 m
- Slope aspect
- 49 % west · 26 % south · 18 % north · 8 % east — computed from the fall line of 37 runs
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 Vallorcine only (“VALLORCINE”), magic carpets included.
The lifts
Register of 1 January 20255 lifts , carrying 4,120 people an hour in total , 37 years old on average (from 1962 to 2007).
| Type (as registered, in French) | Count | Capacity (people/h) |
|---|---|---|
| Télécabines | 1 | 2,000 |
| Téléskis | 4 | 2,120 |
Lift by lift
The 5 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.
| Lift | Type | Capacity | Length | Vertical | Year | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TC de Vallorcine | Télécabine | 2,000 | 1509 m | 670 m | 2004 | POMAGALSKI |
| TK de la Poya 1 | Téléski à perche débrayable | 620 | 385 m | 105 m | 1962 | MONTAZ MAUTINO |
| TK des Bambins | Téléski à corde | 600 | 50 m | 2 m | 2007 | SCHIPPERS |
| TK de la Poya 2 | Téléski à perche débrayable | 600 | 513 m | 152 m | 1976 | MONTAZ MAUTINO |
| TK La Poya-Le Buet | Téléski à câble bas | 300 | 200 m | 20 m | 1990 | SCHIPPERS |
French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “VALLORCINE” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.