Super-Châtel
Super-Châtel is the first high-altitude ski sector created in Châtel at an altitude of 1,625 m in 1953. Today, it is part of the Portes du Soleil ski area.
Translated from the French Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), machine translation.
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?3 / 5
Top of the ski area: 2,277 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,348 m · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 95%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?4 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 66 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 182 km · Lifts: 35 · Balance between piste levels: 83%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?4 / 5
Adult day pass: €41.5 · Day pass price per km of pistes: €0.23/km · Adult 6-day pass: €211 · Price read at a neighbouring resort of the same area
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?3 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 66% · Magic carpets: 3 · Sledging runs: 0 · Special prices out of 4 (beginner, child, family, free age): 3 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 1
- AccessIs it easy to get to?2.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 5 hr 16 · Nearest railway station: 1 hr 00 · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 1 · Nearest airport: 2 hr 02
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?4 / 5
Bars and pubs: 5 · Nightclubs: 1 · Restaurants: 24 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 2,232 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- 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: 7% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 · Adult day pass: €41.5 — 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.
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,407 m · top 2,277 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 December to March: a long, reliable season.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6 h · Dec 5.4 h · Jan 5.6 h · Feb 7 h · Mar 8.2 h · Apr 9.9 h — 25 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November—no record
- December74 cmGood skiing · 85%
- January98 cmGood skiing · 93%
- February122 cmGood skiing · 100%
- March130 cmGood skiing · 100%
- April86 cmVariable · 79%
- 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
Measured snow history: not available for this resort. No Météo-France station close enough (the 8 nearby stations are outside the resort’s altitude range). We would rather show nothing than borrow a distant valley’s reading.
The ski area
Compare with another resort →118 pistes, by level — 66 km
- Skiable vertical
- 929 m (1,348 m → 2,277 m)
- Lifts
- 2 gondolas, 8 chairlifts, 22 drag lifts, 3 magic carpets
- Cross-country skiing
- 1 km of nordic trails
- Without skis
- 3 km of snowshoe and walking trails
- Piste aspect
- N 38% · E 20% · S 25% · W 17% (descent direction of 78 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Mountain restaurants
- Terrasse de Morclan (1628 m) · L'escale (1624 m) · La Bourri (1593 m)
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 (2026-2027) detail →
| Adult pass | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 day | €41.50 |
| 6 days | €211 |
| Season | €490 |
| Child, 1 day | €31.50 |
| Beginner, 1 day | €23.50 |
| Pedestrian, 1 day | €8 |
| Free | Free under 5 · free from 75 years |
Read on the official price list, full price, excluding promotions. Price list of the linked area, read on Roc d'Enfer. Official price list ↗
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.
Staying and hiring gear in Super-Châtel
We compare the partners that cover this resort. Some links earn us a commission — never at the expense of the price or of the data.
Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (8) →Official players of the resort, live image. Checked on 18 September 2026.
Webcams provided by windy.com — add a webcam.
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 Super-Châtel
From Paris: 7 hr 13 (588 km) by road.
By road
- From Genève: 1 hr 37 · 74 km
- From Annecy: 2 hr 06 · 123 km
- From Chambéry: 2 hr 33 · 164 km
- From Besançon: 3 hr 06 · 194 km
- From Grenoble: 3 hr 07 · 220 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Lyon: 3 hr 22 · 226 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 59 · 270 km
- From Valence: 4 hr 05 · 322 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 4 hr 06 · 300 km
- From Strasbourg: 4 hr 32 · 368 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 5 hr 04 · 397 km
- From Nancy: 5 hr 42 · 441 km
- From Montpellier: 6 hr 12 · 527 km
- From Marseille: 6 hr 18 · 536 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 53 · 524 km
- From Paris: 7 hr 13 · 588 km
- From Perpignan: 7 hr 34 · 674 km
- From Toulouse: 8 hr 30 · 761 km
- From Bordeaux: 9 hr 03 · 783 km
- From Pau: 10 hr 24 · 951 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Thonon-les-Bains station
regional station · then 1 hr 00 drive (41 km)
Nearest main station: Annecy, 2 hr 04 by road.
- From Thonon-les-Bains station (stop “LES ARTS”): line 12 — Thonon Les Arts ↔ Châtel Linga (EVIAN - ÉVA'D), 1 hr 14 to the “LA CALE” stop — 1 departure a day on weekdays · first 12:40, last 17:40 · timetable from 15 December 2026 to 15 April 2027 · official timetable ↗
Direct journeys read from the official timetable files published on transport.data.gouv.fr — no connections.
By plane
- Genève (GVA): 2 hr 02 by road · 83 km
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 2 hr 37 by road · 163 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Super-Châtel as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
Charging an electric car
3 charging stations within 2 km
7 charging points · up to 60 kW
- CHÂTEL - Route de Meurba · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 22 kW · 1.5 km
- CHÂTEL - Route de Meurba · EASYCHARGE · 3 points · 60 kW · 1.5 km
- CHÂTEL - Route de Meurba · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 22 kW · 1.5 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 →Named itineraries: Barbossine · Itinénaire Tronchey
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 Super-Châtel — up to 1,270 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Morclan · descente sur Barbossine | 2.3 · E1 · PD | 1,070 m | 1,200 → 1,970 m | NW | 1.6 km |
| Le Morclan · Versant Châtel | n/a · PD- | 850 m | 1,191 → 1,970 m | W | 1.6 km |
| Le Morclan · Face SW | 3.1 · E1 · AD- | 779 m | 1,191 → 1,970 m | SW | 1.6 km |
| Le Morclan · Couloir NW | 3.3 · E2 · AD+ | 724 m | 1,246 → 1,970 m | NW | 1.6 km |
| Pointe des Mattes · Par les Boudimes | n/a · PD | 1,000 m | 1,110 → 2,009 m | SE | 2.3 km |
| Le Linleu / Mont Lenla · Couloirs S | 3.3 · E3 · AD+ | 1,270 m | 1,130 → 2,093 m | S | 2.8 km |
| Pointe des Mattes · Écharpe de la Face N | 5.2 · E3 · TD | 1,000 m | 1,020 → 2,009 m | N | 2.9 km |
| Pointe des Mattes · Couloir N en boucle | 3.2 · E1 · AD | 1,000 m | 1,018 → 2,009 m | N | 2.9 km |
| Pointe des Mattes · Traversée S >> N | 3.3 · E1 · AD | 850 m | 1,160 → 2,009 m | N · S | 3.1 km |
| Le Linleu / Mont Lenla · Couloir de l'Anguille | 5.1 · E3 · TD- | 250 m | 1,850 → 2,093 m | NW | 3.1 km |
| Aiguille de Braitaz · Tour par les cols d'Outanne et de Conche | 2.2 · E1 · PD- | 900 m | 1,270 → 1,910 m | n/a | 3.3 km |
| Pointe des Mattes · De la Ville du Nant par la Torrens | 2.1 · E1 · PD- | 1,000 m | 1,020 → 2,009 m | N | 3.4 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 Super-Châtel
Toboggan runs
- Bobluge de Pré la Joux · Châtel · 6.6 km away
Ice rink
- Patinoire · Châtel · 1.5 km away
Swimming pool
- Le centre aquatique Forme d'O · Châtel · 2 km away
Museum
- Musée du ski ancien · La Chapelle-d'Abondance · 2.1 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma Le Chamois · Châtel · 1.7 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
2,232 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 22 hotels · 416 rooms (1 × 4★, 10 × 3★, 7 × 2★)
- 1 holiday village or family centre · 69 bed spaces
- 5 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 2,077 bed spaces
- 2 youth hostels and sports centres · 86 bed spaces
- 1 campsite · 90 pitches
Commune: Châtel · 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
Châtel tourisme
📍 101 Route de Thonon, 74390 Châtel
Ski school
ESF Chatel
121 instructors
🇬🇧 71 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Cinema · Le Chamois
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 Super-Châtel?
Super-Châtel sits at 1,407 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,277 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Super-Châtel have?
Super-Châtel has 66 km of pistes served by 35 lifts, within the linked Portes du Soleil area (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Super-Châtel?
The longest piste is Tovassière: 7 km (blue run), for 630 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 Super-Châtel?
The highest lift, Mossettes, tops out at 2,247 m (IGN RGE ALTI terrain model). The 67 lifts mapped on OpenStreetMap total 58 km.
How much is a lift pass in Super-Châtel?
The adult day pass costs €41.50 and the 6-day pass €211 (2026-2027, read on the official price list, shared with Roc d'Enfer).
How do I get to Super-Châtel?
By road, Super-Châtel is 1 hr 37 from Genève (74 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Thonon-les-Bains, 1 hr 00 by road from the resort. From Thonon-les-Bains station, line 12 — Thonon Les Arts ↔ Châtel Linga (EVIAN - ÉVA'D) reaches the “LA CALE” stop in 1 hr 14, 1 departure a day on weekdays. The nearest airport is Genève, 2 hr 02 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Super-Châtel?
7 hr 13 for 588 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 Super-Châtel?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
Is Super-Châtel good for beginners and families?
66% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area.
Every figure carries its source and date; a missing figure shows as “—”, never estimated. Embed this widget on your site