The Vallorcine ski area

Vallorcine has 58 km of pistes, 5 lifts carrying 4,120 people an hour, 670 m of vertical, from 1,262 m to 1,932 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 1,932 m, a skiable vertical of 670 m.

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Runs by level

52 runs over 58 km:

6 green 23 blue 20 red 3 black

Vertical drop: 670 m — from 1,262 m to 1,932 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 2026

4 kmLongest piste — Belle Place Bas (red), 456 m of vertical

608 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 2,252 → 1,643 m, 2 km

1,932 mHighest lift top — TC de Vallorcine (gondola), national lift register

4,120Total lift capacity, people per hour — 5 installations: 1 gondola, 4 drag lifts

37 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1962, newest 2007

2,000Biggest lift, people per hour — TC de Vallorcine (gondola, 2004)

8 kmTotal length of lifts — 10 lifts mapped

781 haSki area boundary (OSM)

453Inhabitants — Vallorcine (INSEE 74290)

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 Vallorcine only (“VALLORCINE”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

5 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.

Official piste map

No downloadable piste map published by the resort.

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