France · up to 2442 m

Les Contamines

79 marked runs, 60.4 km of skiing and 26 lifts — mapped in full detail, run by run.

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Marked runs

60 named

60.4 km

Total slopes

Lifts

1284 m

Vertical drop

2442 m

Top elevation

1158 m

Base elevation

Green 3.6 kmBlue 18.8 kmRed 24 kmBlack 13.8 km

About Les Contamines

Les Contamines is a mid-sized ski area with 1284 m of lift-served vertical, strongest in intermediate cruising in France. Skiers here have 79 marked runs to choose from, adding up to about 60 km of marked descent, served by 26 lifts.

The skiing tops out at 2442 m and drops 1284 m to the lowest marked point at 1158 m. The difficulty mix breaks down into 3.6 km of green beginner runs, 18.8 km of blue runs, 24 km of red intermediate runs, 13.8 km of black expert terrain. 1 runs are floodlit for night skiing. There is a snow park for freestylers. Cross-country skiers get 3.3 km of nordic trails.

Mountain records

Longest run

Nant Rouge

2.8 km · 538 m vertical · Red (intermediate)

Steepest sustained pitch

Olympique

max 79.5% gradient · 1.4 km · Black (advanced)

The 10 best runs at Les Contamines, scored

Every run is scored 0–100 from its real shape — vertical drop, length, how well its steepness fits its difficulty class, and flow (flats and uphill sections cost points). How the Bonvo Score works →

173
Coins
2.4 km · 475 m drop · avg 19.6% · Outstanding
Blue
273
Nant Rouge
2.8 km · 538 m drop · avg 19.1% · Outstanding
Red
368
Bûche
1.8 km · 424 m drop · avg 23.9% · Excellent
Red
468
Grevettaz
2.2 km · 611 m drop · avg 27.8% · Excellent
Black
567
Plans
1.8 km · 401 m drop · avg 22.3% · Excellent
Red
665
Tierces
1.9 km · 438 m drop · avg 23.4% · Excellent
Red
762
Olympique
1.4 km · 410 m drop · avg 29% · Excellent
Black
861
Tobogan
1.3 km · 298 m drop · avg 22.9% · Excellent
Black
960
Frédzé
1.7 km · 433 m drop · avg 24.9% · Excellent
Red
1060
Rebans Bas
1.1 km · 409 m drop · avg 37.9% · Excellent
Black

All 60 named slopes

Slope	Difficulty	Length	Vertical	Avg gradient	Score
Coins	Blue	2.4 km	475 m	19.6%	73
Nant Rouge	Red	2.8 km	538 m	19.1%	73
Bûche	Red	1.8 km	424 m	23.9%	68
Grevettaz	Black	2.2 km	611 m	27.8%	68
Plans	Red	1.8 km	401 m	22.3%	67
Tierces	Red	1.9 km	438 m	23.4%	65
Olympique	Black	1.4 km	410 m	29%	62
Tobogan	Black	1.3 km	298 m	22.9%	61
Frédzé	Red	1.7 km	433 m	24.9%	60
Rebans Bas	Black	1.1 km	409 m	37.9%	60
Rebans Haut	Black	824 m	340 m	41.2%	60
Rhodos	Red	1.1 km	255 m	22.7%	59
Montjoie	Blue	2.5 km	393 m	15.7%	59
Monument	Blue	1.2 km	198 m	16.9%	57
Choton	Red	981 m	278 m	27.7%	55
Col	Red	739 m	184 m	24.6%	55
Bretelle	Red	824 m	151 m	18.3%	54
Bartavelle	Red	916 m	147 m	15.8%	54
Bouquetins	Red	777 m	109 m	13.6%	53
Prés	Black	447 m	178 m	39.4%	53
Retour Gorge	Red	668 m	96 m	14.2%	52
Col	Blue	1.0 km	242 m	22.9%	52
Boulevard	Blue	1.4 km	232 m	16.1%	52
Choucas	Blue	1.7 km	293 m	16.4%	51
Gentianes	Red	585 m	91 m	15%	51
Chamois	Red	832 m	171 m	20%	51
Variante	Blue	929 m	238 m	25.1%	51
Marmottes	Red	742 m	186 m	24.7%	51
Besoens	Red	350 m	97 m	27.7%	50
Coins	Blue	895 m	131 m	14.6%	50
Aiguille	Red	656 m	172 m	25.1%	50
Joux	Black	987 m	238 m	23.8%	50
Belleville	Red	1.6 km	363 m	23%	49
Variante Boulevard	Blue	682 m	144 m	19.9%	49
Morgiers	Green	369 m	67 m	17.9%	49
Dahu	Green	366 m	67 m	17.9%	49
Rebans Haut	Black	495 m	125 m	24.6%	48
Jonction	Blue	311 m	28 m	8.6%	47
Foyères	Green	216 m	33 m	14.6%	47
Jonction	Blue	1.2 km	109 m	9.2%	46
Croche	Black	598 m	174 m	28.3%	46
Variante	Blue	103 m	15 m	12.3%	46
Retour Lay	Red	2.2 km	289 m	12.9%	46
Montjoie	Blue	56 m	7 m	8.8%	46
Village	Blue	860 m	96 m	11%	45
Signal	Green	489 m	50 m	9.8%	45
Verdasses	Green	366 m	49 m	13.1%	44
Les Coins Bas	Blue	260 m	29 m	10.2%	43
Route Col-Signal	Green	1.8 km	120 m	6.7%	38
Jonction	Blue	98 m	4 m	3.1%	31
Rhodos	Red	283 m	21 m	5.3%	29
Coins	Blue	148 m	7 m	1.1%	28
Liaison (ancien)	Black	878 m	54 m	3.7%	14
Liaison	Black	1.0 km	82 m	7.6%	12
Liaison	Black	1.6 km	128 m	7.6%	12
Rebans Haut	Black	226 m	4 m	0.8%	9
Coins	Blue	29 m	0 m	0.1%
Aiguille, Croche	Red	3 m	0 m	0.2%
Rhodos, Les Coins Bas	Blue	19 m	5 m	20.3%
Retour Lay	Red	7 m	1 m	5.8%

Lifts at Les Contamines

4× gondola9× chair lift8× platter4× drag lift1× rope tow

Lift	Type	Length	Rise	Seats	Ride time
Signal	Gondola	2.3 km	393 m	6	—
Nant Rouge	Chairlift	1.9 km	436 m	6	—
Tierces	Chairlift	1.8 km	466 m	4	—
Col du Joly	Chairlift	1.7 km	405 m	4	—
Bûche Croisée	Chairlift	1.6 km	431 m	6	—
Olympique	Chairlift	1.5 km	440 m	6	—
Montjoie	Chairlift	1.5 km	320 m	4	—
Roselette	Platter lift	1.2 km	312 m	—	—
Montjoie	Gondola	1.2 km	290 m	6	—
Ruelle	Gondola (bubble)	1.1 km	374 m	16	—
Grevettaz	Platter lift	1.1 km	260 m	1	—
Véleray	Platter lift	1.1 km	461 m	1	—
Monument	Platter lift	1.0 km	208 m	1	—
Choton	Platter lift	971 m	290 m	—	—
Plans	Platter lift	731 m	185 m	—	—
Pierres Blanches	Drag lift	635 m	169 m	1	—
Aiguille Croche	Chairlift	515 m	170 m	4	—
La Gorge	Gondola	482 m	294 m	4	—
Jonction	Chairlift	479 m	141 m	4	—
Jonction	Chairlift	434 m	212 m	4	—
Signal	Platter lift	416 m	49 m	1	—
Télébaby	Drag lift	392 m	60 m	—	—
Loyers	Drag lift	350 m	67 m	—	—
Ruelle	Drag lift	278 m	45 m	—	—
Foyères	Platter lift	192 m	33 m	1	—
Feux	Rope tow	140 m	19 m	—	—