France · up to 3239 m

Les Grands Montets

42 marked runs, 30.7 km of skiing and 8 lifts — mapped in full detail, run by run.

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Marked runs

40 named

30.7 km

Total slopes

Lifts

2002 m

Vertical drop

3239 m

Top elevation

1237 m

Base elevation

Green 0.1 kmBlue 6.9 kmRed 8.7 kmBlack 12.6 kmFreeride 2.5 km

About Les Grands Montets

Les Grands Montets is a compact ski area with 2002 m of lift-served vertical, strongest in advanced steeps in France. Skiers here have 42 marked runs to choose from, adding up to about 31 km of marked descent, served by 8 lifts.

The skiing tops out at 3239 m and drops 2002 m to the lowest marked point at 1237 m. The difficulty mix breaks down into 0.1 km of green beginner runs, 6.9 km of blue runs, 8.7 km of red intermediate runs, 12.6 km of black expert terrain. There are 3 snow parks for freestylers.

Mountain records

Longest run

La Pierre à Ric

2.8 km · 728 m vertical · Red (intermediate)

Steepest sustained pitch

Pylônes

max 101.7% gradient · 1.4 km · Black (advanced)

The 10 best runs at Les Grands Montets, 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 →

179
La Pierre à Ric
2.8 km · 728 m drop · avg 25.4% · Outstanding
Red
277
Bochard
2.5 km · 795 m drop · avg 31.4% · Outstanding
Red
371
Pylônes
1.4 km · 559 m drop · avg 39.2% · Outstanding
Black
469
Chamois
2.2 km · 621 m drop · avg 28.2% · Excellent
Black
566
La Face
996 m · 468 m drop · avg 46.8% · Excellent
Freeride
665
Combes
2.2 km · 632 m drop · avg 28.1% · Excellent
Red
765
Blanchots
1.1 km · 432 m drop · avg 38.4% · Excellent
Black
863
Pylônes
1.4 km · 563 m drop · avg 35.5% · Excellent
Black
963
Point de vue
2.1 km · 598 m drop · avg 28.5% · Excellent
Black
1062
Point de vue
968 m · 371 m drop · avg 38.1% · Excellent
Black

All 40 named slopes

Slope	Difficulty	Length	Vertical	Avg gradient	Score
La Pierre à Ric	Red	2.8 km	728 m	25.4%	79
Bochard	Red	2.5 km	795 m	31.4%	77
Pylônes	Black	1.4 km	559 m	39.2%	71
Chamois	Black	2.2 km	621 m	28.2%	69
La Face	Freeride	996 m	468 m	46.8%	66
Combes	Red	2.2 km	632 m	28.1%	65
Blanchots	Black	1.1 km	432 m	38.4%	65
Pylônes	Black	1.4 km	563 m	35.5%	63
Point de vue	Black	2.1 km	598 m	28.5%	63
Point de vue	Black	968 m	371 m	38.1%	62
Variante de l'hôtel	Black	748 m	337 m	44.9%	60
Remuaz	Black	687 m	273 m	38.9%	58
Combe des Amethystes, Italian Bowl	Freeride	1.2 km	442 m	37.6%	58
Arolles	Blue	2.0 km	340 m	17%	54
skitour: Haute Route Chamonix-Zermatt Grande Lui Variation, skitour: Cabane Argentière Route, skitour: Cabane Trient Route, Col du Passon & Col de Tour Variation, Point de vue	Black	491 m	163 m	32.5%	53
Coqs	Blue	1.2 km	250 m	21.2%	51
Chamois	Black	376 m	114 m	28.6%	51
Combe des Amethystes, Italian Bowl	Freeride	300 m	112 m	37.2%	50
Les Marmottons	Blue	335 m	51 m	14.6%	48
Bochard	Red	331 m	52 m	14.7%	48
Marmottons	Blue	271 m	48 m	17.6%	48
Liaison Plan Joran	Blue	251 m	53 m	19.2%	48
Pylônes	Black	103 m	37 m	29.4%	47
Grand Marmotton	Blue	227 m	40 m	16%	47
Petit Marmotton	Green	138 m	20 m	13.6%	46
Bochard	Red	307 m	59 m	18.3%	45
Marmottons	Blue	355 m	72 m	19.2%	45
Bochard	Red	67 m	9 m	11.6%	45
Marmottons	Blue	1.1 km	171 m	15.5%	44
Pylônes;Blanchots	Black	310 m	59 m	18.2%	41
La Pierre à Ric	Red	177 m	17 m	8.3%	39
La Pierre à Ric	Red	102 m	9 m	7.5%	36
La Pierre à Ric	Red	107 m	8 m	6.6%	35
Arolles	Blue	185 m	8 m	3.5%	33
Marmottons	Blue	50 m	1 m	1.4%	32
Liaison Plan Joran	Blue	770 m	51 m	6.3%	31
Point de vue	Black	381 m	57 m	14.2%	24
Chamois	Black	349 m	22 m	5%	14
Marmottons, Arolles	Blue	7 m	0 m	0.5%
Combes, Pylônes;Blanchots	Red	15 m	7 m	27.7%

Lifts at Les Grands Montets

3× chair lift2× gondola2× platter1× drag lift

Lift	Type	Length	Rise	Seats	Ride time
Bochard	Gondola	2.2 km	807 m	16	—
Plan Joran	Gondola	2.1 km	884 m	10	—
Herse	Chairlift	1.3 km	613 m	6	—
Retour Pendant	Chairlift	958 m	340 m	3	—
Tabé	Chairlift	944 m	301 m	6	—
Grand Marmotton	Platter lift	183 m	34 m	—	—
Petit Marmotton	Drag lift	110 m	19 m	—	—
Jardin d'Enfants	Platter lift	89 m	6 m	—	—