Balme - Vallorcine piste & lift map, slopes and snow forecast

Balme - Vallorcine: piste map and stats

Balme - Vallorcine is a ski resort in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France. It has 33 km of pistes across 33 named runs and 13 lifts. The ski area goes from 1,262 to 2,252 m of altitude, with 990 m of vertical. Its steepest runs (steepest 50 m stretch) are Béchat Esserts (59%, 30°), Les Caisets (52%, 27°) and Belle Place Haut (47%, 25°). The longest run is Belle Place Bas (3.2 km). The nearest ski resort is Les Grands Montets, 6 km away. Here you'll find every run with its gradient profile, the lifts and the on-mountain services; the interactive map shows them on satellite imagery.

Snow and weather at Balme - Vallorcine

Snow forecast for the next 7 days (summit, 2,252 m): 100 cm (updated 14 November).

Terrain by difficulty

Green

1.6 km · 6

Blue

14.6 km · 32

Red

15.7 km · 75

Black

1.0 km · 1

Unclassified

0.3 km · 1

Lifts by type

Platter lift

6.1 km · 9

Chairlift

2.9 km · 2

Gondola

2.7 km · 2

Runs, lifts and services

tap a run to see its profile

Les Crysmax 27% · 15°

773 m · 122 m vertical · avg. gradient 15.8% · 1,482–1,604 m altitude · Classic track

Grands Champsmax 20% · 11°

728 m · 119 m vertical · avg. gradient 16.4% · 1,481–1,600 m altitude · Classic track

Vormaine 2max 31% · 17°

Classic track · 2 sections

Liaison Balmemax 20% · 12°

2,230 m · 218 m vertical · avg. gradient 9.8% · 1,977–2,195 m altitude · Classic track

Arvemax 35% · 19°

1,798 m · 394 m vertical · avg. gradient 21.9% · 1,852–2,181 m altitude · Classic track · 4 sections

Les Posettesmax 27% · 15°

1,610 m · 220 m vertical · avg. gradient 13.6% · 1,972–2,153 m altitude · Classic track · 3 sections

Alpagesmax 27% · 15°

1,336 m · 276 m vertical · avg. gradient 20.7% · 1,976–2,253 m altitude · Classic track · 2 sections

La Louvemax 21% · 12°

1,198 m · 132 m vertical · avg. gradient 11.0% · 1,647–1,811 m altitude · 4 sections

Esserts Hautmax 35% · 19°

1,189 m · 178 m vertical · avg. gradient 15.0% · 1,826–2,004 m altitude · Classic track

Liaison Essertsmax 37% · 20°

1,164 m · 110 m vertical · avg. gradient 9.4% · 1,830–1,940 m altitude · Classic track

Retour Charamillonmax 19% · 11°

1,138 m · 82 m vertical · avg. gradient 7.2% · 1,894–1,976 m altitude · Classic track

Colmax 39% · 21°

910 m · 196 m vertical · avg. gradient 21.5% · 1,942–2,138 m altitude · Classic track

La Morainemax 17% · 10°

896 m · 115 m vertical · avg. gradient 12.8% · 1,486–1,601 m altitude · Classic track

Stade Balmemax 38% · 21°

579 m · 172 m vertical · avg. gradient 29.8% · 2,021–2,193 m altitude

Vormaine 3max 21% · 12°

71 m · 15 m vertical · avg. gradient 21.4% · 1,596–1,611 m altitude · Classic track · 3 sections

Belle Place Bas, La Louvemax 0% · 0°

50 m · 9 m vertical · avg. gradient 17.6% · 1,656–1,669 m altitude · 2 sections

Le Colmax 42% · 23°

35 m · 6 m vertical · avg. gradient 17.2% · 1,939–1,945 m altitude · Classic track · 2 sections

Liaisonmax 0% · 0°

16 m · 3 m vertical · avg. gradient 17.3% · 2,192–2,195 m altitude · Classic track

Belle Place Basmax 32% · 18°

3,179 m · 397 m vertical · avg. gradient 12.5% · 1,262–1,719 m altitude · 22 sections

Forêt Vertemax 24% · 14°

2,893 m · 336 m vertical · avg. gradient 11.6% · 1,262–1,647 m altitude · 20 sections

Belle Place Hautmax 47% · 25°

2,085 m · 612 m vertical · avg. gradient 29.3% · 1,643–2,255 m altitude

Ecuriesmax 34% · 19°

1,769 m · 414 m vertical · avg. gradient 23.4% · 1,862–2,195 m altitude · Classic track · 4 sections

Caisetsmax 46% · 25°

1,518 m · 369 m vertical · avg. gradient 24.3% · 1,487–1,856 m altitude · Classic track

Béchatmax 33% · 18°

1,381 m · 276 m vertical · avg. gradient 20.0% · 1,976–2,251 m altitude · Classic track

Solonges Basmax 31% · 17°

774 m · 179 m vertical · avg. gradient 23.1% · 1,911–2,089 m altitude

Aiguillettemax 39% · 21°

730 m · 182 m vertical · avg. gradient 24.9% · 1,972–2,154 m altitude · Classic track

Solonges Hautmax 38% · 21°

580 m · 163 m vertical · avg. gradient 28.2% · 2,089–2,253 m altitude

Belle Place Bas, Forêt Vertemax 8% · 5°

414 m · 54 m vertical · avg. gradient 13.1% · 1,301–1,643 m altitude · 12 sections

Variante Essertsmax 44% · 24°

198 m · 67 m vertical · avg. gradient 33.9% · 1,865–1,932 m altitude · Classic track

Forêt Verte, Belle Place Basmax 6% · 3°

127 m · 27 m vertical · avg. gradient 20.9% · 1,342–1,442 m altitude · 7 sections

Solongesmax 30% · 17°

Les Caisetsmax 52% · 27°

Béchat Essertsmax 59% · 30°

972 m · 284 m vertical · avg. gradient 29.2% · 1,936–2,220 m altitude · Classic track

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of pistes does Balme - Vallorcine have?

Balme - Vallorcine has 33 km of pistes, measured run by run on the map: 33 named runs and 13 lifts.

What altitude is Balme - Vallorcine at?

Its runs and lifts go from 1,262 to 2,252 m of altitude, with 990 m of vertical.

What is the steepest run at Balme - Vallorcine?

Béchat Esserts, with a 59% gradient on its steepest 50 m stretch.

What is the longest run at Balme - Vallorcine?

Belle Place Bas, at 3.2 km.

What runs does Balme - Vallorcine have by difficulty?

Green: 1.5 km (3 runs); Blue: 14.2 km (15 runs); Red: 15.6 km (14 runs); Black: 1.0 km (1 runs).

About this data

Piste km: the length of each piste, measured once along its line on the map. Resorts usually advertise more, as they add itineraries, variants or wide pistes counted as several runs; and sometimes a piste is still missing from OpenStreetMap.

Data quality

Named runs107 / 115

Difficulty tagged99%

Lighting tagged43%

Snowmaking tagged0%

Lift capacity tagged92%

Grip type tagged0%

Snowmaking and ski patrol are rarely tagged in OpenStreetMap — it doesn't mean they don't exist, just that hardly anyone maps them yet.