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Le Grand Massif

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Arâches-la-Frasse, Haute-Savoie
687–2,484 m
Altitude
1,797 m
Vertical
176 km
Km of pistes
69
Lifts

Le Grand Massif: piste map and stats

Le Grand Massif is a ski resort in Arâches-la-Frasse, Haute-Savoie, France. 57% of its kilometres are easy runs: good for learning. It has 176 km of pistes across 149 named runs and 69 lifts. The ski area goes from 687 to 2,484 m of altitude, with 1,797 m of vertical. Its steepest runs (steepest 50 m stretch) are Véroce (60%, 31°), Coccinelle (59%, 31°) and Paccoty (58%, 30°). The longest run is Cascades (10.6 km). The nearest ski resort is Praz de Lys Sommand, 16 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 Le Grand Massif

Snow forecast for the next 7 days (summit, 2,484 m): 82 cm (updated 14 November).

Terrain by difficulty

Green
21.2 km · 127
Blue
78.8 km · 190
Red
57.1 km · 91
Black
14.9 km · 24
Freeride
3.0 km · 4
Unclassified
0.5 km · 8

Lifts by type

Chairlift
27.8 km · 21
Gondola
13.7 km · 7
Platter lift
12.6 km · 22
Drag lift
1.6 km · 3
Magic carpet
1.5 km · 16

Runs, lifts and services

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Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of pistes does Le Grand Massif have?

Le Grand Massif has 176 km of pistes, measured run by run on the map: 149 named runs and 69 lifts.

What altitude is Le Grand Massif at?

Its runs and lifts go from 687 to 2,484 m of altitude, with 1,797 m of vertical.

What is the steepest run at Le Grand Massif?

Véroce, with a 60% gradient on its steepest 50 m stretch.

What is the longest run at Le Grand Massif?

Cascades, at 10.6 km.

What runs does Le Grand Massif have by difficulty?

Green: 17.1 km (28 runs); Blue: 81.7 km (69 runs); Red: 48.4 km (37 runs); Black: 15.9 km (13 runs); Freeride: 2.6 km (2 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 runs322 / 444
Difficulty tagged98%
Lighting tagged21%
Snowmaking tagged32%
Lift capacity tagged77%
Grip type tagged49%

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