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Haute-Savoie, France

Hirmentaz - Les Habères ski resort

The Aiguille du Midi cable car with Mont Blanc behind, Chamonix
The Aiguille du Midi cable car, Chamonix. Photo: Ercan Evcimen / Pexels.

Good for

  • Beginners58% of mapped runs are easy
  • Quick transfer1 h 18 min from Geneva

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings, our transfer partners’ drive times.

The short answer

Hirmentaz - Les Habères has about 26 km of mapped runs and 20 lifts, with skiing from about 940 m up to 1,604 m (5,262 ft), a vertical drop of 664 m. By mapped runs it is number 76 of the 138 France ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Geneva (GVA), about 31 km away in a straight line.

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Private transfer Geneva Airport → Bellevaux, 51 km by road, about 1 h 18 min. You book with the partner (Suntransfers or QEEQ); we may earn a commission at no cost to you. Route details

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Hirmentaz - Les Habères 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,272 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 8 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 134°-4°0 mm
  2. Sat 148°-4°0 mm
  3. Sun 1510°3°8.8 mm
  4. Mon 164°0°17.6 mm
  5. Tue 174°-2°23.2 mm
  6. Wed 185°0°21.6 mm
  7. Thu 196°0°11.5 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Hirmentaz - Les Habères: runs from 940 m to 1,604 m, a vertical drop of 664 m1,0001,2001,4001,600Top of the highest mapped run: 1,604 m (5,262 ft)Top 1,604 m · 5,262 ftBase 940 m · 3,084 ft664 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,604 m5,262 ft
Vertical drop
664 m2,178 ft
Mapped runs
26 km59 runs
Lifts
20mostly drag lifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 13% (3.3 km), Easy 45% (11.6 km), Intermediate 39% (10.2 km), Advanced 3% (0.8 km)Novice: 3.3 km, 16 runs (13%)13%NoviceEasy: 11.6 km, 20 runs (45%)45%EasyIntermediate: 10.2 km, 21 runs (39%)39%IntermediateAdvanced: 0.8 km, 2 runs (3%)

About 58% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 39% intermediate and 3% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice163.3 km
Easy2011.6 km
Intermediate2110.2 km
Advanced20.8 km

Lifts

20 mapped lifts, most of them drag lifts.

Lift typeCount
Drag lifts15
Chairlifts5

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Geneva (GVA)Geneva31 km
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY)Annecy47 km
Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF)Chambéry83 km
Lyon Saint-Exupéry (LYS)Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône124 km

Ski transfers to Hirmentaz - Les Habères

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Hirmentaz - Les Habères?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,604 m (5,262 ft) and the lowest ends at about 940 m (3,084 ft), a vertical of 664 m (2,178 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Hirmentaz - Les Habères have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 26 km of downhill runs and 20 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Hirmentaz - Les Habères?

Geneva (GVA) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 31 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Hirmentaz - Les Habères piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.

Geneva → Bellevaux

51 km by road