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Les Portes du Mont-Blanc ski resort

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

The short answer

Les Portes du Mont-Blanc has about 86 km of mapped runs and 28 lifts, with skiing from about 1,017 m up to 1,925 m (6,316 ft), a vertical drop of 908 m. By mapped runs it is number 31 of the 138 France ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), about 38 km away in a straight line.

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Les Portes du Mont-Blanc 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,471 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 19 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 134°-2°0 mm
  2. Sat 1411°-3°0 mm
  3. Sun 1510°1°10 mm
  4. Mon 163°1°26 mm
  5. Tue 177°-6°30 mm
  6. Wed 182°0°41.9 mm
  7. Thu 194°0°11.6 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.

Les Portes du Mont-Blanc: runs from 1,017 m to 1,925 m, a vertical drop of 908 m1,2001,4001,6001,800Top of the highest mapped run: 1,925 m (6,316 ft)Top 1,925 m · 6,316 ftBase 1,017 m · 3,337 ft908 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
1,925 m6,316 ft
Vertical drop
908 m2,979 ft
Mapped runs
86 km145 runs
Lifts
28mostly drag lifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 7% (5.8 km), Easy 41% (35.3 km), Intermediate 42% (35.4 km), Advanced 10% (8.6 km)Novice: 5.8 km, 14 runs (7%)Easy: 35.3 km, 55 runs (41%)41%EasyIntermediate: 35.4 km, 60 runs (42%)42%IntermediateAdvanced: 8.6 km, 16 runs (10%)10%Advanced

About 48% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 42% intermediate and 10% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice145.8 km
Easy5535.3 km
Intermediate6035.4 km
Advanced168.6 km

Lifts

28 mapped lifts, most of them drag lifts.

Lift typeCount
Drag lifts9
Platter lifts8
Chairlifts7
Gondolas2
Rope tows1
Magic carpets1

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
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY)Annecy38 km
Geneva (GVA)Geneva54 km
Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF)Chambéry61 km
Turin (TRN)Caselle Torinese (TO)112 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Les Portes du Mont-Blanc?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,925 m (6,316 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,017 m (3,337 ft), a vertical of 908 m (2,979 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Les Portes du Mont-Blanc have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 86 km of downhill runs and 28 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Les Portes du Mont-Blanc?

Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 38 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Les Portes du Mont-Blanc 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.