Balme - Vallorcine
Ski resort · Haute-Savoie, France
Balme - Vallorcine is a ski resort in Haute-Savoie (France) with 31 km of runs and 9 lifts. You can ski between 1,262 m and 2,255 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 993 m. Its longest run is Liaison Balme (2.2 km) and the steepest, Béchat Esserts, reaches 71% on its toughest stretch.
See Balme - Vallorcine on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 31 km
- Lifts
- 9
- Elevation
- 1,262–2,255 m
- Vertical drop
- 993 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue14 km
- Red16 km
- Black1.0 km
The steepest runs at Balme - Vallorcine
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Béchat Esserts Black71% · 35°
- Belle Place Haut Red53% · 28°
- Variante Esserts Red49% · 26°
- Aiguillette Red47% · 25°
- Caisets Red46% · 25°
The longest runs
- Liaison Balme Blue2.2 km
- Belle Place Haut Red2.1 km
- Caisets Red1.5 km
- Béchat Red1.4 km
- Ecuries Red1.3 km
Lifts
5 platter lifts · 2 gondolas · 2 chairlifts.
When to go to Balme - Vallorcine
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,762 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,758 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Balme - Vallorcine
- Les Grands Montets7 km · 26 km of runs
- Brévent/Flégère (Chamonix)11 km · 41 km of runs
- Les Marecottes11 km · 15 km of runs
- Champex-Lac11 km · 11 km of runs
- La Fouly16 km · 7.4 km of runs
- Vichères-Bavon16 km · 15 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Balme - Vallorcine?
- In Haute-Savoie, France. The nearest resort is Les Grands Montets, 7 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Balme - Vallorcine have?
- 31 km: 14 km of blue runs, 16 km of red runs, 1.0 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Balme - Vallorcine?
- You can ski between 1,262 m and 2,255 m: a vertical drop of 993 m.
- How many lifts does Balme - Vallorcine have?
- 9: 5 platter lifts, 2 gondolas, 2 chairlifts.
- What is the steepest run at Balme - Vallorcine?
- Béchat Esserts (black), at 71% (35°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Balme - Vallorcine?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Balme - Vallorcine?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.