Bernex
Ski resort · Haute-Savoie, France
Bernex is a ski resort in Haute-Savoie (France) with 16 km of runs and 10 lifts. You can ski between 995 m and 1,871 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 876 m. Its longest run is Les Plagnettes (1.7 km) and the steepest, Les Chalets Verts, reaches 71% on its toughest stretch.
See Bernex on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 16 km
- Lifts
- 10
- Elevation
- 995–1,871 m
- Vertical drop
- 876 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.3 km
- Blue7.1 km
- Red6.6 km
- Black1.4 km
The steepest runs at Bernex
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Les Chalets Verts Black71% · 35°
- La Variante Black68% · 34°
- La Charbonnière Black67% · 34°
- Les Orgères Black59% · 31°
- Le Petit Combet Red58% · 30°
The longest runs
- Les Plagnettes Blue1.7 km
- L'Ugine, Route de la Dent d'Oche Blue1.5 km
- Pelluaz Red1.4 km
- La Lanche Red1.3 km
- Les Pellys Red1.0 km
Lifts
5 drag lifts · 3 chairlifts · 1 J-bar lift · 1 platter lift.
When to go to Bernex
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 1,519 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,433 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near Bernex
- Thollon-les-Mémises4 km · 19 km of runs
- Abondance8 km · 10 km of runs
- La Chapelle d'Abondance10 km · 27 km of runs
- Torgon12 km · 23 km of runs
- Espace Liberté13 km · 103 km of runs
- Les Portes du Soleil15 km · 406 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bernex?
- In Haute-Savoie, France. The nearest resort is Thollon-les-Mémises, 4 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Bernex have?
- 16 km: 0.3 km of green runs, 7.1 km of blue runs, 6.6 km of red runs, 1.4 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Bernex?
- You can ski between 995 m and 1,871 m: a vertical drop of 876 m.
- How many lifts does Bernex have?
- 10: 5 drag lifts, 3 chairlifts, 1 J-bar lift, 1 platter lift.
- What is the steepest run at Bernex?
- Les Chalets Verts (black), at 71% (35°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Bernex?
- 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 Bernex?
- 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.