Grand Ballon
Ski resort · Haut-Rhin, France
Grand Ballon is a ski resort in Haut-Rhin (France) with 6.2 km of runs and 4 lifts. You can ski between 1,064 m and 1,307 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 243 m. Its longest run is La Bleue (1.1 km) and the steepest, Le Mur, reaches 54% on its toughest stretch.
See Grand Ballon on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 6.2 km
- Lifts
- 4
- Elevation
- 1,064–1,307 m
- Vertical drop
- 243 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.3 km
- Blue2.9 km
- Red2.1 km
- Black0.9 km
The steepest runs at Grand Ballon
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Le Mur Black54% · 28°
- La Rouge Red51% · 27°
- La Noire Black50% · 27°
- La Arnold Red40% · 22°
- La Slalom Red39% · 21°
The longest runs
- La Bleue Blue1.1 km
- La Arnold Red1.0 km
- La Noire Black0.8 km
- La Weiss Blue0.7 km
- La JMK Blue0.6 km
Lifts
3 drag lifts · 1 rope tow.
Official links
Resorts near Grand Ballon
- Le Markstein7 km · 8.8 km of runs
- Schnepfenried11 km · 9.1 km of runs
- La Bresse - Hohneck17 km · 24 km of runs
- Ballon d'Alsace22 km · 8.0 km of runs
- Gérardmer23 km · 23 km of runs
- Lac Blanc24 km · 12 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Grand Ballon?
- In Haut-Rhin, France. The nearest resort is Le Markstein, 7 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Grand Ballon have?
- 6.2 km: 0.3 km of green runs, 2.9 km of blue runs, 2.1 km of red runs, 0.9 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Grand Ballon?
- You can ski between 1,064 m and 1,307 m: a vertical drop of 243 m.
- How many lifts does Grand Ballon have?
- 4: 3 drag lifts, 1 rope tow.
- What is the steepest run at Grand Ballon?
- Le Mur (black), at 54% (28°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- How much snow is there today at Grand Ballon?
- 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.