La Chapelle d'Abondance
Ski resort · Haute-Savoie, France
La Chapelle d'Abondance is a ski resort in Haute-Savoie (France) with 27 km of runs and 11 lifts. You can ski between 994 m and 1,797 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 803 m. Its longest run is Ourson (3.0 km) and the steepest, Cerf, reaches 56% on its toughest stretch.
See La Chapelle d'Abondance on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 27 km
- Lifts
- 11
- Elevation
- 994–1,797 m
- Vertical drop
- 803 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green7.8 km
- Blue12 km
- Red7.4 km
The steepest runs at La Chapelle d'Abondance
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Cerf Red56% · 29°
- Recon Blue52% · 27°
- Tétras, Blanchot Red52% · 27°
- Djeu des Têtes Red50% · 27°
- Cerf, Cerf Bas Red49% · 26°
The longest runs
- Ourson Green3.0 km
- Recon Blue1.8 km
- Djeu des Têtes Red1.7 km
- Hermine Blue1.5 km
- Sanglier Green1.5 km
Lifts
4 platter lifts · 3 chairlifts · 2 T-bar lifts · 1 gondola · 1 drag lift.
When to go to La Chapelle d'Abondance
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 1,416 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,396 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near La Chapelle d'Abondance
- Torgon3 km · 23 km of runs
- Espace Liberté4 km · 103 km of runs
- Abondance7 km · 10 km of runs
- Champéry – Les Crosets – Champoussin – Morgins10 km · 83 km of runs
- Bernex10 km · 16 km of runs
- Les Portes du Soleil11 km · 406 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is La Chapelle d'Abondance?
- In Haute-Savoie, France. The nearest resort is Torgon, 3 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does La Chapelle d'Abondance have?
- 27 km: 7.8 km of green runs, 12 km of blue runs, 7.4 km of red runs.
- What is the elevation of La Chapelle d'Abondance?
- You can ski between 994 m and 1,797 m: a vertical drop of 803 m.
- How many lifts does La Chapelle d'Abondance have?
- 11: 4 platter lifts, 3 chairlifts, 2 T-bar lifts, 1 gondola, 1 drag lift.
- What is the steepest run at La Chapelle d'Abondance?
- Cerf (red), at 56% (29°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at La Chapelle d'Abondance?
- 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 La Chapelle d'Abondance?
- 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.