Mont Saxonnex
Ski resort · Haute-Savoie, France
Mont Saxonnex is a ski resort in Haute-Savoie (France) with 6.6 km of runs and 6 lifts. You can ski between 1,037 m and 1,544 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 507 m. Its longest run is Les Gelinottes (1.7 km) and the steepest, Les Chevrettes, reaches 41% on its toughest stretch.
See Mont Saxonnex on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 6.6 km
- Lifts
- 6
- Elevation
- 1,037–1,544 m
- Vertical drop
- 507 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.5 km
- Blue3.8 km
- Red2.2 km
The steepest runs at Mont Saxonnex
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Les Chevrettes Red41% · 22°
- Les Blanchots Blue35% · 19°
- Les Gentianes Red34% · 19°
- Les Gelinottes Blue31% · 17°
- Chemin des Vuargnes Red21% · 12°
The longest runs
- Les Gelinottes Blue1.7 km
- Les Tossons Blue1.3 km
- Les Chevrettes Red1.0 km
- Les Blanchots Blue0.8 km
- Les Gentianes Red0.7 km
Lifts
6 drag lifts.
When to go to Mont Saxonnex
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,333 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,290 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near Mont Saxonnex
- Le Grand-Bornand9 km · 59 km of runs
- Praz de Lys Sommand14 km · 48 km of runs
- Le Grand Massif17 km · 174 km of runs
- Massif des Brasses17 km · 16 km of runs
- Les Portes du Mont-Blanc18 km · 86 km of runs
- La Clusaz18 km · 96 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mont Saxonnex?
- In Haute-Savoie, France. The nearest resort is Le Grand-Bornand, 9 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Mont Saxonnex have?
- 6.6 km: 0.5 km of green runs, 3.8 km of blue runs, 2.2 km of red runs.
- What is the elevation of Mont Saxonnex?
- You can ski between 1,037 m and 1,544 m: a vertical drop of 507 m.
- How many lifts does Mont Saxonnex have?
- 6: 6 drag lifts.
- What is the steepest run at Mont Saxonnex?
- Les Chevrettes (red), at 41% (22°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Mont Saxonnex?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Mont Saxonnex?
- 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.