Passy - Plaine Joux
Ski resort · Haute-Savoie, France
Passy - Plaine Joux is a ski resort in Haute-Savoie (France) with 7.8 km of runs and 7 lifts. You can ski between 1,329 m and 1,723 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 394 m. Its longest run is Martre (1.5 km) and the steepest, Barmus, reaches 46% on its toughest stretch.
See Passy - Plaine Joux on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 7.8 km
- Lifts
- 7
- Elevation
- 1,329–1,723 m
- Vertical drop
- 394 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green1.2 km
- Blue3.6 km
- Red2.8 km
The steepest runs at Passy - Plaine Joux
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Barmus Red46% · 25°
- Blanchot Red45% · 24°
- Tetras Blue44% · 24°
- Martre Blue42% · 23°
- Le Stade Red38% · 21°
The longest runs
- Martre Blue1.5 km
- Blanchot Red1.4 km
- Tetras Blue0.6 km
- Le Stade Red0.6 km
- L'Azuré Blue0.4 km
Lifts
3 platter lifts · 2 magic carpets · 1 drag lift · 1 chairlift.
When to go to Passy - Plaine Joux
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 1,526 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Passy - Plaine Joux
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- Brévent/Flégère (Chamonix)9 km · 41 km of runs
- Megève13 km · 141 km of runs
- Les Grands Montets15 km · 26 km of runs
- Les Portes du Mont-Blanc16 km · 86 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Passy - Plaine Joux?
- In Haute-Savoie, France. The nearest resort is Les Houches - Saint-Gervais, 8 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Passy - Plaine Joux have?
- 7.8 km: 1.2 km of green runs, 3.6 km of blue runs, 2.8 km of red runs.
- What is the elevation of Passy - Plaine Joux?
- You can ski between 1,329 m and 1,723 m: a vertical drop of 394 m.
- How many lifts does Passy - Plaine Joux have?
- 7: 3 platter lifts, 2 magic carpets, 1 drag lift, 1 chairlift.
- What is the steepest run at Passy - Plaine Joux?
- Barmus (red), at 46% (25°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Passy - Plaine Joux?
- 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 Passy - Plaine Joux?
- 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.