Le Grand Massif
3 villages · France
Slope breakdown
Le Grand Massif at a glance
Le Grand Massif is a ski area in France with 265 km of marked slopes served by 69 lifts. The lifts reach 2,500 m from a lowest base of 700 m, a vertical of 1,800 m.
Those figures describe the whole linked network, not one village. All 3 bases on Intski sell the same skiing, which is why each of their pages shows 265 km and 69 lifts. Choosing between them is a question of altitude, atmosphere and price rather than terrain.
The graded pistes break down as 135 km easy (51%), 95 km intermediate (36%) and 35 km expert (13%). That makes it a gentle area by Alpine standards, and a good one to learn on. Gradings count marked piste only, so off-piste terrain does not appear in them.
An adult day pass starts at 61 EUR for 2025/26. The first planned opening is Flaine on 5 December 2026.
Slope figures come from the resorts and their operators; the difficulty breakdown follows the published piste statistics for this area (source).
Where to stay in Le Grand Massif
Every village here sells the same 265 km of slopes, so the skiing is not what you are choosing between. This is what is: the altitude of the village, the sector on its own doorstep, when it opens and what a day costs.
Village altitude is the base of the lifts at that village. Own sector is the slope kilometres the village has before you ride into the rest of the network. Day pass prices are adult walk-up rates and each carries its own season; see the lift pass price index. Opening dates are checked against the operators' own pages on the opening dates page.
Resorts in Le Grand Massif
Full stats, season dates and travel details for each base.
Frequently asked questions about Le Grand Massif
Answers computed from the resort data on this page.
Le Grand Massif covers 265 km of marked slopes served by 69 lifts, reached from 3 villages on Intski. The lifts run from 700 m to 2,500 m, a vertical of 1,800 m.
Le Grand Massif is reached from 3 villages on Intski: Flaine, Morillon and Samoëns. They sit on one lift network, so each of them shows the same 265 km and 69 lifts. What changes is where you sleep, not what you ski.
Of the 265 km of graded piste, 135 km is easy (51%), 95 km intermediate (36%) and 35 km expert (13%). That is a gentle mountain by Alpine standards and it suits beginners and early intermediates. Gradings count marked pistes only, so unmarked off-piste terrain is not in these figures.
Flaine, at 1,600 m, is the highest base in Le Grand Massif, and Morillon is the lowest at 700 m. A higher village usually means snow to the door for longer; a lower one usually means a real town with more to do off the slopes.
An adult day pass starts at 61 EUR for 2025/26 in our data, sold at Morillon. Across 265 km of slopes that is about €0.23 per kilometre. Prices are walk-up rates; buying online or for several days is usually cheaper.
The first planned opening in Le Grand Massif is Flaine on 5 December 2026. Dates move with the snow, so check the resort before booking early-season travel.