Highest ski resorts in France
The highest ski resorts in France, ranked by the highest lift-served point. Chamonix leads with 3,842 m (12,600 ft) top elevation. We compared 40 resorts in France; 15 qualified for this list.
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Chamonix
France · Chamonix Mont-Blanc · 152 km slopes · 49 lifts · top 3,842 m · 24% easy
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2 Les Deux Alpes
France · Les 2 Alpes · 225 km slopes · 47 lifts · top 3,600 m · 31% easy
3,600m top elevation -
3 Tignes
France · Espace Killy · 300 km slopes · 79 lifts · top 3,456 m · 24% easy
Linked ski area, also accessed from Val d'Isere
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4 Alpe d'Huez
France · Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine · 250 km slopes · 68 lifts · top 3,330 m · 28% easy
Linked ski area, also accessed from Vaujany
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5 La Plagne
France · Paradiski · 425 km slopes · 132 lifts · top 3,250 m · 57% easy
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6 Courchevel
France · Les 3 Vallées · 600 km slopes · 166 lifts · top 3,230 m · 56% easy
Linked ski area, also accessed from Les Menuires, Meribel, Saint Martin de Belleville, Val Thorens
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7 Les Arcs
France · Paradiski · 425 km slopes · 132 lifts · top 3,226 m · 57% easy
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8 Montgenèvre
France · Via Lattea · 400 km slopes · 71 lifts · top 2,823 m · 24% easy
2,823m top elevation -
9 La Rosière
France · Espace San Bernardo · 160 km slopes · 38 lifts · top 2,800 m · 39% easy
2,800m top elevation -
10 Serre Chevalier
France · Serre Chevalier Vallée · 250 km slopes · 61 lifts · top 2,800 m · 55% easy
2,800m top elevation -
11 Val Cenis
France · Haute Maurienne Vanoise · 125 km slopes · 29 lifts · top 2,800 m · 58% easy
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12 Risoul
France · Forêt Blanche · 185 km slopes · 42 lifts · top 2,750 m · 41% easy
Linked ski area, also accessed from Vars
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13 Les Orres
France · Les Orres · 100 km slopes · 22 lifts · top 2,720 m · 30% easy
2,720m top elevation -
14 Puy-Saint-Vincent
France · Puy-Saint-Vincent · 75 km slopes · 13 lifts · top 2,700 m · 37% easy
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15 Le Corbier
France · Sybelles · 310 km slopes · 68 lifts · top 2,620 m · 22% easy
2,620m top elevation
Questions about highest ski resorts in France
Chamonix (France) tops this ranking with 3,842 m (12,600 ft) top elevation, ranked by the highest lift-served point.
1. Chamonix (3,842 m (12,600 ft) top elevation), 2. Les Deux Alpes (3,600), 3. Tignes (3,456).
Higher lift-served points generally mean more reliable snow. 15 of the ranked resorts in France reach 2,500 m or higher; Chamonix is the highest at 3,842 m.
The list is ranked by the highest lift-served point, using the resort statistics in the Intski database (slope kilometres by difficulty, lifts, elevations, snow parks). It updates automatically whenever the data changes.