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Aillon-Margériaz ski resort

Skiers on a slope at Val Thorens above a sea of clouds
Skiing above the clouds at Val Thorens, France. Photo: Michiel / Pexels.

Good for

  • Beginners77% of mapped runs are easy

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Aillon-Margériaz has about 22 km of mapped runs and 10 lifts, with skiing from about 1,385 m up to 1,835 m (6,020 ft), a vertical drop of 450 m. By mapped runs it is number 97 of the 138 France ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), about 13 km away in a straight line.

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Aillon-Margériaz 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,610 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 83 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 132°-3°0 mm
  2. Sat 148°-4°0 mm
  3. Sun 158°-1°4.9 mm
  4. Mon 163°-1°28.8 mm
  5. Tue 170°-5°28.5 mm
  6. Wed 182°-2°33.4 mm
  7. Thu 193°-1°17.5 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Aillon-Margériaz: runs from 1,385 m to 1,835 m, a vertical drop of 450 m1,4001,5001,6001,7001,800Top of the highest mapped run: 1,835 m (6,020 ft)Top 1,835 m · 6,020 ftBase 1,385 m · 4,544 ft450 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,835 m6,020 ft
Vertical drop
450 m1,476 ft
Mapped runs
22 km40 runs
Lifts
10mostly platter lifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 6% (1.4 km), Easy 71% (15.3 km), Intermediate 15% (3.3 km), Advanced 7% (1.6 km)Novice: 1.4 km, 8 runs (6%)Easy: 15.3 km, 26 runs (71%)71%EasyIntermediate: 3.3 km, 3 runs (15%)15%IntermediateAdvanced: 1.6 km, 3 runs (7%)

About 77% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 15% intermediate and 7% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice81.4 km
Easy2615.3 km
Intermediate33.3 km
Advanced31.6 km

Lifts

10 mapped lifts, most of them platter lifts.

Lift typeCount
Platter lifts6
T-bars1
Drag lifts1
Chairlifts1
Magic carpets1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF)Chambéry13 km
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY)Annecy33 km
Grenoble Alpes Isère (GNB)Grenoble64 km
Geneva (GVA)Geneva67 km

Ski transfers to Aillon-Margériaz

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Aillon-Margériaz?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,835 m (6,020 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,385 m (4,544 ft), a vertical of 450 m (1,476 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Aillon-Margériaz have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 22 km of downhill runs and 10 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Aillon-Margériaz?

Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 13 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Aillon-Margériaz piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.

Geneva → Margériaz

91 km by road