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Haute-Savoie, France

La Clusaz ski resort

Breathtaking winter landscape of snowy mountains in La Clusaz, France during sunrise.
Breathtaking winter landscape of snowy mountains in La Clusaz, France during sunrise. Photo: Altin Rrahmani / Pexels.

Good for

  • Beginners57% of mapped runs are easy
  • Quick transfer42 min from Annecy

Stays at a glance

  • 1 stay with a pool
  • 1 stay dog-friendly
  • 1 stay with a kids’ play area
  • 1 stay with parking
  • 1 stay with Wi-Fi

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings, our transfer partners’ drive times.

The short answer

La Clusaz has about 96 km of mapped runs and 51 lifts, with skiing from about 1,030 m up to 2,476 m (8,123 ft), a vertical drop of 1,446 m. By mapped runs it is number 27 of the 138 France ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), about 26 km away in a straight line.

Book your trip to La Clusaz

Private transfer Geneva Airport → La Clusaz, 67 km by road, about 1 h. You book with the partner (Kiwitaxi or QEEQ); we may earn a commission at no cost to you. Route details

Where to stay

Hotels in La Clusaz

Hotels, apartments and chalets in and around La Clusaz, with prices for your dates.

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Ski hire

Ski hire in La Clusaz

Skis + boots from €100 for 6 days, up to 20% off online · 1 Skiset shop

La Clusaz ski holidays with lift pass

One hotel or apartment for La Clusaz from SnowTrex, most with the lift pass included, from €149 per person; a week with the lift pass from €339.

  • Résidence Prestige Mendi Alde, La Clusaz
    Lift pass included

    Apartment★★★★

    Résidence Prestige Mendi Alde

    Bossonnet lift 260 m · Centre 1.4 km

    • Dogs allowed
    • Swimming pool
    • Kids’ play area
    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    from €339 per person7 nights · Self-catering · lift pass included

    Check dates on SnowTrex

Prices per person from SnowTrex’s partner feed, checked 13 November 2026: the lowest price for that stay length in the 2026/27 season, with the lift pass where stated. That is usually a low-season week with every bed in the room or apartment taken; Christmas, New Year and February half-term weeks cost more, and SnowTrex shows the exact price once you choose dates and the number of people. Distances are from the property description. You book with SnowTrex on its site for your country: snowtrex.co.uk in English, or its German, Dutch, French, Polish or Czech site; we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

La Clusaz 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,753 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 80 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 131°-4°0 mm
  2. Sat 148°-4°0 mm
  3. Sun 157°1°7.5 mm
  4. Mon 162°-3°25.8 mm
  5. Tue 172°-7°28.7 mm
  6. Wed 18-1°-3°34.7 mm
  7. Thu 192°-2°9.1 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.

La Clusaz: runs from 1,030 m to 2,476 m, a vertical drop of 1,446 m1,5002,000Top of the highest mapped run: 2,476 m (8,123 ft)Top 2,476 m · 8,123 ftBase 1,030 m · 3,379 ft1,446 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,476 m8,123 ft
Vertical drop
1,446 m4,744 ft
Mapped runs
96 km147 runs
Lifts
51mostly platter lifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 8% (8.1 km), Easy 49% (47.2 km), Intermediate 33% (31.8 km), Advanced 10% (9.3 km)Novice: 8.1 km, 29 runs (8%)Easy: 47.2 km, 60 runs (49%)49%EasyIntermediate: 31.8 km, 46 runs (33%)33%IntermediateAdvanced: 9.3 km, 12 runs (10%)10%Advanced

About 57% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 33% intermediate and 10% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice298.1 km
Easy6047.2 km
Intermediate4631.8 km
Advanced129.3 km

Lifts

51 mapped lifts, most of them platter lifts.

Lift typeCount
Platter lifts24
Chairlifts14
Gondolas4
Magic carpets3
Drag lifts2
Mixed lifts2
J-bars1
Cable cars1

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
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY)Annecy26 km
Geneva (GVA)Geneva46 km
Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF)Chambéry51 km
Lyon Saint-Exupéry (LYS)Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône106 km

Ski transfers to La Clusaz

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of La Clusaz?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,476 m (8,123 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,030 m (3,379 ft), a vertical of 1,446 m (4,744 ft).

How many km of ski runs does La Clusaz have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 96 km of downhill runs and 51 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to La Clusaz?

Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 26 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the La Clusaz 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 → La Clusaz

Private transfer from €167