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Haute-Savoie, France

Le Grand-Bornand ski resort

Captivating winter landscape of snowy mountains in Le Grand-Bornand, France.
Captivating winter landscape of snowy mountains in Le Grand-Bornand, France. Photo: Tom Verdoot / Pexels.

Good for

  • Beginners69% of mapped runs are easy
  • Quick transfer1 h from Geneva

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

The short answer

Le Grand-Bornand has about 59 km of mapped runs and 26 lifts, with skiing from about 930 m up to 2,028 m (6,654 ft), a vertical drop of 1,098 m. By mapped runs it is number 38 of the 138 France ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), about 29 km away in a straight line.

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Private transfer Geneva Airport → Le Grand-Bornand, 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 Le Grand-Bornand

Hotels, apartments and chalets in and around Le Grand-Bornand, with prices for your dates.

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Ski hire

Ski hire in Le Grand-Bornand

Skis + boots from €79.95 for 6 days, up to 35% off online · 1 Skiset shop

Le Grand-Bornand 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,479 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 43 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 132°-3°0 mm
  2. Sat 149°-4°0 mm
  3. Sun 1510°2°11.4 mm
  4. Mon 164°0°28.7 mm
  5. Tue 175°-5°26.4 mm
  6. Wed 182°-1°38.5 mm
  7. Thu 194°0°13.2 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.

Le Grand-Bornand: runs from 930 m to 2,028 m, a vertical drop of 1,098 m1,0001,2501,5001,7502,000Top of the highest mapped run: 2,028 m (6,654 ft)Top 2,028 m · 6,654 ftBase 930 m · 3,051 ft1,098 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
2,028 m6,654 ft
Vertical drop
1,098 m3,602 ft
Mapped runs
59 km114 runs
Lifts
26mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 35% (19.7 km), Easy 33% (18.7 km), Intermediate 27% (15 km), Advanced 4% (2.5 km)Novice: 19.7 km, 44 runs (35%)35%NoviceEasy: 18.7 km, 47 runs (33%)33%EasyIntermediate: 15 km, 18 runs (27%)27%IntermediateAdvanced: 2.5 km, 5 runs (4%)

About 69% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 27% intermediate and 4% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice4419.7 km
Easy4718.7 km
Intermediate1815 km
Advanced52.5 km

Lifts

26 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts10
Platter lifts7
Magic carpets4
Drag lifts3
Gondolas2

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)Annecy29 km
Geneva (GVA)Geneva41 km
Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF)Chambéry58 km
Lyon Saint-Exupéry (LYS)Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône110 km

Ski transfers to Le Grand-Bornand

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Le Grand-Bornand?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,028 m (6,654 ft) and the lowest ends at about 930 m (3,051 ft), a vertical of 1,098 m (3,602 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Le Grand-Bornand have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 59 km of downhill runs and 26 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Le Grand-Bornand?

Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 29 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Le Grand-Bornand 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 → Le Grand-Bornand

Private transfer from €167