The longest ski runs ? in France

Ranking of ski resorts with the longest ski run (in klm):

The longest ski runs ? in France

Ski resort	Mountain	Elevation gain (of the domain)	Longest trail (in km)
Chamonix	Northern Alps	2233	19
Alpe d’Huez	Northern Alps	1440	16
Auris en oisans	Northern Alps	1700	16
Les 2 Alpes	Northern Alps	2250	16
Brides les Bains	Northern Alps	2350	16
Orelle	Northern Alps	2300	16
La Colmiane	Southern Alps	2100	14
Les Arcs	Northern Alps	2026	14
La Plagne	Northern Alps	2000	14
Samoëns	Northern Alps	1800	14
Morillon	Northern Alps	1800	14
Valfréjus	Northern Alps	1187	13
Valloire	Northern Alps	1320	12
Valmeinier	Northern Alps	1320	12
La Mongie	Pyrenees	1100	11
Barèges	Pyrenees	1100	11
Val Cenis	Northern Alps	1500	10
Val d’Isère	Northern Alps	1606	10
Meribel	Northern Alps	1852	10
La Tania	Northern Alps	1382	10
Morzine	Northern Alps	1466	10
Oz en oisans	Northern Alps	1700	9
Les Karellis	Northern Alps	920	9
Le Corbier	Northern Alps	1520	9
La Toussuire	Northern Alps	1520	9
Saint Jean d’Arves	Northern Alps	1520	9
Saint Colomban des Villards	Northern Alps	1520	9
Les Menuires	Northern Alps	1400	9
Courchevel	Northern Alps	1638	9
Saint Martin de Belleville	Northern Alps	1400	9
Montriond	Northern Alps	1380	9
Crévoux	Southern Alps	950	8
Molines en Queyras	Southern Alps	1090	8
Orcières Merlette	Southern Alps	875	8
Puy-Saint-Vincent	Southern Alps	1300	8
Vars	Southern Alps	1100	8
Serre Chevalier	Southern Alps	1600	8
Superdevoluy / La Joue du Loup	Southern Alps	1000	8
Auron	Southern Alps	850	8
Vaujany	Northern Alps	1150	8
Chamrousse	Northern Alps	850	8
Villard de Lans	Northern Alps	907	8
Corrençon en Vercors	Northern Alps	939	8
Areches Beaufort	Northern Alps	1240	8
Bonneval sur Arc	Northern Alps	1200	8
Bramans	Northern Alps	570	8
Tignes	Northern Alps	1900	8
Aussois	Northern Alps	1250	8
La Norma	Northern Alps	1400	8
Valmorel	Northern Alps	1150	8
Doucy	Northern Alps	1150	8
Val Thorens	Northern Alps	930	8
Montchavin – La Plagne	Northern Alps	2000	8
Champagny en Vanoise	Northern Alps	2000	8
Pralognan la Vanoise	Northern Alps	945	8
Sainte Foy Tarentaise	Northern Alps	1070	8
Saint Pierre de Chartreuse / Le Planolet	Northern Alps	900	8
La Clusaz	Northern Alps	1460	8
Le Grand Bornand	Northern Alps	1100	8
Les Carroz	Northern Alps	960	8
Praz sur Arly	Northern Alps	1034	8
Les Saisies	Northern Alps	919	8
Our Lady of Bellecombe	Northern Alps	920	8
Megeve	Northern Alps	1300	8
Saint Gervais Mont-Blanc	Northern Alps	1375	8
Les Contamines Montjoie	Northern Alps	1290	8
Les Houches	Northern Alps	910	8
Avoriaz	Northern Alps	1127	8
Abundance	Northern Alps	780	8
Roc d’Enfer – St Jean d’Aulps	Northern Alps	900	8
Thollon les Memises	Northern Alps	1000	8
Montclar les 2 valleys	Southern Alps	1150	7
Sauze Super Sauze	Southern Alps	1000	7
Les Orres	Southern Alps	1170	7
Saint Véran	Southern Alps	1090	7
Ax 3 Domains	Pyrenees	1000	7
Goulier	Pyrenees	350	7
Guzet	Pyrenees	1000	7
The Chioula	Pyrenees	485	7
The 7 Laux	Northern Alps	1050	7
Gourette	Pyrenees	1100	7
Cauterets	Pyrenees	720	7
Puymorens staff	Pyrenees	900	7
Saint Francis Longchamp	Northern Alps	1100	7
Saint Sorlin d’Arves	Northern Alps	1120	7
Peisey Vallandry	Northern Alps	1600	7
La Rosière 1850	Northern Alps	950	7
Flaine	Northern Alps	900	7
Chatel	Northern Alps	1100	7
Jura Mountains	Jura	780	6
Val d’Allos	Southern Alps	800	6
Pra-Loup	Southern Alps	1000	6
Saint Léger les Mélèzes	Southern Alps	740	6
Beille	Pyrenees	200	6
Luchon Superbagnères	Pyrenees	657	6
Les Agudes	Pyrenees	800	6
Alpe du Grand Serre	Northern Alps	817	6
Gavarnie Gèdre	Pyrenees	550	6
Luz Ardiden	Pyrenees	820	6
Peyresourde	Pyrenees	800	6
Piau Engaly	Pyrenees	1180	6
Saint Lary Soulan	Pyrenees	800	6
Cambre d’Aze	Pyrenees	760	6
Les Angles	Pyrenees	750	6
Combloux	Northern Alps	747	6
La Giettaz	Northern Alps	730	6
Les Gets	Northern Alps	830	6
The Chapel of Abondance	Northern Alps	800	6
Abriès in Queyras	Southern Alps	900	5
Ancelle	Southern Alps	457	5
Ceillac in Queyras	Southern Alps	750	5
Montgenèvre	Southern Alps	840	5
La Grave la Meije	Southern Alps	200	5
Vallouise-Pelvoux	Southern Alps	1050	5
Risoul	Southern Alps	900	5
Pond of Lers	Pyrenees	270	5
Gresse en Vercors	Northern Alps	506	5
La Pierre St Martin	Pyrenees	626	5
Nistos	Pyrenees	287	5
Savoie Grand Revard	Northern Alps	200	5
Méaudre	Northern Alps	588	4
Le Grand Puy	Southern Alps	500	4
Arvieux en Queyras	Southern Alps	415	4
Chaillol	Southern Alps	400	4
Laye en Champsaur	Southern Alps	550	4
The Chazelet	Southern Alps	500	4
Greolières les Neiges	Southern Alps	400	4
Isola 2000	Southern Alps	610	4
The Audibergue – La Moulière	Southern Alps	400	4
Larche	Southern Alps	252	4
Métabief Mont d’Or	Jura	560	4
Lus la Jarjatte	Northern Alps	370	4
Le Mourtis	Pyrenees	510	4
Autrans	Northern Alps	660	4
Lans en Vercors	Northern Alps	387	4
The Collet of Allevard	Northern Alps	650	4
Saint Hilaire du Touvet	Northern Alps	400	4
Artouste	Pyrenees	700	4
Hautacam	Pyrenees	313	4
Aillons Margeriaz	Northern Alps	900	4
Bernex	Northern Alps	1000	4
Sixt Fer à Cheval	Northern Alps	400	4
Bellevaux – Hirmentaz	Northern Alps	510	4
Praz de Lys Sommand	Northern Alps	750	4
Crest Voland Cohennoz	Northern Alps	839	4
Le Reposoir	Northern Alps	620	4
The Brasses	Northern Alps	600	4
Les Habères	Northern Alps	700	4
Passy Plaine Joux	Northern Alps	400	4
Saint Maurice sur Moselle	Vosges	710	4
Gérardmer	Vosges	400	4
Chabanon	Southern Alps	500	3
Sainte Anne la Condamine	Southern Alps	570	3
Céüze	Southern Alps	470	3
Reallon	Southern Alps	586	3
Serre Eyraud	Southern Alps	620	3
Roubion – Les Buisses	Southern Alps	520	3
Ascou Pailhères	Pyrenees	600	3
Mijanès – Donezan	Pyrenees	470	3
Le Lioran	Central Massif	690	3
Ghisoni	Corsica	290	3
Villard Reculas	Northern Alps	635	3
Les Rousses	Jura	520	3
Le Bleymard – Mont Lozère	Central Massif	240	3
Besse Super Besse	Central Massif	500	3
Le Mont Dore	Central Massif	650	3
Val d’Azun	Pyrenees	250	3
Val Louron	Pyrenees	635	3
Formiguères	Pyrenees	700	3
Font-Romeu – Bolquère – Pyrenees 2000	Pyrenees	563	3
White Lake	Vosges	300	3
Albiez Montrond	Northern Alps	600	3
Cord	Northern Alps	600	3
Les Bottières	Northern Alps	620	3
Flumet – St Nicolas la Chapelle	Northern Alps	650	3
La Sambuy	Northern Alps	700	3
The Grand Valtin	Vosges	389	3
Beuil les Launes	Southern Alps	670	3
The Olmes Mountains	Pyrenees	600	3
Chalmazel	Central Massif	504	3
The Lodge of the Guards	Central Massif	160	2
Needles in Queyras	Southern Alps	160	2
Valberg	Southern Alps	400	2
The Cross of Bauzon	Central Massif	261	2
Camurac	Pyrenees	300	2
Laguiole	Central Massif	207	2
Marcieu pass	Northern Alps	350	2
Ornon Pass	Northern Alps	290	2
Porte Pass	Northern Alps	445	2
Le Sappey en Chartreuse	Northern Alps	390	2
Bessans	Northern Alps	260	2
The Granier	Northern Alps	420	2
Manigod	Northern Alps	320	2
Mount Saxonnex	Northern Alps	500	2
Ventoux – Mont Serein	Southern Alps	512	2
La Bresse Brabant	Vosges	120	2
La Bresse Hohneck	Vosges	450	2
La Bresse Lispach	Vosges	210	2
Ventron	Vosges	280	2
Menthieres	Jura	484	2
Rousset pass	Northern Alps	550	2
Font d’Urle	Northern Alps	450	2
The Coulmes	Northern Alps	399	2
The Field of Fire	Vosges	400	2
Romme	Northern Alps	380	2
Les Plans d’Hotonnes – Plateau de Retord	Jura	250	1
Ristolas in Queyras	Southern Alps	50	1
Turini Silver Camp	Southern Alps	320	1
Val Pelens	Southern Alps	150	1
Brameloup	Central Massif	190	1
La Combe Saint Pierre	Jura	155	1
The Source of the Doubs – Mouthe	Jura	245	1
Les Fourgs	Jura	170	1
Alti Aigoual	Central Massif	317	1
The Equals	Northern Alps	200	1
Bellefontaine Alpine Space	Jura	261	1
Les Estables – Mezenc	Central Massif	340	1
Chastreix Sancy	Central Massif	380	1
Prabouré	Central Massif	135	1
Puyvalador	Pyrenees	120	1
Gaschney 360	Vosges	310	1
The Ballon d’Alsace	Vosges	330	1
The Markstein	Vosges	180	1
The Schnepfenried	Vosges	248	1
The Desert of Entremont	Northern Alps	200	1
Saint Jean de Sixt	Northern Alps	60	1
The Semnoz	Northern Alps	254	1
Montmin – Col de la Forclaz	Northern Alps	90	1
Bussang – Larcenaire	Vosges	148	1
The Schlucht	Vosges	146	1
Xonrupt – Le Poli	Vosges	175	1
La Planche des Belles Filles	Vosges	198	1

What is the ski resort with the most vertical drop?

The resort with the most difference in altitude in France is Brides-les-Bains, on the 3 Valleys ski area, as it offers a total vertical drop of 2 350m.
On the other hand, if you take into consideration the area off-road, Chamonix is the winner, since it is possible to ski from 3882m to 1035m of altitude.

What is the longest ski run in France?

The longest ski slope (on a ski area) in France is the black of Sarenne, in Alpe d’Huez. It is 16klm long, and has the particularity to be well isolated from the rest of the ski area, with little possibility to get out of it, once you have started to go down it. It takes about 30 minutes to get up there by ski lift.

What is the longest off-piste run in France?

The vallée blanche descent in Chamonix is the longest off-piste in France with a total distance of 20klm, if you go down to Chamonix. The departure is from the top of the Aiguille du Midi, at 3882m, and it is strongly advised to take a professional guide, in order not to get lost in the crevasses of the glacier.

What is the speed record on a ski slope?

The world record is 254.958klm/h, and was recorded on the Vars speedway in the Alps, and in France. The record holder is an Italian, Ivan Origone. The women’s record is 248klm/h.

What is the fastest speedway in France?

The fastest ski run in the world is the one in Chabrièresin Vars, in the French Alps. Its starting altitude is 2720m, for an average descent of 52.5%, with a portion at 98%, and an arrival at 2285m, after a distance of 1400m.

What is the hardest ski descent ever made?

This is the ascent, but more importantly the descent of K2 (8611m) on skis, by Polish Andrzej Bargiel, in 2018. He is the first person to achieve this feat, sponsored and put on video by Red Bull.