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Samoëns

The most characterful base — a genuine old Savoyard village with a listed square and stonemasons' heritage, down at 720 m with a fast gondola up onto the slopes. The place to stay if you want village life as much as skiing.

  • 720 m Village base
  • 2,484 m Top lift
  • 1,797 m Vertical
  • 149 Pistes mapped
  • 72 Lifts

Terrain, lift and aspect figures shown are for the whole Grand Massif — Samoëns shares the area's linked lift pass. Its own base altitude is shown above.

⛰ Part of the Grand Massif — 265 km on one pass →

The village

Guide coming soon. A full write-up of Samoëns is on the way. The live weather, snowfall, stats and where-to-stay map below are all ready now.

Snow & weather

Live conditions from the mountain, plus the average snow you can expect month by month.

Conditions now · Samoëns
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Average monthly snowfall

Avg. monthly snowfall (cm) · 10-yr means Weather data © Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), ERA5 reanalysis.

Terrain & aspect

For the whole Grand Massif.

57% beginner 34% inter. 9% expert
N · green: 1% N · blue: 11% N · red: 11% N · black: 4% N · orange: 0% NE · green: 0% NE · blue: 6% NE · red: 5% NE · black: 2% E · green: 0% E · blue: 2% E · red: 2% E · black: 1% SE · green: 0% SE · blue: 2% SE · red: 1% SE · black: 0% S · green: 0% S · blue: 1% S · red: 1% S · black: 0% SW · green: 1% SW · blue: 5% SW · red: 2% SW · black: 0% W · green: 1% W · blue: 8% W · red: 5% W · black: 3% W · orange: 0% W · unknown: 0% NW · green: 1% NW · blue: 7% NW · red: 13% NW · black: 4% NW · orange: 0% NESW
Downhill runs only
  • Novice
  • Easy
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced
  • Freeride
  • Flat / ungraded

Slopes mostly face N — 78% on snow-holding, poleward-facing slopes.
Aspect derived from run bearings · OpenSkiStats / © OpenStreetMap (ODbL).

Skiing & terrain

A level-by-level guide to skiing from Samoëns is coming soon. The difficulty split and slope aspect (for the whole Grand Massif) are shown here now.

On the map

Samoëns
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Run difficulty

  • Novice
  • Easy
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced / Expert
  • Freeride / Extreme
  • Unknown

Run types

  • Downhill — groomed
  • Downhill — ungroomed
  • Downhill — gladed
  • Nordic (groomed)
  • Ski tour
  • ☾Lit (night)
  • △Not patrolled
  • →One-way
  • ❄Snowmaking

Lifts

  • Operating
  • Operating (private)
  • Non-operating
  • Lift station

Slope-gradient grading

Downhill / ski tour

  • Flat<3°
  • Easy3–14°
  • Intermediate14–22°
  • Advanced / Expert22–45°
  • Freeride / Extreme>45°

Nordic

  • Easy<6°
  • Intermediate6–9°
  • Advanced>9°

Aspect (sun exposure)

  • N — least sun
  • E — morning
  • S — most sun
  • W — afternoon

Legend after OpenSkiMap

Map & ski data © OSM (ODbL) via OpenSkiMap · basemap OpenFreeMap · terrain Mapterhorn
See the official piste maps on Skimap.org →
Where you'll stay

Stay in Samoëns

The most characterful base — a genuine old Savoyard village with a listed square and stonemasons' heritage, down at 720 m with a fast gondola up onto the slopes. The place to stay if you want village life as much as skiing.

Ski-in / ski-out

Lifts and pistes from the door — the point of a high, purpose-built resort.

Apartments

Self-catering residences, the bulk of the beds and the flexible-budget option.

Chalets

Catered and self-catered chalets for groups wanting the whole place.

Hotels & spa

From simple to high-end, with pools and spas to thaw out in.

Nearby resorts & areas

Other bases within reach — including the rest of the Grand Massif.

~approx 12 km away
Avoriaz ski area Faces north-west
Switzerland · Champéry

Avoriaz

83.4 km (OSM) 1,168–2,250 m
75% beginner 14% inter. 6% expert
Vertical
1081 m
Pistes (mapped)
91
Lifts
40
~approx 15 km away
Faces north
France · Abondance

Roc d'Enfer (La Grande Terche)

411.7 km (OSM) 920–2,250 m
59% beginner 33% inter. 5% expert
Vertical
1330 m
Pistes (mapped)
353
Lifts
198
~approx 16 km away
Faces east
Switzerland · Champéry

Champéry – Les Crosets – Champoussin – Morgins

81.6 km (OSM) 1,060–2,145 m
64% beginner 29% inter. 7% expert
Vertical
1085 m
Pistes (mapped)
31
Lifts
32
~approx 21 km away
Faces north
France · Abondance

Espace Liberté

107.1 km (OSM) 994–2,094 m
50% beginner 40% inter. 5% expert
Vertical
1100 m
Pistes (mapped)
88
Lifts
53
~approx 26 km away
Megève ski area Faces north
France · Combloux

Megève

150.8 km (OSM) 820–2,371 m
48% beginner 36% inter. 11% expert
Vertical
1551 m
Pistes (mapped)
103
Lifts
61
~approx 36 km away
Faces north
France · Cohennoz

Espace Diamant

191.3 km (OSM) 949–2,048 m
67% beginner 24% inter. 6% expert
Vertical
1100 m
Pistes (mapped)
162
Lifts
85
~approx 43 km away
4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon ski area Faces north
Switzerland · Bruson

4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon

170.3 km (OSM) 905–3,301 m
36% beginner 47% inter. 9% expert
Vertical
2396 m
Pistes (mapped)
97
Lifts
77
~approx 46 km away
La Thuile ski ski area Faces north-east
Italy · La Thuile

La Thuile ski

79 km (OSM) 1,468–2,608 m
31% beginner 54% inter. 15% expert
Vertical
1140 m
Pistes (mapped)
61
Lifts
20
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Getting to Samoëns

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Ski data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap & Skimap.org. Basemap © OpenFreeMap / OpenMapTiles. · Weather data © Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), ERA5 reanalysis. Village grouping & editorial: mynext.holiday. Accommodation via Stay22; transfers via Kiwitaxi; car hire via Travelpayouts.