Overcast
- Day
- 11 °C52 °F
- Night
- 3 °C37 °F
Wind: 10 km/h6 mph
![500px provided description: With my friend K?vin Brenguier, we decided to wake up before the sunrise and go gatch the sun rising on the top of a mountain at La Clusaz in the french Alps. We hicked all the way up to a closed restaurant. The actual valley we chose in a ski station during the winter. Taken in La Clusaz, Haute-Savoie, France. Spring 2015. Shot with Minolta SRT101 loaded with Fuji Superia 200. [#trees ,#sunrise ,#morning ,#forest ,#mountains ,#spring ,#nature ,#sun ,#film ,#natural ,#minolta ,#france ,#35mm ,#woods ,#dawn ,#alps ,#outdoors ,#beginning ,#argentique ,#film camera ,#golden hours ,#pellicule ,#firstlight ,#believeinfilm ,#2015 ,#Analog ,#La Clusaz ,#Haute Savoie ,#Film photography ,#Fuji Superia 200 ,#justgoshoot ,#shotonfilm ,#letsgosomewhere ,#SRT 101 ,#keepexploring ,#packandgo ,#explorecreate ,#stayandwander]](/_next/image?url=%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F210%2Fwebp.webp&w=3840&q=60)
Ski resort · France · Massif des Aravis
La Clusaz
La Clusaz is a ski resort in France, part of Massif des Aravis, with 103.2 km of pistes, 56 lifts and skiing between 940 m and 2,449 m. The nearest airport is Geneva, about 72 minutes by road.
Temperature low to high: 10 °C50 °F / 21 °C69 °FOvercast · Village forecast
Photo: Robin Férand via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
Your mountain todayUpdated 2026-09-21 22:00 UTC
Fresh snow0 cm0 inLast 24 hours · modelled
Runs open— / —Resort report
Lifts open— / —Status unavailable
Snow depth0 cm0 inUpper slopes · modelled
3-day outlook0 cm0 inDaily snowfall forecast
Report date22 SeptLatest stored report
Meet your next favourite place
All the mountain.
All the village.
La Clusaz sits at 995 m in France. Its lifts run from 940 m to 2,449 m, a vertical of 1,509 m. The resort is part of Massif des Aravis, which links 103.2 km of pistes in total. La Clusaz itself has 103.2 km of marked piste over 88 runs: 10.9 km green, 49.8 km blue, 33.5 km red and 8.9 km black. The longest single run we measure is 3.9 km.
56 lifts serve the slopes (8 gondolas and cable cars, 15 chairlifts and 29 drag lifts), moving about 62,893 skiers an hour. The resort has snowmaking and a snowpark. The nearest airport is Geneva, about 72 minutes by road (44.4 km). In the village we list 20 places to stay, 22 restaurants and 0 ski schools.
Village altitude995 m3,260 ft
Nearest airportGeneva72 min transfer
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Snow forecast
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La Clusaz snow forecast
Upper slopes · 2,449 m8,030 ft · Local days in Europe/Paris
0 cm0 in forecast over 3 local days
Overcast
- Day
- 12 °C54 °F
- Night
- 4 °C39 °F
Wind: 9 km/h5 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 14 °C56 °F
- Night
- 4 °C38 °F
Wind: 7 km/h4 mph
0 cm0 in forecast over 7 local days
Overcast
- Day
- 11 °C52 °F
- Night
- 3 °C37 °F
Wind: 10 km/h6 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 12 °C54 °F
- Night
- 4 °C39 °F
Wind: 9 km/h5 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 14 °C56 °F
- Night
- 4 °C38 °F
Wind: 7 km/h4 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 14 °C56 °F
- Night
- 5 °C41 °F
Wind: 8 km/h5 mph
Partly cloudy
- Day
- 14 °C56 °F
- Night
- 3 °C38 °F
Wind: 7 km/h4 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 13 °C56 °F
- Night
- 3 °C37 °F
Wind: 8 km/h5 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 14 °C57 °F
- Night
- 2 °C35 °F
Wind: 5 km/h3 mph
— forecast over 14 local days
13 of 14 days available. A complete period total is unavailable.
Overcast
- Day
- 11 °C52 °F
- Night
- 3 °C37 °F
Wind: 10 km/h6 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 12 °C54 °F
- Night
- 4 °C39 °F
Wind: 9 km/h5 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 14 °C56 °F
- Night
- 4 °C38 °F
Wind: 7 km/h4 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 14 °C56 °F
- Night
- 5 °C41 °F
Wind: 8 km/h5 mph
Partly cloudy
- Day
- 14 °C56 °F
- Night
- 3 °C38 °F
Wind: 7 km/h4 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 13 °C56 °F
- Night
- 3 °C37 °F
Wind: 8 km/h5 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 14 °C57 °F
- Night
- 2 °C35 °F
Wind: 5 km/h3 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 14 °C56 °F
- Night
- 2 °C36 °F
Wind: 3 km/h2 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 16 °C60 °F
- Night
- 4 °C40 °F
Wind: 5 km/h3 mph
Partly cloudy
- Day
- 15 °C58 °F
- Night
- 5 °C41 °F
Wind: 9 km/h5 mph
Light drizzle
- Day
- 13 °C55 °F
- Night
- 5 °C40 °F
Wind: 8 km/h5 mph
Light drizzle
- Day
- 6 °C42 °F
- Night
- 3 °C37 °F
Wind: 5 km/h3 mph
Drizzle
- Day
- 6 °C43 °F
- Night
- 0 °C32 °F
Wind: 4 km/h3 mph
Daily forecast. The current day includes the full local day. Day is the forecast daily high and night the daily low at the upper slopes. Longer-range forecasts are less certain. “—” means unavailable. Updated .
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Piste map & terrain
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La Clusaz piste map
An official piste map is not available here yet.
Lift passes
More mountain. One pass.
Choose the pass for your trip.
Verified pass prices are not available here yet. Check the official operator for dates, coverage and prices.
Mountain webcams
A view worth checking.
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A camera feed is not available here yet.
Cameras open on demand. Feed availability and refresh times depend on the provider.
Less admin. More Alpine.
Make yourself at home.
Your mountain base, your kit, your first turns. Get the good bits sorted.
![500px provided description: With my friend K?vin Brenguier, we decided to wake up before the sunrise and go gatch the sun rising on the top of a mountain at La Clusaz in the french Alps. We hicked all the way up to a closed restaurant. The actual valley we chose in a ski station during the winter. Taken in La Clusaz, Haute-Savoie, France. Spring 2015. Shot with Minolta SRT101 loaded with Fuji Superia 200. [#trees ,#sunrise ,#morning ,#forest ,#mountains ,#spring ,#nature ,#sun ,#film ,#natural ,#minolta ,#france ,#35mm ,#woods ,#dawn ,#alps ,#outdoors ,#beginning ,#argentique ,#film camera ,#golden hours ,#pellicule ,#firstlight ,#believeinfilm ,#2015 ,#Analog ,#La Clusaz ,#Haute Savoie ,#Film photography ,#Fuji Superia 200 ,#justgoshoot ,#shotonfilm ,#letsgosomewhere ,#SRT 101 ,#keepexploring ,#packandgo ,#explorecreate ,#stayandwander]](/_next/image?url=%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F211%2Fwebp.webp&w=3840&q=75)
20 places to stayStay a little closer.
Find your mountain base in La Clusaz. Browse listed places to stay and plan around your favourite lifts.
Find your La Clusaz basePhoto: Robin Férand via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
![500px provided description: With my friend K?vin Brenguier, we decided to wake up before the sunrise and go gatch the sun rising on the top of a mountain at La Clusaz in the french Alps. We hicked all the way up to a closed restaurant. The actual valley we chose in a ski station during the winter. Taken in La Clusaz, Haute-Savoie, France. Spring 2015. Shot with Minolta SRT101 loaded with Kodak Ekta 100. [#trees ,#sunrise ,#morning ,#forest ,#mountains ,#spring ,#nature ,#sun ,#film ,#natural ,#minolta ,#france ,#35mm ,#woods ,#dawn ,#alps ,#outdoors ,#french ,#moutains ,#beginning ,#argentique ,#film camera ,#golden hours ,#pellicule ,#firstlight ,#believeinfilm ,#2015 ,#Analog ,#La Clusaz ,#Kodak Ektar 100 ,#Haute Savoie ,#Film photography ,#justgoshoot ,#shotonfilm ,#letsgosomewhere ,#SRT 101 ,#keepexploring ,#packandgo ,#explorecreate ,#skiing station ,#stayandwander ,#minolta SRT-101]](/_next/image?url=%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F212%2Fwebp.webp&w=3840&q=75)
0 ski hire shopsGood kit. Great turns.
Find local ski hire, compare the shops and get the details sorted before your first lift.
A detailed guide is not available yet.
Photo: Robin Férand via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
![500px provided description: With my friend K?vin Brenguier, we decided to wake up before the sunrise and go gatch the sun rising on the top of a mountain at La Clusaz in the french Alps. We hicked all the way up to a closed restaurant. The actual valley we chose in a ski station during the winter. Taken in La Clusaz, Haute-Savoie, France. Spring 2015. Shot with Minolta SRT101 loaded with Kodak Ekta 100. [#trees ,#sunrise ,#morning ,#forest ,#mountains ,#spring ,#nature ,#sun ,#film ,#natural ,#minolta ,#france ,#35mm ,#woods ,#dawn ,#alps ,#outdoors ,#french ,#moutains ,#beginning ,#argentique ,#film camera ,#golden hours ,#pellicule ,#firstlight ,#believeinfilm ,#2015 ,#Analog ,#La Clusaz ,#Kodak Ektar 100 ,#Haute Savoie ,#Film photography ,#justgoshoot ,#shotonfilm ,#letsgosomewhere ,#SRT 101 ,#keepexploring ,#packandgo ,#explorecreate ,#skiing station ,#stayandwander ,#minolta SRT-101]](/_next/image?url=%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F213%2Fwebp.webp&w=3840&q=75)
0 ski schoolsA little local know-how.
First turns or a little extra confidence. Find local ski schools and contact them about the right lesson.
A detailed guide is not available yet.
Photo: Robin Férand via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
In the village
A village with everything.
- Restaurants22
- Bars & clubs4
- Childcare1
- Supermarkets3
- Pharmacies1
- Pools2
Listed amenities from OpenStreetMap. Pools and spas may be within private hotels; check access with the operator.
Useful links
The mountain essentials.
Tourist office
Maison du Tourisme
- Phone
- +33 4 50 32 65 00
- Website
- www.laclusaz.com
- Opening hours
- Mo-Fr 09:00-12:30, 14:00-18:30; Sa-Su 09:00-18:30
- Location
- Show on the map
Getting there
From arrivals to Alpine.
| Airport | Distance | Drive time |
|---|---|---|
| Geneva | 44.4 km | 72 min |
| Chambéry Aix les Bains | 51.5 km | 84 min |
| Grenoble Alpes Isère | 104.4 km | 123 min |
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A few useful answers
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The things to know before your trip to La Clusaz.
Ask the local tourist office ↗How far is La Clusaz from Geneva airport?
Geneva is about 72 minutes by road from La Clusaz (44.4 km).
How high is La Clusaz?
The highest lift-served point is 2,449 m, with the village at 995 m, a vertical of 1,509 m.
How many km of pistes does La Clusaz have?
La Clusaz has 103.2 km of marked pistes across 88 runs, measured from OpenStreetMap geometry.
How many lifts does La Clusaz have?
56 lifts (8 gondolas or cable cars, 15 chairlifts and 29 drag lifts).
Which ski area is La Clusaz in?
La Clusaz is part of Massif des Aravis.
Can you get to La Clusaz by train?
There is no station in the resort itself; the last leg is by road from Geneva.
Is La Clusaz good for beginners?
La Clusaz scores 7.3/10 for beginners; 10.6% of its piste km is green and we list 0 ski schools.
Is La Clusaz good for families?
La Clusaz scores 6.7/10 for families, with 1 childcare provider listed and 58.8% of its pistes green or blue.
Data updated · Sources: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)