Montriond, France

Montriond is located in the Swiss Alps, in the canton of Valais (or Wallis) and if you are thinking of booking a ski trip to Montriond you have come to the right place. The skiing season in Montriond usually starts in mid December to end April.

It is currently open for skiing in Montriond and the current snow depth on the slopes is 50 centimeters. 10% of slopes are currently open for skiing, and 21% of the lifts are operating.

In Montriond you will find 165 lifts with a lift capacity of 250776 passengers/hour. There are 580 kilometer of groomed pistes in total, divided into 310 kilometer blue pistes, 210 kilometer red pistes and for the more experienced skiers, 60 kilometer black pistes. Montriond is part of the ski area Les Portes du Soleil - Morzine/Avoriaz/Les Gets/Châtel/Morgins/Champéry, and therefore you have access to all lifts and slopes in this area. The vertical drop is at most 1269 meter and the highest served area by the ski lift system is at 2254 meter.

Do you like to sleeping in in the morning? No problem, in Montriond there is the possibility of night skiing, so you will still get your fair share of skiing if you like. Other alternatives to skiing or snowboarding on the slopes are to try the fun park and halfpipe facilities in Montriond.

In case some of you feel like doing some Nordic skiing, Montriond holds 600 kilometers of prepared tracks for doing that. If you want to take it a little more leisurely one day and get a nice winter experience, you can go out and hike. In Montriond there are prepared trails for winter hiking.

Airports close to Montriond

If you fly to Geneva International Airport you will get really close to Montriond, as the distance between the airport and the ski resort is only 45 kilometers. Because of the short distance, the transfer time is shorter and the cost is normally lower than when there is a big distance. Other alternative airports that are possible to fly to are Aix Les Bains, Chambery (88 kilometers distance), as well as Belp, Bern (101 kilometers from the ski resort).

Closest ski resorts to Montriond

Not far from Montriond is the ski resort Morzine, the distance is only 2 kilometers. Close by you also find the ski resorts Les Gets at a distance of 5 kilometers, and St Jean d'Aulps, 5 kilometers from Montriond.