Grand Ballon
France · Haut-Rhin · Single resort
Grand Ballon is a ski resort in Haut-Rhin (France). It has 6.2 km of downhill runs and 5 lifts. The runs go from 1064 to 1338 m (274 m vertical).
Piste difficulty split
- Easy: 0.3 km (6%)
- Medium: 2.9 km (46%)
- Hard: 2.1 km (33%)
- Expert: 0.9 km (15%)
Details
- Night skiing: No
- Steepest spot: 49% (26°)
- Mostly facing south-east (43% of run length). South-facing slopes are sunny and warm — firm in the morning, softer in the afternoon.
Lifts: 5
Drag lift: 4
- Ballon · Drag lift · 900 pers./h · 1086–1307 m
- Combe · Drag lift · 850 pers./h · 1065–1196 m
- Ferme · Drag lift · 600 pers./h · 1094–1153 m
- Bambi · Drag lift · 600 pers./h · 1096–1105 m
On site
- 13 car parks (11 free)
- 1 restaurants & bars by the slopes
- 1 mountain huts
- 2 stops
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 9 cm, Snow depth 5 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 22 cm, Snow depth 11 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 19 cm, Snow depth 13 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 14 cm, Snow depth 12 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 11 cm, Snow depth 6 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 3 cm, Snow depth 2 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 496 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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