Ski resort in the Alps

With a varied ski area for all levels, giving everyone access to the most spectacular viewpoints, and skiing that is both sporty and contemplative among fir trees, cottages and chapels, Le Grand-Bornand attracts lovers of nature and discovery... Le Grand-Bornand is also home to a snowpark regularly ranked among the 10 most reputed in France, a committed freeride area, a legendary slope - the Dénivel'Maxx - 3 km long with a vertical drop of 1100 m, the biathlon experience at the heart of the resort, which hosts the French round of the biathlon world cup... and a whole range of nordic and alternative winter sports activities.

Ski resort near Annecy

A ski resort in the Alps, Le Grand-Bornand is 45 minutes from Annecy. It offers an unspoilt ski area where you can practise a wide range of disciplines: alpine skiing, nordic skiing, biathlon, snowboarding, ski touring, snowshoeing, nordic walking and sledging.

The resort is also accessible to people with reduced mobility, who can practise handisport skiing, tandemskiing or dualskiing with a trained and qualified instructor.

Don't have your own skis? Hire your own equipment - skis, snowboards, clothing and accessories - from one of the many rental companies in the resort. And to help you prepare for your stay or your day on the slopes, check out the Grand-Bornand piste map, weather conditions and avalanche risks.

Le Grand-Bornand is also a land of champions, with a total of 16 Olympic and Paralympic medals and 16 world championship titles. In Alpine skiing, there's Tessa Worley - Giant Slalom World Champion in 2013, 2017 and 2022 (and holder of 16 Giant Slalom World Cup victories). Or the Midol brothers: Jonathan, bronze medallist in skicross at the Sochi Olympics, and Bastien, overall winner of the skicross World Cup in 2019. This year, 11 athletes from Bornand are defending the resort's colours on the world circuits in 6 disciplines.