Albiez-Montrond clings to the sunny side of the Maurienne at 1,500 m, a hamlet of slate roofs and silence above Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. Thirty-eight kilometres of piste roll across the Grand Bec sector, gentle on the wallet and gentle on the family. When you want the bigger picture, the Sybelles is one road over.
Albiez-Montrond is a ski resort with genuine ski-in/ski-out hotels in France, in the French Alps. The village sits at 1500 m and the lifts top out at 2200 m, with 38 km of pistes and 12 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 74/100, and the season usually runs Dec 14 → Apr 7.
Run counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
Where to stay
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
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€110
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VVF Résidence Albiez-Montrond Maurienne
Very good · 379 reviews
👍Why we like it
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Albiez-Montrond.
Guests rate this hotel as very good (4.3/5 from 379 reviews). It sits about 5.3 km from the slopes. A mid-range option for Albiez-Montrond, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
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Ski-in/ski-out
A handful of chalet hotels in the upper hamlet of Albiez-le-Jeune sit metres from the piste back to the lifts, so ski-in/ski-out is realistic if you book carefully. Most accommodation in Albiez-Montrond proper involves a short walk or a free shuttle.
Get to know the resort
The Maurienne sunny balcony is one of those French Alps backwaters that locals keep quiet about on purpose. Twelve lifts serve 38 km of piste split into twelve greens, fifteen blues, eight reds and three blacks, with a friendly snowpark and a long, slow run home through larch forest. The terrain is engineered around children and intermediates rather than thrill-seekers, which is exactly why families come back year after year. The lift pass is one of the cheapest in Savoie, and most hotels and chalets are run by the same families that built them. For more vertical, the road climbs to the Sybelles lift system at Le Corbier and La Toussuire, fifteen minutes away, where 310 km of linked piste open up on a multi-day pass. Down in the valley, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne has the train station for arrivals from Paris and Lyon, and there are regular shuttles up in season. Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com all cover the few hotels on offer.
Good to know
The piste map leans gentle: 12 green and 15 blue runs against 8 red and 3 black, so beginners and early intermediates rarely run out of comfortable terrain.
From 1500 m at the base to 2200 m up top, the resort leans on grooming and snowmaking in lean spells (score 74/100).
It is a compact resort, 38 km of piste on 12 lifts, best as a day trip or a relaxed short break rather than a week-long base.
The lifts typically turn for about 16 weeks a season, planning around late January to late February tends to land the most reliable cover.
Hotels in Albiez-Montrond
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Albiez-Montrond offers 38 km of pistes across 12 lifts, from 1500 m to 2200 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
When is the best time to ski Albiez-Montrond?+
The season runs from Dec 14 to Apr 7, with a snow score of 74/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
Where should I stay for true ski-in/ski-out?+
A handful of chalet hotels in the upper hamlet of Albiez-le-Jeune sit metres from the piste back to the lifts, so ski-in/ski-out is realistic if you book carefully. Most accommodation in Albiez-Montrond proper involves a short walk or a free shuttle.
How big is the Albiez-Montrond ski area?+
Albiez-Montrond has 38 km of marked pistes served by 12 lifts, between 1500 m and 2200 m of altitude.
Is Albiez-Montrond more for beginners or experts?+
Albiez-Montrond counts about 38 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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