Le Grand Bornand Luxury Ski Resort

La Clusaz, Le Grand-Bornand Manigod are the 3 winter sports resorts of the Aravis Massif. Together they represent a total of 220 km of Alpine ski runs and 96 ski lifts. The village of ST-JEAN DE SIXT is located in the heart of this massif.

Located in the northern Alps, the resorts in the Aravis Massif enjoy snowy winters. Man-made snow has also been developed to ensure skiing throughout the ski areas all winter. The ski season starts in mid-December and ends at the end of April.

At the heart of the Aravis range in Haute Savoie ideally located between Mont Blanc, the Lake of Annecy and Switzerland, Le Grand-Bornand gives you the best of the Alps! Grand Bornand is of course a tourist resort, in summer as in winter, but it is also a real village with its own charm and here nature, ever generous, has done its very best... Everything starts with the Aravis range, a splendid backdrop capped at 2750 meters by the Pointe Percée, the symbolic peak of the range, from which beautiful, green, wooded and accessible slopes run down into the village.

The commune is divided into 2 parts: at 1000 metres altitude you find Le Grand-Bornand Village with at its backdrop the splendid Valley of the Bouchet, a favourite cross country ski area ...

Six kilometres higher up, Le Grand-Bornand Chinaillon, the upper part of the resort at 1300 metres altitude, the main starting point for downhill runs, whose old village dates from the 17th century and has been very well conserved.

Le Grand-Bornand without its chalets would not be Grand Bornand ! Spread all over the village (over 500 can be counted) , they are often 1, 2 or 300 years old… How do you recognise a Grand-Bornand chalet ? From typical architectural elements such as "La pointe d’âne" – the master beam of the building – the "solaret" – a light and airy hay loft -, the "credence"- a kitchen cupboard built into the wall -, or the little grain store next to the main house in which one kept "goodies"… Covered in wood with protected balconies and warm interiors, these chalets are considered as the real jewels of alpine heritage.

The church and the market square still provide the centre around which the resort lives. Villages have preserved their traditional architecture and distinctive character. You can get to know them on guided visits. Throughout the winter there are numerous events and the atmosphere in the resorts is very lively.