Le Grand Bornand is a long established alpine winter sports village which has preserved its character and traditions well. Tourism has been developed slowly and carefully over the past few years thereby maintaining the traditional character but providing some state of the art skiing facilities with modern high speed chairlifts and snow making on many pistes. Snowboarding is increasing popular in the resort and a purpose built snowpark opened with jumps and halfpipes galore in 2005. This has made the area a fantastic all round ski resort with plenty of skiing and riding for all abilities.

We have a perfect ski-in ski-out and drive-in drive-out location on the ‘piste des Outalays’. The road is cleared but chains are advisable in snowy periods. We provide underground lockable car parking space beneath the Chalet next door.

The skiing in Grand Bornand is well designed, fully linked and suitable for all levels of skiers. It is part of the Aravis ski area which links the resorts of Le Grand Bornand and La Clusaz and offers over 220km of downhill piste and 60km of cross country skiing. It constitutes part of the bid for the winter Olympics from Annecy  for 2018 and has bred a number of Olympic medalists over the years.

Beginners will find the gentle green runs a confidence building debut before graduating to blue runs and access to all areas of the resort. For more advanced skiers there are a good range of red runs a few of which are never bashed giving you the opportunity to try bumps and/or deep snow without having to leave the safety of a marked run. The three black runs in Chinaillon (and many in La Clusaz) are seriously steep and pose a challenge for those looking for one! There are also numerous opportunities for off-piste skiing. Night-time skiing takes place on Tuesdays under floodlights on an easy slope located wthin 400 yards of the chalet.

Ski passes can be bought by the day, the week, 10 day flexi or the season. Day passes are purchased in the numerous "Caisses" at the bottom of the pistes and you can have any unused portion of your time credited, which earns you a discount the next time you buy a ticket. Under 5’s and over 75’s ski for free and there are discounts for other age groups as well.

There are ski shops close by  which have all have the latest equipment available for rental or purchase at any level. There is a secure ski locker on the ground floor of the chalet. High quality tuition is available for all types of alpine skiing and snowboarding. If you are an adult beginner we recommend that you take private lessons, as you will learn much faster. In 2008, private lessons cost around €35/hour for 1 or 2 people.

There are five different areas of cross country skiing available with a good selection of trails in both Le Grand Bornand and Chinaillon.

There are lots of activities for those who love the mountains but have no intention of skiing or boarding. There are many kilometres of snowy walking paths well away from the ski areas which can be tackled with walking boots. You could also try raquettes/snow-shoes (rental around €6/day) and there are guides that can take you to remote places with unspoilt views. There is a heated indoor/outdoor swimming pool in La Clusaz which is open in the winter.