Gérardmer

Location

Vosges
France
48° 4' 24.6" N, 6° 52' 43.68" E
FR
General info: 

GERARDMER, a small town of 9,600 inhabitants, located in the Hautes-Vosges, is not only a well-known health and summer resort, but also a large winter sports resort boasting a variety of installations.
Set in the heart of a luxuriant, well-protected natural site, nestling between lake and imposing firwoods, GERARDMER shows the winter tourist what skiing for pleasure really means.
Just 1.5 miles from the valley of lakes, 20 downhill slopes of all levels and 25 miles of cross-country runs (both classic and skating techniques) afford the best skiing in the Vosges. The snowfields will delight all nature lovers and amateurs of medium mountains.

BASE: 2460ft
SUMMIT: 3772ft
VERTICAL DROP: 1312ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 20
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 3
Surface: 16

Costs: 

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: €23.30
6 DAYS ADULTS: €126.60

We recommend to confirm the latest prices from the resorts website as the prices might have changed after last update.

Interesting places nearby

The Simmental - Diemtigtal valley contains several ski areas. The first and largest at Wiriehorn has 15 KM of trails and a five kilometre (just over three mile) sledge run.

BASE: 1000ft
SUMMIT: 1900ft
VERTICAL DROP: 0ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 5
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 1
Surface: 6

The slopes in the ski area Disentis 3000 are well-groomed and very diverse. Most of the pistes are rather steep but still not too demanding. A 12 km long slope starting at the Péz Ault spans 1700 m of altitude.

Doucy Combelouvière has been carefully designed respecting the village tradition of regrouping chalet-style buildings around a central square making it the focal point of the resort.

The most southern ski mountain in the region of Villach (at an altitude of 680 m - 1600 m) has been the centre of attraction for sporty locals from the Lower Gail valley since the 1930s.

Small but beautiful - is the motto of the ski resort Eben in Pongau. Directly next to the highway with its own exit Eben. Eben is considered a secret tip in the Ski amadé with great, sunny runs.