Ski Holiday Flaine Forum

At the Forum, the Grandes Platières cable car goes straight up to the top of the ski area. When renting in Flaine Forum, Cassiopée has accommodation 50 m from the slopes and the ski school; Betelgeuse and Vega are around 150 m away.

The Forum has brutalist architecture, influenced by Marcel Breuer, with the Gradins building as an example. You leave the car in the large outdoor car park; inside, the district is pedestrian.

Families have ski lessons for children from age 3 on site, and in the ski area the Marvel green run, in the forest, quiet and fairly long. Good skiers have the Diamant Noir, a demanding black run that starts from the top of the Grandes Platières.

We offer rentals in four residences at the Forum, all with a lift and right next to the shops.

Advice from the Mountain Collection team, updated in October 2026.

From the Forum, the Grandes Platières cable car goes up to around 2,500 m, the highest point of the ski area. The Grands Vans chairlift, a detachable 8-seater, opens the first link to other sectors.

For your first turns, we recommend the Pré, Michalet and Bissac areas, with their free covered conveyor lifts. The Ballacha drag lift then leads to the green runs. The ESF de Flaine Forum welcomes children and adults of all levels.

The Grand Massif has 265 km of runs, from 700 to 2,500 m above sea level. From Flaine, you can ski to Les Carroz, Samoëns and Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval. The Cascades run descends some 14 km to Sixt, through wild landscapes.

The Grandes Platières cable car goes up to the summit without skis, with a view of Mont Blanc. The Désert de Platé, accessible by this cable car, is a vast limestone plateau of karst pavement, to explore on foot or on snowshoes; there you can observe the geology, wildlife and plants.

Le Pré and Le Bissac have protected areas for very young beginners and children who do not ski yet.

On the plate, the typical dishes are crozets gratin, tartiflette and fondues.

Aldebaran and Cassiopée are at the foot of the slopes, near the ski school meeting points. At Cassiopée, some accommodation is 50 m from the slopes and the ski school, and the apartments sleep up to 8 people. Betelgeuse and Vega are around 150 m from the ski school.

For 8 people, Aldebaran, Vega and Cassiopée have large apartments; Betelgeuse goes up to 6. Aldebaran and Vega have ski lockers. In terms of budget, Aldebaran (mainly 2-3 room apartments) was the cheapest of our residences in January over the last two winters, and Vega (mainly studios and large apartments) in February.

You go up to Flaine from the Arve valley, via the hamlet of Balme then Arâches-la-Frasse. In the resort, two inclined lifts link the levels of the resort, and the Télébenne goes up from the Forum to Flaine Forêt. Key handover depends on the accommodation, mostly at the residence's reception desk; the exact place and opening hours are shown on the voucher.