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Let's go for 2026!

Festival Rock The Pistes 2026 : le line-up dévoilé ! (Teaser officiel)
Festival Rock The Pistes 2026 : le line-up dévoilé ! (Teaser officiel)
Festival Rock The Pistes 2026 : le line-up dévoilé ! (Teaser officiel)

The festival

festival

in the Portes du Soleil

Rock the Pistes is the pioneer of high-altitude festivals and the only one truly on the slopes!
Every winter for almost a decade, the Rock the Pistes festival has delighted music and ski fans. It takes place during the third week of March, offering a unique experience in the heart of the high-altitude ski slopes. Fans can hit the slopes in the morning and enjoy open-air concerts in the afternoon, featuring French and international rock artists such as Chinese Man, Kesiah Jones, Babyschambles, Shaka Ponk, Selah Sue, Caravan Palace, Skip the Use, Ben l’Oncle Soul, Cali, and many more.

+ de rock

Festoche FAQs

F.A.Q#
  • By train, bus and car-sharing
  • By bus

    For more information about bus shuttles between France and Switzerland: information coming soon

  • By train

    The estate is located close to several SNCF and CFF stations, served by TGV and TGV Lyria trains:

    – Bellegarde, Cluses and Thonon-les-Bains (in France)
    – Geneva, Lausanne, Montreux and Aigle (in Switzerland via TGV Lyria and RegioExpress)

    Shuttle buses will drop you off in the heart of the villages!

  • By plane

    The Portes du Soleil resort is located 1 hour from Geneva international airport.

    The airport is served by 49 airlines (Easy Jet offers flights from 40 European cities) and handles 388 daily flights.

    Shuttle buses take you from the airport to the mountain villages in just 1 hour.

  • Carbon footprint

    This year, to limit its environmental impact, the festival will be moving fewer stages. This means a 20% reduction in the festival’s carbon footprint.

  • Reasoned programming

    All the artists chosen for the festival are either already on tour or in a nearby European region accessible by train.

  • Tickets

    We do not issue paper tickets. Access tickets are ski passes,
    all rechargeable on hands-free media.

  • Instructions

    Refreshment cups (25cl or 40cl) and 1.5L carafes are recyclable and returnable containers.

  • Mobility

    100% of our festival-goers travel to the stages on foot or on skis, so our carbon footprint for access to the concerts is very low.

  • Power supply

    The products on offer in the refreshment and catering outlets at the festival come from
    often organic and, above all, regional.

  • Waste

    Clean mountains: I bring my rubbish with me.
    When it comes to mountain scenery
    of a ski run. All the
    is collected and sorted by our green brigades.

  • Raising awareness

    The public is made aware of the need to respect the environment by means of specific signs and information.

  • Ski instructions

    For safety reasons, skis must be removed.
    Free, unguarded ski racks are available at each concert site on the slopes.

  • Refreshment stands

    Fancy a good beer or a refreshing drink, and want to enjoy a quick bite to eat with your feet in the snow and your head in the sun?
    No problem, each concert site has its own refreshment area.
    Refreshment points at the concert sites are open from midday.
    Be responsible, think of the way back on skis!

  • Accessibility

    The Portes du Soleil ski area is committed to the development of Handiskiing.
    We have therefore ensured that most of the concert sites on the slopes are accessible via a Handiski-friendly lift. There is a designated PRM area at each concert site, close to each VIP/guest area. Information at the entrance to each concert venue.

  • Back to station

    So that you can ski back home after the concerts on the slopes, the ski lifts close 1/2 hour later on concert days!

    And to make the pleasure last, more than 30 après-ski concerts are scheduled in the resort centres.

  • Prohibited items

    Objets Interdits Rock the Pistes 2024

  • Shop

    You’ll find all our goodies on site!
    Payment possible in cash or credit card

  • Hearing protection

    The festival team will be handing out free earplugs in the festival shop. Don’t hesitate to ask them for some!

  • Cancellation insurance

    In the event of the concert being cancelled, and if and only if the concert ski pass / VIP pass has not been used on the ski lifts, the concert ski pass and VIP pass will be carried over to the next edition, or converted into a Portes du Soleil ski pass to be used before the end of the current winter season.

  • Insurance

    In the event of a skiing accident or any other personal cause preventing users from using the lifts, partially
    ski passes / VIP passes that have been partially used will not be reimbursed.
    Snowrisk insurance to cover this risk is available as an optional extra on the online sales
    online sales site at a cost of €3.50 per day.
    Details of the insurance cover are available at www.snowrisk.fr. The insurance is
    offered by Mondial Assistance under the Gritchen Affinity brand.

  • Loss of Ski Pass Concert

    In the event of loss, a duplicate ski pass or VIP pass can only be issued if
    if the Association Portes du Soleil Territoire d’Evènements is in a position to prevent the
    the use of the pass. The holder must give the number of their pass, as indicated on the
    internet purchase confirmation.

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