Festival
Festival
rockthepistes
14th edition
The aftermovie
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.
- By train, bus and car-sharing
- By bus
For more information about bus shuttles between France and Switzerland: Navettes 2026
- 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.
- Ski lifts
The ski lifts are offering longer opening hours so you can enjoy the concerts with complete peace of mind.
Detailed timetable for the week of the Festival: Rock the Pistes 2026 Festival lift timetable
- 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 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
- 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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