Mountain Planet · 2028

Agoris analysis · updated June 2026

Key takeaways

• Mountain Planet 2028 is the global gathering for mountain planning and development, scheduled from Tuesday 11 to Thursday 13 April 2028 at Alpexpo Grenoble, on the biennial even-year cycle unchanged since the trade show was created in 1974.
• The venue does not change: the trade show remains anchored at Alpexpo Grenoble, its historic site since 1974, across a surface area of 60,000 sq m mobilised at the most recent edition.
• Review of the previous edition (21-23 April 2026): +4.5% trade visitors vs the 2024 edition (i.e. ~24,650 trade visitors), 460 exhibitors, across 60,000 sq m with a second hall opened for this edition. These figures confirm the upward trajectory of the event as the world's largest mountain trade show by size.
• A 100% professional trade show on personalised badge, free entry with pre-registration. The trade show is operated by Alpexpo, a Société Publique Locale whose shareholders are Grenoble Alpes Métropole and the Ville de Grenoble.
• The 2028 edition takes place two years out from the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games awarded to the French Alps, making it a pivotal occasion for those working in mountain planning, mobility and hospitality. The detailed editorial programme is published by Alpexpo as the edition approaches.

Who exhibits

Typical profile

A B2B professional trade show covering the entire mountain sector: ski lifts, snowmaking, slope grooming and maintenance, safety and rescue, ticketing, soft and urban mobility, outdoor equipment, natural risk management, accommodation and tourism services, training and local authorities. Audience: ski area operators, resort elected officials and technicians, engineering consultancies, equipment manufacturers, tourism operators, local mountain authorities, government departments and risk-prevention bodies.

Notable exhibitors

The trade show's historic core brings together the sector's major equipment manufacturers: ski-lift builders (POMA, Doppelmayr, Leitner), grooming specialists (Kässbohrer PistenBully, Prinoth), snowmaking (TechnoAlpin, Demaclenko, MND Group), ticketing (Axess), alongside the construction and resort-development fabric. The trade show also hosts collective pavilions led by the Grenoble ecosystem and French Tech Alpes.

The full list of 2028 exhibitors will be available on the official website: mountain-planet.com.

Visitor quality

100% professional, access strictly reserved on personalised badge after verification. In 2024: 23,604 trade visitors from 67 countries, with strong representation from the Alpine countries (France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany) and export markets (North America, East Asia, emerging mountain regions of Asia). The 2026 review stands at +4.5% visitors vs 2024, confirming the upward momentum. Decision-maker profiles: ski area management, resort elected officials, planning and equipment departments of local authorities, technical directors of engineering consultancies, equipment buyers, safety and rescue managers, prevention bodies.

Activities & community

Conference programme

The trade show traditionally rolls out more than 50 events over 3 days: plenary conferences, round tables, innovation pitches and technical workshops structured around the sector's major challenges. The 2026 edition had built its programming around three themes (sport, health and wellbeing; natural risk management and resilience; 2030 Olympic Winter Games) and welcomed ministerial addresses at the opening. The 2028 programme and editorial themes are published by Alpexpo as the trade show approaches.

Awards & accolades

The Mountain Innovation Awards reward, at each edition, the sector's most notable innovations, by application and selection by a jury. The 2028 winners are announced by the organisers during the trade show week. Candidate exhibitors prepare their submission in advance with Alpexpo.

Satellite events

The trade show maintains distinct institutional partnerships with ANEM (Association Nationale des Élus de la Montagne) and ANENA (Association Nationale pour l'Étude de la Neige et des Avalanches), which contribute to programming on territorial resilience and avalanche risk prevention. These two partnerships are distinct and should be identified as such by exhibitors applying for thematic conference cycles.

Community & networks

Alpexpo has been the organiser and operator of the trade show since its creation in 1974. The body is a Société Publique Locale whose shareholders are Grenoble Alpes Métropole and the Ville de Grenoble.

The partner institutional ecosystem brings together Grenoble Alpes Métropole, Isère Attractivité, the SMMAG, the CCI Grenoble, French Tech Alpes, ANEM and ANENA. The trade show maintains historic ties with the Grenoble mountain industrial fabric, behind its creation in 1974 under the name Salon de l'Aménagement en Montagne.

On site: what you need to know

Access, parking and accommodation: see the Alpexpo Grenoble listing for the 2028 edition.

Specific to the trade show:

• Dates and times: Tuesday 11 to Thursday 13 April 2028, strictly professional access.
• Visitor badge: free with online pre-registration, personalised badge on proof of professional activity. No on-site ticketing for the general public.
• Accommodation: central Grenoble as a priority for direct tram A access. Booking 3 to 4 months in advance recommended, as the trade show mobilises the entire global mountain sector over 3 days. The nearby Alpine resort hotels (Chamrousse, Les Sept Laux, Vercors) make it possible to combine skiing and the trade show.
• Services: multi-point catering across the halls, exhibitor VIP areas, press room, dedicated spaces for collective pavilions, interpreting services for international delegations.

What it costs to exhibit

Preparing your visit

For the exhibitor

• T-18 months (autumn 2026): make contact with Alpexpo, thematic positioning, booking of a strategic location near the collective pavilions if relevant
• T-12 months (spring 2027): confirm surface area and hall, apply for the Mountain Innovation Awards, apply for the Grenoble Alpes or French Tech Alpes Start-up Village collective pavilions
• T-6 months (October 2027): final stand plan, builder brief, equipment and demonstrator logistics, team accreditations
• T-3 months (January 2028): Grenoble accommodation, commercial brief and lead targets, scheduling of B2B meetings with resort operators
• T-6 weeks (March 2028): delivery of materials, final team brief, activation of client invitation campaigns, badge pre-registration

For the decision-maker visitor

• Free pre-registration required in advance, personalised badge on proof of professional activity
• Identify priority conferences in advance among the many events offered over the 3 days
• Allow a minimum of 2 days to cover the 60,000 sq m and the collective pavilions
• If possible, combine the visit with a trip to a neighbouring Alpine resort (Chamrousse, Sept Laux, Vercors) for complementary operational meetings

CSR policy & initiatives

Alpexpo and Mountain Planet set the event within an approach to reducing its environmental footprint: low-carbon mobility prioritised to the site (direct tram A from the station), pooled catering and logistics, promotion of short supply chains and the region via the local collective pavilions. Natural risk management and the climate resilience of mountain territories are also a recurring editorial theme of the trade show, in connection with ANENA. The detail of the edition's commitments is specified by the organiser as the trade show approaches.

How the trade show has evolved

Trajectory analysis

Mountain Planet confirms, edition after edition, its status as the world's largest mountain trade show by size. Following the 2024 fiftieth anniversary (23,604 visitors, 462 exhibitors, around 900 brands, 67 countries, +17% vs 2022), the 2026 edition recorded +4.5% trade visitors vs 2024 (i.e. ~24,650 visitors) and 460 exhibitors across 60,000 sq m, with the opening of a second hall: momentum that durably anchors the event among the world's sector benchmarks.

Three structural indicators explain this consistency. First, industrial continuity: POMA, Doppelmayr, Leitner, Kässbohrer, Prinoth, TechnoAlpin and MND Group form a base of exhibitors present for several decades within the Grenoble ecosystem. Next, editorial diversification: the trade show has broadened its scope beyond ski-area equipment alone towards sport-health, natural risk management and climate resilience, which are matters of society and public policy. Finally, institutional anchoring: distinct partnerships with ANEM and ANENA, collective pavilions led by Grenoble Alpes Métropole and French Tech Alpes, and operation by a Société Publique Locale backed by the metropolitan authority.

The 2028 edition, scheduled from 11 to 13 April at Alpexpo Grenoble, takes place two years out from the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games awarded to the French Alps. It promises to be one of the most strategic of the decade for those working in mountain planning, mobility and hospitality, as the Alpine region prepares for an Olympic horizon that will shape investment and infrastructure.

Unless otherwise stated, all factual data in this listing comes from the organiser's official website (mountain-planet.com).