Vars Southern Alps France

Resort Status

  • StatusOpen
  • Open Trails-/109
  • Open Lifts-

Projected Season Dates

  • Opening2024/12/07
  • Closing2025/04/06
  • Days Open-
  • Last YearN.A.

Overview

At 1850 metres altitude in the heart of the Hautes Alpes, the Vars ski resort has become one of the most desirable resorts in the Southern Alps. The resort is right on the edge of some of the biggest mountain chains in the French Alps and is nestled amidst splendid larch forests which are tremendously well preserved. The surrounding mountains (Massif des Ecrins, the Queyras and Ubaye) are stunning and the ski runs top out at close to 3000 m in altitude. Made up of 4 small hamlets which span the...more

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Snow Reports

  • Last Report17 days ago
  • Last Snow Depth3.0cm
  • Top/Btm Snow-/-
  • Off-Piste-
  • On-Piste-

Snow Forecast

  • Next 3 Days-
  • Days 4-6-
  • Days 7-9-

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Runs/Pistes

  • Beginner17%
  • Intermediate46%
  • Advanced29%
  • Expert8%
  • Total109

Lifts

  • Cable2
  • Chair9
  • Surface13
  • Total25

Elevation & Snow

  • Summit2750 m
  • Vertical1100 m
  • Base1650 m
  • Snowmaking55 km
  • Avg. Snow889 cm

Terrain

  • Night Skiing-
  • Pistes Length-
  • Terrain Parks-
  • Longest Run-
  • Skiable100 km

Contact

AddressCours Fontanarosa05560 VARS, Hautes-AlpesFrance
Phone+33 (0)4 92 46 51 31
Emailinfo@otvars.com
Website-