Arvieux
Off season · opens 18 December 20261,686 mVillage altitude
2,079 mTop of the ski area
10 kmAlpine pistes
7Ski lifts
Not published by any source: adult day pass.
Arvieux is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes). The village sits at 1,686 m and the ski area rises to 2,079 m, a skiable vertical of 388 m.
Live webcams
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Official players of the resort, live image. 3 more cameras on the webcam page.
Snow, opening and weather
Snow report →The domain is due to open on 18 December 2026 and close on 21 March 2027. Open pistes and lifts will appear here as soon as the resort publishes its daily report.
Right now at the ARVIEUX station (1,825 m)
Source: Météo-France, ARVIEUX weather station, 1.7 km away. Hourly measurement — not the resort’s own snow report.
Avalanche danger
Reliable snow mainly in the second half of February; more irregular the rest of the winter. 77 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, and 276 cm of fresh snow, measured over 56 winters at the Météo-France “ARVIEUX LA CHALP” station. Fortnight by fortnight, over 56 measured winters →
3-day forecast
Village 1,686 m · top 2,079 m
Forecast corrected for altitude; fresh snow = forecast total at the top; UV = peak of the day. Beyond 3 days, check the resort’s own report. Source:Open-Meteo.
Seven criteria rated from 1 to 5 stars, in half-stars, from this page's sourced data. A rating is a rank among the 315 French resorts we cover — 5 stars means “among the best in France on this point”, not “perfect”. Nobody types these in.
- SnowCan you count on the snow?3.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 2,079 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,691 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 77 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 96%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?2 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 10 km · Lifts: 7 · Balance between piste levels: 79%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?n/a
Not rated: no official price list could be found.
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?2 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 57% · Magic carpets: 1 · Sledging runs: 1 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?2 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 5 hr 41 · Nearest railway station: 30 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 2 hr 53
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 6 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 194 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?1.5 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 0 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 100% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 — index: what the map and the listings publish
“Atmosphere” and “Luxury” are indexes: they count what OpenStreetMap and the event listings publish within 2.5 km (bars, nightclubs, rated hotels, spas, upcoming events), not what you experience there. A zero means “nothing mapped”, not “nothing there”. Sources per criterion: snow (altitudes declared by the resort (ANMSM, official website), STRMTG register, OpenStreetMap; snow depth observed at the Météo-France station, ERA5-Land model) ; ski area (figures declared by the resort (ANMSM, official website), national lift register (STRMTG), OpenStreetMap) ; value (the resort’s official price list) ; families and beginners (OpenStreetMap pistes, price list, ESF ski school, Famille Plus label, OpenStreetMap leisure) ; access (OSRM drive times from 20 cities, SNCF stations, GTFS shuttles, airports) ; atmosphere and après-ski (bars, nightclubs and restaurants within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap), upcoming events (OpenAgenda), collective tourist beds (INSEE)) ; luxury and comfort (rated hotels within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap) and by category across the commune (INSEE), spas and boutiques (OpenStreetMap), day pass price).
14 pistes, by level
7 green1 blue5 red1 black
- Skiable vertical
- 388 m
- Cross-country skiing
- 1 named trail — 1.8 km of marked loops (1.4 km of distinct track: the loops overlap), 900 m from the resort
- Snowmaking
- 23% of pistes
Ski-area figures — bottom, km of pistes, pistes by level: OpenStreetMap; top, lifts: STRMTG — French national lift register (1 Jan) .
The ski area in figures
Measured on 9 September 20261 kmLongest piste — Les Pylônes (red), 328 m of vertical
328 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 2,106 → 1,778 m, 1 km
2,079 mHighest lift top — Clot (platter lift), national lift register
6,300Total lift capacity, people per hour — 7 installations: 1 chairlift, 5 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet
42 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1961, newest 2008
1,350Biggest lift, people per hour — Revue (chairlift, 1983)
4 kmTotal length of lifts — 5 lifts mapped
296 haSki area boundary (OSM)
340Inhabitants — Arvieux (INSEE 05007)
Measured on OpenStreetMap (altitudes: IGN RGE ALTI), not taken from the brochure. The vertical above is that of one piste, not of the whole ski area. Population: INSEE municipal population via geo.api.gouv.fr.
Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to Arvieux only (“ARVIEUX”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Arvieux
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Collective accommodation
194 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 1 hotel · 23 rooms (1 × 4★)
- 1 holiday village or family centre · 194 bed spaces
- 1 campsite · 69 pitches
Commune: Arvieux · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
Stay & accommodation
Holidu
Holiday-rental comparison site.
Gear & equipment
Absolute Snow
UK ski and snowboard shop — delivers to UK addresses only.
Hardloop
Mountain gear shop: ski touring, avalanche safety, winter clothing.
Beyond skiing at Arvieux
Without skis on — 2 km of snowshoe and walking trails · 1 sledging run
Museum
- Musée Les Jouets du Queyras · Arvieux · 0.1 km away
- L'Armoire aux 8 Serrures · Château-Ville-Vieille · 7.3 km away
- Maison de Françoise et Mamès · Cervières · 9.8 km away
Source: DATAtourisme (open data), within 10 km of the resort; places in a large town of the valley are left out. Checked on 12 September 2026. Opening times and prices are the operator’s — check before you go.
Ski schools and practical information
Ski school
ESF Arvieux
16 instructors
🇬🇧 10 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Tourist office
Office du tourisme
In case of accident
112 — the European emergency number, free of charge, triggers mountain rescue. On the pistes, the ski patrol number is printed on the piste map and at lift ticket offices. Piste rescue is charged: check your insurance or take the option sold with the lift pass.
Off the pistes: off-piste and ski touring
The resorts for off-piste skiing →Ski touring routes described
12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Arvieux — up to 2,200 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac du Lauzon (Arvieux) · depuis le Coin | 1.3 · PD- | 630 m | 1,600 → 2,230 m | W | 1 km |
| Col du Lauzon · Traversée Col de Combe Laboye--Brunissard | n/a · PD+ | 1,350 m | 1,570 → 2,570 m | E | 1.6 km |
| Col de la Rousse · Traversée S >> N | 2.1 · E1 · PD | 914 m | 1,601 → 2,515 m | NW | 1.7 km |
| Crête de Jambe Route · Versant SE - depuis Brunissard | 2.2 · E1 · F | 810 m | 1,805 → 2,615 m | SE | 1.7 km |
The other 8 routes, with grades and vertical →
Not a piste. Neither marked, nor patrolled, nor secured: transceiver, shovel, probe, the day’s avalanche bulletin and, better still, a guide. Ski grade (1.1–5.6) = steepness and commitment; exposure (E1–E4) = consequence of a fall.
Source: Camptocamp.org topo guide (CC BY-SA), routes starting within 10 km, read on 13 September 2026. Descriptions and photos are on Camptocamp; an empty cell is a field nobody has filled in. Camptocamp ski touring routes ↗
Piste map
Open on OpenSnowMap ↗Official piste map
Pistes coloured by level, lifts as lines. The resort’s official map is the reference in season.
Base map © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · pistes © OpenSnowMap (CC-BY-SA) · data ©OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Getting to Arvieux
From Paris: 8 hr 29 (718 km) by road.
By road
- From Grenoble: 3 hr 02 · 171 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
- From Chambéry: 3 hr 12 · 216 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
- From Marseille: 3 hr 23 · 255 km
- From Annecy: 3 hr 41 · 263 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
- From Valence: 3 hr 59 · 260 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
From other major cities (14)
- From Genève: 4 hr 11 · 301 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
- From Lyon: 4 hr 14 · 273 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
- From Saint-Étienne: 4 hr 25 · 296 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 41 · 377 km
- From Dijon: 5 hr 44 · 448 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 5 hr 45 · 416 km
- From Besançon: 6 hr 03 · 478 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 03 · 525 km
- From Toulouse: 6 hr 59 · 612 km
- From Nancy: 7 hr 51 · 659 km
- From Strasbourg: 8 hr 03 · 664 km
- From Paris: 8 hr 29 · 718 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 53 · 801 km
- From Bordeaux: 9 hr 22 · 854 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
halt · then 30 min drive (26 km)
Nearest main station: Grenoble, 3 hr 02 by road.
No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables (checked on 20 September 2026): ask the resort about a private shuttle or a taxi.
Shuttles and buses from the station: see the resort’s official website.
By plane
- Cuneo (CUF): 3 hr 03 by road · 166 km
- Turin-Caselle (TRN): 2 hr 53 by road · 177 km
Take me there
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Charging an electric car
1 charging station within 2 km
2 charging points · up to 22 kW
- ARVIEUX - Parking de l'Eglise · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 22 kW · 1.6 km
Freely accessible charge points read from the French national EV charging database (data.gouv.fr ↗, operators’ own declarations), checked on 9 September 2026. Check availability before you leave: the database says what is installed, not what is free tonight.
Road conditions
From 1 November to 31 March, snow chains or winter tyres are compulsory in most mountain areas (French “Loi Montagne II”).
Driving times computed on the OpenStreetMap road network (OSRM), SNCF stations (open data), airports (Wikidata). Indicative, not a timetable: allow extra time in snow.
The area offers 10 km of alpine pistes, 14 marked pistes (7 green, 1 blue, 5 red, 1 black), 7 ski lifts.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the longest piste runs 1 km (Les Pylônes) and the highest lift tops out at 2,105 m.
Access: 3 h 02 by road from Grenoble and 30 min from Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre railway station.
7 official webcams show the pistes live (on the French page).
Frequently asked questions
How high is Arvieux?
Arvieux sits at 1,686 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,079 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Arvieux have?
Arvieux has 10 km of slopes, 7 lifts.
What is the longest piste in Arvieux?
The longest piste is Les Pylônes: 1 km (red run), for 328 m of vertical. Measured on the OpenStreetMap map, segments of the same name and level joined end to end, altitudes from the IGN RGE ALTI terrain model — a resort sometimes advertises a longer run by chaining several pistes.
How high do the lifts go in Arvieux?
The highest lift, Clot (platter lift), tops out at 2,079 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Arvieux have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 7 installations at Arvieux (1 chairlift, 5 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet), for an authorised capacity of 6,300 people per hour, of which 1,350 for Revue alone. The fleet spans 1961 to 2008, an average age of 42 years. This count covers the resort itself, magic carpets included, not the whole linked ski area — a resort brochure often announces a different number. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How do I get to Arvieux?
By road, Arvieux is 3 hr 02 from Grenoble (171 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre, 30 min by road from the resort. No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables. The nearest airport is Cuneo, 3 hr 03 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Arvieux?
8 hr 29 for 718 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
When does Arvieux open?
According to the official website, the resort opens on 18 December 2026 and closes on 21 March 2027 (2026-2027 season).
Is the snow reliable in Arvieux?
Reliable snow mainly in the second half of February; more irregular the rest of the winter. 77 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, and 276 cm of fresh snow, measured over 56 winters at the Météo-France “ARVIEUX LA CHALP” station. This verdict rests on 56 winters of Météo-France measurements (1969-2026); in season the daily report prevails.
Is Arvieux good for beginners and families?
57% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather technical area.
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