Barioz
The Barioz resort is a winter sports resort in France located in Isère, in the chaîne de Belledonne, above the col du Barioz.
Translated from the French Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), machine translation.
Seven criteria rated from 1 to 5 stars, in half-stars, from this page's sourced data. A rating is a rank among the 322 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?2.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 1,686 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,363 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 91 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 82%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?2 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 2 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 2 km · Lifts: 3 · Balance between piste levels: 100%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?n/a
Not rated: “adult day pass” is missing from this page.
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?1 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 50% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 0 · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?4 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 05 · Nearest railway station: 20 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 58 min
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 0 · Upcoming events: 4 · Collective tourist beds: 0 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?1 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 0 · 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 (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata), snow depth observed at the Météo-France station, ERA5-Land model) ; ski area (OpenStreetMap pistes and lifts, linked area (Wikidata)) ; 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).
Open pistes and lifts will appear here during the season, as published by the resort. Out of season we show nothing rather than a misleading zero.
Right now at the PIPAY_SAPC station (1,578 m)
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,360 m · top 1,686 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.
Average snow depth by month
Good snow from January to March.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.4 h · Dec 5.7 h · Jan 6.1 h · Feb 7.3 h · Mar 8.5 h · Apr 9.9 h — 25 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November8 cmInsufficient · 5%
- December39 cmVariable · 59%
- January64 cmGood skiing · 87%
- February78 cmGood skiing · 94%
- March76 cmGood skiing · 86%
- April44 cmVariable · 62%
- May8 cmInsufficient · 11%
30 cm on the ground: the benchmark for groomed-piste skiing. Bar = monthly average depth; percentage = share of time above 30 cm.
- Good skiing: 30 cm on more than 8 days in 10
- Variable: 30 cm on 5 to 8 days in 10
- Insufficient: 30 cm less than one day in two
Snow actually measured, winter by winter
16 complete winters measured, from 2007-2008 to 2025-2026 — on average 91 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec30 cmInsufficient · 35 %
- 16-31 Dec37 cmVariable · 52 %
- 1-15 Jan42 cmVariable · 63 %
- 16-31 Jan60 cmGood skiing · 90 %
- 1-15 Feb75 cmGood skiing · 83 %
- 16-29 Feb74 cmGood skiing · 84 %
- 1-15 Mar76 cmGood skiing · 84 %
- 16-31 Mar63 cmVariable · 69 %
- 1-15 Apr39 cmVariable · 50 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2017-2018 — 136 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 2023-2024 — 19 days at 30 cm or more
Snowfall: no long enough record of fresh snow at this station. Rather than an estimate, we show nothing.
The ski area
Compare with another resort →4 pistes, by level — 2 km
- Skiable vertical
- 323 m (1,363 m → 1,686 m)
- Lifts
- 3 drag lifts
- Cross-country skiing
- 13 named trails — 49 km of marked loops (22 km of distinct track: the loops overlap) · Espace nordique du Barioz area, right by the resortOpenStreetMap, lengths measured on the geometry, surveyed on 12 September 2026. A trail with no difficulty tag is shown as "n/a" — never guessed.
See the trails(13)
Trail Level Length Les Crètes black 8.8 km Piste du Refuge · Espace nordique du Barioz easy 7.9 km La Grande Teppe red 6.2 km Le Levant · Espace nordique du Barioz red 5 km Le Crêt Luisard · Espace nordique du Barioz blue 3.6 km Belle Aiguette · Espace nordique du Barioz blue 3.5 km Le Prayet · Espace nordique du Barioz easy 3.3 km Les Moîlles · Espace nordique du Barioz green 2.8 km Les Ramiettes · Espace nordique du Barioz intermediate 2.7 km Le Crêt du Poulet · Espace nordique du Barioz blue 1.8 km Crève-Coeur · Espace nordique du Barioz easy 1.6 km Boucle du Crêt · Espace nordique du Barioz very easy 0.9 km Le plateau · Espace nordique du Barioz green 0.8 km - Without skis
- 1 km of snowshoe and walking trails
- Piste aspect
- N 81% · E 0% · S 0% · W 19% (descent direction of 3 OSM pistes, terrain model)
Pistes and lifts surveyed on OpenStreetMap within 4 km of the resort — for a resort in a linked area, the figure may include neighbouring pistes.
Lift passes detail →
The price list for this resort is being collected: most resorts publish winter prices between September and November.
The ski area in figures
Measured on 9 September 2026Measured 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 Barioz only (“COL DU BARIOZ”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Barioz
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (1) →Nearby cameras listed by Windy: the link opens the image at its publisher. Checked on 18 September 2026.
Webcams provided by windy.com — add a webcam.
Piste map
Open on OpenSnowMap ↗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 Barioz
From Paris: 6 hr 34 (619 km) by road.
By road
- From Grenoble: 42 min · 41 km
- From Chambéry: 47 min · 51 km
- From Annecy: 1 hr 16 · 98 km
- From Genève: 1 hr 45 · 135 km
- From Valence: 1 hr 45 · 134 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Lyon: 1 hr 57 · 149 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 2 hr 31 · 198 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 49 · 350 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 3 hr 50 · 318 km
- From Montpellier: 3 hr 52 · 338 km
- From Marseille: 3 hr 57 · 347 km
- From Besançon: 4 hr 05 · 308 km
- From Perpignan: 5 hr 14 · 486 km
- From Nice: 5 hr 35 · 505 km
- From Nancy: 5 hr 56 · 561 km
- From Strasbourg: 6 hr 00 · 525 km
- From Toulouse: 6 hr 10 · 572 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 34 · 619 km
- From Bordeaux: 7 hr 48 · 704 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 04 · 762 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Goncelin station
regional station · then 20 min drive (17 km)
Nearest main station: Grenoble, 44 min by road.
No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables (checked on 13 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
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 58 min by road · 58 km
- Grenoble-Alpes-Isère (GNB): 1 hr 15 by road · 87 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Barioz as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
Charging an electric car
No freely accessible charge point is declared within 2 km of the resort (checked on 9 September 2026). Covered car parks in the resort may offer chargers reserved for their customers: those are not listed here.
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.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Barioz — up to 1,565 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rocher · Versant NW | 1.2 · E1 · F | 510 m | 1,430 → 1,926 m | W | 1.3 km |
| Crêt Luisard · Versant E | 2.2 · E1 · PD | 920 m | 895 → 1,803 m | E | 2.3 km |
| Grand Rocher · versant E - depuis le Haut Bréda | 2.3 · E1 · PD+ | 1,050 m | 963 → 1,926 m | E | 3.3 km |
| Grand Rocher · Versant NW par le Léatel | 2.3 · E1 · F | 960 m | 900 → 1,860 m | NW | 3.9 km |
| Pierre du Pin / Roc du Léat · Traversée Grand Thiervoz >> Pinsot | n/a · E1 · PD | 900 m | 740 → 1,825 m | W | 4.5 km |
| Cul de Pet · Versant E | 1.2 · E1 · F | 820 m | 1,040 → 1,859 m | E | 5.1 km |
| Signal des Valloires · Couloir NW en boucle | 4.2 · E2 · AD- | 1,300 m | 1,050 → 2,346 m | NW | 5.2 km |
| Pierre du Pin / Roc du Léat · Crête N | n/a · F | 805 m | 1,100 → 1,904 m | NE | 5.2 km |
| Pierre du Pin / Roc du Léat · Traversée N >> E | n/a · PD | 800 m | 1,100 → 1,904 m | NE | 5.2 km |
| Passage de Tigneux · Versant W | 3.2 · E1 · AD | 1,375 m | 1,020 → 2,393 m | W | 5.3 km |
| Abri de la Grande Valloire · Voie normale | 2.3 · E1 · PD | 832 m | 998 → 1,830 m | W | 5.4 km |
| Pic des Valloires · La taambouille de neige | 3.1 · E2 · PD | 1,565 m | 1,000 → 2,565 m | N · NW | 5.5 km |
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 ↗
Beyond skiing at Barioz
Swimming pool
- Piscine Allevard · Allevard · 8.2 km away
Spa and thermal baths
- Espace bien-être Ana Beauté · Allevard · 6.7 km away
- Thermes d'Allevard-les-Bains · Allevard · 6.8 km away
Paragliding
- Parapente Pégase et particule · Allevard · 6 km away
- Sacha Parapente Biplace · Allevard · 8 km away
Museum
- Musée Forges et Moulins de Pinsot · Le Haut-Bréda · 4.6 km away
- La Galerie, Musée d'Allevard-les-Bains · Allevard · 6.7 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma Bel'Donne · Allevard · 7.1 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.
Practical information
Tourist office
Maison de la Nature
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.
What's on around Barioz
All events →-
19 September 2026 – 20 September 2026
Visite guidée du château des Monteynard à TENCIN
Château des Monteynard · Tencin
Visite guidée sur 3 niveaux du château des Monteynard. Château construit en 1777, meublé d'époque, et classé aux Monuments Historiques.
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Isère Attractivité” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Saint-Hilaire (5.8 km), Prapoutel (6.3 km), Pipay (6.5 km), Le Pleynet (8.5 km)
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20 September 2026 · 11:00
Les Costumés de Venise au château du Touvet
Château du Touvet · Le Touvet
Parades et déambulations d'une cinquantaine de Costumés de Venise qui font revivre les fêtes vénitiennes du 18ème siècle.
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Isère Attractivité” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Saint-Hilaire (7.8 km), La Stass' (8.5 km), Le Planolet (8.9 km)
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20 September 2026 · 11:00
Visite des jardins et manœuvres des eaux des fontaines
Château du Touvet · Le Touvet
Journées européennes du patrimoine
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Isère Attractivité” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Saint-Hilaire (7.8 km), La Stass' (8.5 km), Le Planolet (8.9 km)
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20 September 2026 · 11:00
Visite des intérieurs du château
Château du Touvet · Le Touvet
Journées européennes du patrimoine
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Isère Attractivité” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Saint-Hilaire (7.8 km), La Stass' (8.5 km), Le Planolet (8.9 km)
Events published on OpenAgenda by the agendas named above, kept when they take place within 10 km of the resort. We organise nothing: times, prices and cancellations are the organiser's.
Nearby resorts
Frequently asked questions
How high is Barioz?
Barioz sits at 1,360 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,686 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Barioz have?
Barioz has 2 km of pistes served by 3 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Barioz?
The longest piste is Les Rhodos: 1 km (red run), for 264 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 Barioz?
The highest lift, Grand Plan (platter lift), tops out at 1,684 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Barioz have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 3 installations at Barioz (3 drag lifts), for an authorised capacity of 1,174 people per hour, of which 514 for Grand Plan alone. The fleet spans 1981 to 1997, an average age of 38 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 Barioz?
By road, Barioz is 42 min from Grenoble (41 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Goncelin, 20 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 Chambéry-Savoie, 58 min away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Barioz?
6 hr 34 for 619 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
Is the snow reliable in Barioz?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to ten winters of reanalysis (estimate); in season the daily report prevails.
Is Barioz good for beginners and families?
50% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather technical area.
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