Ceillac
Ceillac is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes). The village sits at 1,644 m.
The area offers 8 km of alpine pistes, 14 marked pistes (5 green, 5 blue, 4 red), 4 ski lifts. Green and blue runs dominate: terrain suited to beginners and families.
Access: 2 h 52 by road from Grenoble and 21 min from Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre railway station.
1 official webcam shows the pistes live (on the French page).
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?n/a
Not rated: “top of the ski area” is missing from this page.
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?1.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 8 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 8 km · Lifts: 4 · Balance between piste levels: 79%
- 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?2.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 71% · Magic carpets: 1 · Sledging runs: 2 · 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 40 · Nearest railway station: 21 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 2 hr 43
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?2.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 1 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 6 · Upcoming events: 1 · Collective tourist beds: 289 — 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 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 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.
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,644 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
Snow cover varies from one winter to the next.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 7.2 h · Dec 6.9 h · Jan 7.2 h · Feb 8.4 h · Mar 9.6 h · Apr 10.8 h — 26 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November3 cmInsufficient · 0%
- December23 cmInsufficient · 33%
- January34 cmInsufficient · 46%
- February31 cmVariable · 50%
- March20 cmInsufficient · 24%
- April—no record
- May—no record
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
33 complete winters measured, from 1992-1993 to 2025-2026 — on average 50 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec14 cmInsufficient · 16 %
- 16-31 Dec22 cmInsufficient · 30 %
- 1-15 Jan30 cmInsufficient · 48 %
- 16-31 Jan35 cmVariable · 57 %
- 1-15 Feb37 cmVariable · 62 %
- 16-29 Feb33 cmVariable · 56 %
- 1-15 Mar27 cmInsufficient · 41 %
- 16-31 Mar13 cmInsufficient · 17 %
- 1-15 Apr5 cmInsufficient · 6 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2017-2018 — 121 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 2006-2007 — 0 day at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 227 cm a winter on average, spread over 36 days of snowfall. Measured over 34 complete winters.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 55 cm — 2012-2013
- Snowiest winter
- 2017-2018 — 402 cm
- Leanest winter
- 2004-2005 — 108 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →14 pistes, by level — 8 km
- Lifts
- 1 chairlift, 2 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet
- Cross-country skiing
- 2 named trails — 11 km of marked loops (10 km of distinct track: the loops overlap), 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(2)
Trail Level Length Le Bois Noir difficult 7.5 km La Viste easy 3.3 km - Without skis
- 2 sledging runs
- Piste aspect
- N 68% · E 0% · S 3% · W 29% (descent direction of 10 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 OpenStreetMap (altitudes: IGN RGE ALTI), not taken from the brochure. The vertical above is that of one piste, not of the whole ski area.
Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to Ceillac only (“CEILLAC”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Ceillac
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (1) →Ceillac broadcasts its images on its own page: the link takes you there. Checked on 12 September 2026.
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 Ceillac
From Paris: 8 hr 41 (735 km) by road.
By road
- From Grenoble: 2 hr 52 · 162 km
- From Chambéry: 3 hr 02 · 208 km
- From Marseille: 3 hr 14 · 246 km
- From Annecy: 3 hr 32 · 255 km
- From Valence: 3 hr 49 · 251 km
From other major cities (14)
- From Genève: 4 hr 01 · 293 km
- From Lyon: 4 hr 04 · 264 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 33 · 369 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 4 hr 38 · 313 km
- From Perpignan: 5 hr 54 · 517 km
- From Dijon: 5 hr 56 · 465 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 5 hr 57 · 433 km
- From Besançon: 6 hr 15 · 495 km
- From Toulouse: 6 hr 50 · 603 km
- From Nancy: 8 hr 03 · 676 km
- From Strasbourg: 8 hr 16 · 682 km
- From Paris: 8 hr 41 · 735 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 45 · 793 km
- From Bordeaux: 9 hr 14 · 845 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
halt · then 21 min drive (18 km)
Nearest main station: Grenoble, 2 hr 52 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
- Cuneo (CUF): 2 hr 54 by road · 158 km
- Turin-Caselle (TRN): 2 hr 43 by road · 168 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Ceillac as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
Charging an electric car
1 charging station within 2 km
2 charging points · up to 22 kW
- CEILLAC - Route des Oches · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 22 kW · 0.3 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.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Ceillac — up to 1,630 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceillac · Montagne de la Riche - Couloir nord | 3.3 · E2 · PD | 1,000 m | 1,700 → 2,718 m | N | 0.2 km |
| Brunet · Versant S par le Col de Bramousse | 3.1 · E1 · PD | 890 m | 1,650 → 2,561 m | S | 1.6 km |
| Col Fromage · Traversée Ceillac >> Molines la Rua | n/a · PD | 650 m | 1,650 → 2,301 m | n/a | 1.6 km |
| Crête des Eysselières · en boucle SW / NW depuis Ceillac | n/a · PD+ | 725 m | n/a | n/a | 2 km |
| Pointe de Rasis · Versant SW | 3.2 · E1 | 1,180 m | 1,660 m | SW | 2.2 km |
| Crête de l'Aup · Combe SW | 2.2 · PD | 843 m | 1,700 → 2,543 m | SW | 2.2 km |
| Pointe de la Saume · Traversée NW >> SW | n/a · AD | 1,630 m | 1,420 → 3,043 m | N | 2.6 km |
| Pointe de la Saume · Versant NW depuis l'Aval | 2.2 · E1 · PD+ | 1,630 m | 1,420 → 3,043 m | N | 2.6 km |
| Crête de La Saume · Par le versant N | 2.2 · E1 · PD | 1,470 m | 1,431 → 2,898 m | N | 2.7 km |
| Pas du Curé · traversée l'Ubac de l'Aval / le Mélezet | n/a · E2 · AD | 1,420 m | 1,431 → 2,783 m | n/a | 2.7 km |
| Pic des Heuvières · Couloir des Rouites | 5.2 · E2 · TD | 1,370 m | 1,690 → 3,060 m | N | 3.1 km |
| Sommet Jacquette · versant SW de Ceillac | 2.3 · E1 · PD+ | 1,250 m | 1,650 → 2,900 m | SW | 3.2 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 Ceillac
Spa and thermal baths
- Spa l'Alta Peyra · Saint-Véran · 8.2 km away
Paragliding
- "Tête en l'Air" Ecole de Parapente Du Queyras · Ceillac · 0.3 km away
Museum
- Exposition sur l'Ancienne Mine de Cuivre · Saint-Véran · 8.2 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
Collective accommodation
289 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 1 hotel · 21 rooms (1 × 2★)
- 1 holiday village or family centre · 289 bed spaces
- 2 campsites · 162 pitches
Commune: Ceillac · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
Tourist office
Office de tourisme
Ski school
ESF Ceillac
21 instructors
🇬🇧 11 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
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 Ceillac
All events →-
19 September 2026 · 18:00
Les premiers photographes du Queyras
Guillestre, école élémentaire Le Simoust · Guillestre
Des débuts de la photographie sur des plaques de verre au numérique d’aujourd’hui, la technique a bien changé !
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Hautes-Alpes” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Risoul (1.7 km), La Forêt Blanche (7.9 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 Ceillac?
Ceillac sits at 1,644 m at village level.
How many kilometres of pistes does Ceillac have?
Ceillac has 8 km of pistes served by 4 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
How high do the lifts go in Ceillac?
The highest lift, Sainte Anne (platter lift), tops out at 2,460 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Ceillac have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 8 installations at Ceillac (1 chairlift, 6 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet), for an authorised capacity of 5,340 people per hour, of which 1,500 for Pre Girardin alone. The fleet spans 1966 to 2013, an average age of 27 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 Ceillac?
By road, Ceillac is 2 hr 52 from Grenoble (162 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre, 21 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, 2 hr 54 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Ceillac?
8 hr 41 for 735 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 Ceillac?
It varies from one winter to the next according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
Is Ceillac good for beginners and families?
71% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area.
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