Champagny-en-Vanoise
Champagny-en-Vanoise is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is also known for the skiing and snow-boarding slopes.
Introduction from the English Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
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?3.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 2,716 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,247 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 94 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 99%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?3 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 57 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 337 km · Lifts: 9 · Balance between piste levels: 70%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?2.5 / 5
Adult day pass: €76 · Day pass price per km of pistes: €0.23/km · Adult 6-day pass: €401 · Price read at a neighbouring resort of the same area
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?3 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 69% · Magic carpets: 1 · Sledging runs: 0 · Special prices out of 4 (beginner, child, family, free age): 3 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 1
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 42 · Nearest railway station: 21 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 1 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 29
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?2.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 2 · Restaurants: 6 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 479 — 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: 0% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 · Adult day pass: €76 — 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 LA PLAGNE_SAPC station (2,120 m)
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 960 m · top 2,716 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 December to May: a long, reliable season.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.3 h · Dec 5.4 h · Jan 5.9 h · Feb 7 h · Mar 8 h · Apr 9.7 h — 25 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November33 cmVariable · 50%
- December97 cmGood skiing · 97%
- January144 cmGood skiing · 100%
- February168 cmGood skiing · 100%
- March186 cmGood skiing · 100%
- April166 cmGood skiing · 100%
- May114 cmGood skiing · 92%
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
65 complete winters measured, from 1959-1960 to 2023-2024 — on average 94 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec22 cmInsufficient · 30 %
- 16-31 Dec35 cmVariable · 50 %
- 1-15 Jan48 cmVariable · 69 %
- 16-31 Jan60 cmGood skiing · 82 %
- 1-15 Feb70 cmGood skiing · 92 %
- 16-29 Feb74 cmGood skiing · 95 %
- 1-15 Mar69 cmGood skiing · 93 %
- 16-31 Mar54 cmVariable · 73 %
- 1-15 Apr30 cmInsufficient · 44 %
- Best winter of the series
- 1965-1966 — 136 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1963-1964 — 0 day at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 372 cm a winter on average, spread over 39 days of snowfall. Measured over 68 complete winters, from 1950-1951 to 2023-2024.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 100 cm — 1970-1971
- Snowiest winter
- 1998-1999 — 650 cm
- Leanest winter
- 1963-1964 — 89 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →55 pistes, by level — 57 km
- Skiable vertical
- 1,469 m (1,247 m → 2,716 m)
- Lifts
- 1 gondola, 3 chairlifts, 4 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet
- Cross-country skiing
- 10 named trails — 26 km of marked loops (17 km of distinct track: the loops overlap), 11 km from 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(10)
Trail Level Length La Gouille blue 12 km Les Dzirpes easy 3.4 km Le Mône difficult 3.4 km L'Epinerie expert 1.9 km Le Vigerand intermediate 1.8 km L’Eau Salée very easy 0.9 km Le Cassinet difficult 0.8 km Le Tumelet blue 0.7 km La Culaz expert 0.7 km Beaupraz intermediate 0.7 km - Snowpark
- Yes
- Piste aspect
- N 6% · E 12% · S 56% · W 26% (descent direction of 34 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Mountain restaurants
- Chalet De Verdons Sud (1982 m) · Le Cozy (1227 m) · Le Barillon (1226 m) · Le Refuge des Marmottes (1225 m)
- Tourist office
- CHAMPAGNY-EN-VANOISE · 7 Place du Centre, 73350 · 0479550655 · [email protected] (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Piste map (PDF)
- PlanPistesParadiski (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Shuttle timetable (PDF)
- Navettes Champagny - 2025 26 (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
Resort data: declared by CHAMPAGNY-EN-VANOISE and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September
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 →
| Adult pass | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 day | €76 |
| 6 days | €401 |
| Child, 1 day | €61 |
| Beginner, 1 day | €45 |
| Free | Free under 5 · free from 75 years |
Read on the official price list, full price, excluding promotions. Price list of the linked area, read on Arc 1950. Official price list ↗
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.
Staying and hiring gear in Champagny-en-Vanoise
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (8) →Official players of the resort, live image. Checked on 18 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 Champagny-en-Vanoise
From Paris: 7 hr 05 (664 km) by road.
By road
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 17 · 95 km
- From Annecy: 1 hr 33 · 89 km
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 34 · 125 km
- From Genève: 2 hr 15 · 135 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 28 · 194 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 2 hr 37 · 217 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 3 hr 01 · 242 km
- From Dijon: 4 hr 20 · 395 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 21 · 362 km
- From Besançon: 4 hr 34 · 307 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 44 · 422 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 49 · 431 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 06 · 570 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 10 · 509 km
- From Nancy: 6 hr 27 · 606 km
- From Strasbourg: 6 hr 29 · 525 km
- From Toulouse: 7 hr 02 · 656 km
- From Paris: 7 hr 05 · 664 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 19 · 749 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 56 · 846 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains station
regional station · then 21 min drive (18 km)
Nearest main station: Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux, 1 hr 16 by road.
- From Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains station (stop “Gare Routiere”): line S66 — PRALOGNAN ↔ CHAMPAGNY ↔ MOUTIERS (REGION - cars Région Savoie), 43 min to the “Les Rochers” stop — 1 departure a day on weekdays · first 13:00, last 17:45 · timetable from 15 December 2026 to 15 April 2027 · official timetable ↗
Direct journeys read from the official timetable files published on transport.data.gouv.fr — no connections.
By plane
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 1 hr 29 by road · 103 km
- Grenoble-Alpes-Isère (GNB): 2 hr 07 by road · 170 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Champagny-en-Vanoise 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.
Off-piste & ski touring
The resorts for off-piste skiing →Named itineraries: Hara Kiri
Itineraries surveyed on OpenStreetMap within a 4 km radius (7 September 2026): “marked” means an itinerary exists on the map, not that it is open or safe on the day.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Champagny-en-Vanoise — up to 1,900 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont de la Guerre · Versant SW | 2.1 · E1 · F | 1,000 m | 1,300 → 2,293 m | SW | 1.8 km |
| Mont de la Guerre · Versant SE | 2.1 · E1 · F | 1,036 m | 1,250 → 2,286 m | SE | 2.5 km |
| Pointe de la Vélière · Couloir S (couloir amada) | 3.3 · E3 · D | 1,100 m | 1,400 → 2,467 m | S | 2.8 km |
| Pointe du Creux Noir · Depuis Chamberanger par le refuge du Grand Bec | 4.1 · E1 | 1,804 m | 1,350 → 3,154 m | NW | 3.6 km |
| Becca Motta · Versant NW | 3.2 · E2 · AD | 1,600 m | 1,470 → 3,045 m | NW · SW | 4.1 km |
| Refuge du Plan des Gouilles · depuis Champagny le Haut | n/a | 880 m | 1,469 → 2,355 m | N | 4.1 km |
| Pointe du Tougne · Versant N | 2.1 · E1 · PD | n/a | 2,709 m | N · NW · NE | 4.4 km |
| Le Grand Bec · Versant N par le Plan des Gouilles | 3.2 · E2 · AD | 1,900 m | 1,470 → 3,398 m | N | 4.5 km |
| Le Grand Bec · Face N de l'antécime N | 5.2 · E3 · TD | 1,800 m | 1,470 → 3,250 m | N | 4.5 km |
| Le Grand Bec · La Gromier | 5.3 · E4 · TD+ | 1,679 m | 3,399 m | NW | 4.8 km |
| Mont Jovet · Versant S | 2.3 · E1 · PD | 1,070 m | 1,520 → 2,558 m | S · SW · SE | 4.8 km |
| Roc du Bécoin · Traversée des arêtes du Dou de Moûtiers, Mont Jovet, Roc du Bécoin, Roc des Verdons | 2.2 · E2 · PD+ | 1,500 m | 1,250 → 2,594 m | n/a | 4.9 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 Champagny-en-Vanoise
Toboggan runs
- Piste de luge Moriond Racing · Courchevel · 5.2 km away
- Piste de luge (Courchevel 1850 - Courchevel Village) · Courchevel · 6.2 km away
Ice rink
- Patinoire de Plagne Centre · La Plagne Tarentaise · 5.9 km away
- Curling (uniquement en hiver) · Pralognan-la-Vanoise · 8.8 km away
- Patinoire · Pralognan-la-Vanoise · 8.9 km away
Swimming pool
- Piscine municipale · Champagny-en-Vanoise · 0.2 km away
- Aquamotion · Courchevel · 5.5 km away
- Piscine en plein-air de la Tania · Courchevel · 8 km away
- Piscine et toboggan · Pralognan-la-Vanoise · 8.8 km away
Spa and thermal baths
- Aquamotion - SPA · Courchevel · 5.5 km away
- Spa Bellecôte · La Plagne Tarentaise · 6.6 km away
- Le Grand Spa Thermal · Brides-les-Bains · 9.7 km away
- Les Thermes de Brides-Les-Bains · Brides-les-Bains · 9.7 km away
Dog sledding
- Génération Musher - Traîneau à chiens · Champagny-en-Vanoise · 4.1 km away
Paragliding
- Le parapente en été avec Bruno · Champagny-en-Vanoise · 2.3 km away
- Site de parapente · Champagny-en-Vanoise · 2.4 km away
- Smiles Parapente · Bozel · 3.3 km away
- Parapente air Vanoise - Antoine Mercier · Champagny-en-Vanoise · 4 km away
Museum
- Tour Sarrazine, musée · Bozel · 3.7 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma Le Doron · Brides-les-Bains · 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.
Practical information
Collective accommodation
479 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 1 hotel · 16 rooms (1 × 3★)
- 2 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 479 bed spaces
Commune: Champagny-en-Vanoise · 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 Champagny En Vanoise
35 instructors
🇬🇧 32 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Cinema · Le Rhodo
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.
Nearby resorts
Frequently asked questions
How high is Champagny-en-Vanoise?
Champagny-en-Vanoise sits at 960 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,716 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Champagny-en-Vanoise have?
Champagny-en-Vanoise has 57 km of pistes served by 9 lifts, within the linked Paradiski area (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Champagny-en-Vanoise?
The longest piste is Pierres Blanches: 6 km (blue run), for 338 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 Champagny-en-Vanoise?
The highest lift, Rossa, tops out at 2,376 m (IGN RGE ALTI terrain model). The 12 lifts mapped on OpenStreetMap total 12 km.
How much is a lift pass in Champagny-en-Vanoise?
The adult day pass costs €76 and the 6-day pass €401 (current season, read on the official price list, shared with Arc 1950).
How do I get to Champagny-en-Vanoise?
By road, Champagny-en-Vanoise is 1 hr 17 from Chambéry (95 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains, 21 min by road from the resort. From Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains station, line S66 — PRALOGNAN ↔ CHAMPAGNY ↔ MOUTIERS (REGION - cars Région Savoie) reaches the “Les Rochers” stop in 43 min, 1 departure a day on weekdays. The nearest airport is Chambéry-Savoie, 1 hr 29 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Champagny-en-Vanoise?
7 hr 05 for 664 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 Champagny-en-Vanoise?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to ten winters of reanalysis (estimate); in season the daily report prevails.
Is Champagny-en-Vanoise good for beginners and families?
69% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area.
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