Chastreix-Sancy
Chastreix-Sancy is a small ski resort situated above the village of Chastreix in central France. The resort is the smallest of the three main resorts situated in the Monts Dore and has no skiable link to the other two resorts. The main activities offered at the resort are alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, ski touring, dog sledding and hiking. It is a calm resort popular with families and locals, as it boasts gentle runs, panoramic views and short queues.
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?2 / 5
Top of the ski area: 1,342 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,342 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 47 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 1%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?3.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 38 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 62 km · Lifts: 21 · Balance between piste levels: 86%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?3.5 / 5
Adult day pass: €26.3 · Day pass price per km of pistes: €0.69/km · Adult 6-day pass: €128.2
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?2.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 75% · Magic carpets: 1 · Sledging runs: 1 · Special prices out of 4 (beginner, child, family, free age): 1 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?2.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 40 · Nearest railway station: 59 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 32
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 2 · Upcoming events: 1 · 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 · Adult day pass: €26.3 — 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 CHASTREIX station (1,385 m)
7-day forecast
Village 1,342 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.
Snow actually measured, winter by winter
15 complete winters measured, from 2008-2009 to 2025-2026 — on average 47 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec25 cmInsufficient · 35 %
- 16-31 Dec21 cmInsufficient · 30 %
- 1-15 Jan20 cmInsufficient · 23 %
- 16-31 Jan33 cmInsufficient · 42 %
- 1-15 Feb40 cmVariable · 53 %
- 16-29 Feb38 cmInsufficient · 43 %
- 1-15 Mar35 cmInsufficient · 47 %
- 16-31 Mar22 cmInsufficient · 28 %
- 1-15 Apr9 cmInsufficient · 12 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2008-2009 — 126 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 2010-2011 — 6 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 →69 pistes, by level — 38 km
- Lifts
- 1 cable car, 3 chairlifts, 16 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet
- Cross-country skiing
- 35 km of nordic trails
- Without skis
- 20 km of snowshoe and walking trails · 1 sledging run
- Piste aspect
- N 40% · E 13% · S 12% · W 35% (descent direction of 60 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Mountain restaurants
- Le Pic du Sancy (1769 m)
- Lift opening hours
- Lifts open from 09:00 to 17:00 (saison 2026-2027 · tous les jours) (official website, read on 9 September 2026)
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 (2025-2026) detail →
| Adult pass | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 day | €26.30 |
| 6 days | €128.20 |
| Season | €226.30 |
| Child, 1 day | €21.50 |
| Free | Free under 4 years |
Read on the official price list, full price, excluding promotions. 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.
Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to Chastreix-Sancy only (“CHASTREIX SANCY”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Chastreix-Sancy
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (10) →Official players of the resort, live image.
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 Chastreix-Sancy
From Paris: 5 hr 11 (482 km) by road.
By road
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 1 hr 14 · 71 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 2 hr 46 · 243 km
- From Lyon: 3 hr 05 · 265 km
- From Bordeaux: 3 hr 59 · 358 km
- From Toulouse: 4 hr 03 · 362 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 04 · 332 km
- From Valence: 4 hr 08 · 361 km
- From Dijon: 4 hr 13 · 379 km
- From Grenoble: 4 hr 15 · 366 km
- From Chambéry: 4 hr 17 · 362 km
- From Annecy: 4 hr 36 · 400 km
- From Genève: 4 hr 43 · 419 km
- From Besançon: 4 hr 49 · 438 km
- From Perpignan: 4 hr 58 · 433 km
- From Paris: 5 hr 11 · 482 km
- From Marseille: 5 hr 59 · 501 km
- From Pau: 6 hr 00 · 554 km
- From Nancy: 6 hr 20 · 590 km
- From Strasbourg: 7 hr 12 · 675 km
- From Nice: 7 hr 37 · 659 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Ussel station
halt · then 59 min drive (69 km)
Nearest main station: Clermont-Ferrand, 1 hr 14 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
- Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne (CFE): 1 hr 32 by road · 86 km
- Limoges (LIG): 2 hr 35 by road · 222 km
Take me there
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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: Pradets - Retour Village
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 Chastreix-Sancy — up to 1,200 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour Carrée · Val de Courre, descente depuis la tour carrée | 3.1 · E1 · F+ | n/a | 1,300 → 1,746 m | N | 1.8 km |
| Puy de Cliergue · Les couloirs face E | 3.3 · E2 · AD | n/a | 1,300 → 1,620 m | E | 2.1 km |
| Puy Redon · Le couloir Collangette | 3.3 · E2 · D | 600 m | 1,200 → 1,781 m | E | 2.2 km |
| Puy Redon · Couloir en Y | 4.2 · E3 · D | n/a | 1,500 → 1,874 m | NE | 2.2 km |
| Puy Redon · Couloir NW | n/a · PD+ | 484 m | 1,300 → 1,784 m | NW | 2.5 km |
| Puy de Sancy · Val d'Enfer - Couloir des Poubelles | n/a | 350 m | 1,430 → 1,780 m | NW | 2.5 km |
| Puy de Cliergue · Face E | 3.1 · E2 · PD | n/a | 1,300 → 1,620 m | E | 2.5 km |
| Puy de Sancy · Sancy En Traversee | n/a · AD | 1,200 m | 1,350 → 1,885 m | N | 2.8 km |
| Puy de Sancy · Par le Val de Courre, Fontaine Salée et Col de la Cabane | n/a · PD- | 830 m | 1,320 → 1,885 m | n/a | 2.8 km |
| Puy de Sancy · Couloir du Val d'Enfer | 3.2 · AD | 800 m | 1,200 → 1,885 m | NE | 2.8 km |
| Puy de Sancy · Face NE depuis la station du Mont Dore | n/a · E1 · AD- | 585 m | 1,300 → 1,885 m | NE | 2.8 km |
| Puy de Sancy · depuis La Morangie : traversée retour par le Puy Gros | n/a · PD | 900 m | 1,200 → 1,880 m | W | 2.9 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 Chastreix-Sancy
Toboggan runs
- Luge d'été Lego® du Mont-Dore · Mont-Dore · 4.4 km away
- Luge d'été de Super-Besse · Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · 6.2 km away
Ice rink
- Patinoire · Mont-Dore · 4.9 km away
Swimming pool
- Centre ludo-sportif Les Hermines : Espace aquatique · Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · 6.6 km away
- Sancy' O - Pôle Aqualudique de La Bourboule · La Bourboule · 6.6 km away
Spa and thermal baths
- Escapade Beauté · Mont-Dore · 5 km away
- Cures médicales - Thermes du Mont-Dore · Mont-Dore · 5.1 km away
- Spa de l'Etablissement Thermal du Mont-Dore · Mont-Dore · 5.1 km away
- Centre ludo-sportif Les Hermines : Espace Bien-être · Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · 6.6 km away
Dog sledding
- Chiens de traîneau des volcans · Picherande · 7.8 km away
Paragliding
- Sites de parapente du Mont-Dore · Mont-Dore · 4.8 km away
- Site de Parapente de Super-Besse · Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · 6.4 km away
Museum
- Espace culturel Joseph Foret · Mont-Dore · 4.9 km away
- Musée Joseph Forêt · Mont-Dore · 4.9 km away
- Minéralexpo · La Bourboule · 6.6 km away
- Scénomusée Toinette et Julien · Murat-le-Quaire · 7.8 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma : L'Olympic · Mont-Dore · 5.2 km away
- Cinéma : Ciné-Super · Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · 6.4 km away
- Cinéma : Le Roxy · La Bourboule · 6.6 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
Office de tourisme
Ski school
ESF Chastreix Sancy
10 instructors
🗓️ 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 Chastreix-Sancy
All events →-
15 October 2026 – 16 October 2026
Visite Parc Thermal La Bourboule
Parc Thermal La Bourboule · La Bourboule
Le sentier des curistes initié par le CAUE du Puy-de-Dôme permet de découvrir, redécouvrir et se réapproprier le cadre bâti exceptionnel de la cité thermale de La Bourboule. La démarche est à la fois…
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Plan Libre, la gazette” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: La Stèle (3.8 km), Guéry (7.3 km), Le Mont-Dore (7.9 km), Chambon-des-Neiges (9.9 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 Chastreix-Sancy?
Chastreix-Sancy sits at 1,342 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,342 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Chastreix-Sancy have?
Chastreix-Sancy has 38 km of pistes served by 21 lifts, within the linked Le Grand Sancy area (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Chastreix-Sancy?
The longest piste is Les Mouflons: 2 km (blue run), for 288 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 Chastreix-Sancy?
The highest lift, Chambasse 1 (platter lift), tops out at 1,703 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Chastreix-Sancy have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 7 installations at Chastreix-Sancy (6 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet), for an authorised capacity of 4,220 people per hour, of which 900 for Carrieres 2 alone. The fleet spans 1969 to 2019, an average age of 39 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 much is a lift pass in Chastreix-Sancy?
The adult day pass costs €26.30 and the 6-day pass €128.20 (2025-2026, read on the official price list).
How do I get to Chastreix-Sancy?
By road, Chastreix-Sancy is 1 hr 14 from Clermont-Ferrand (71 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Ussel, 59 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 Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne, 1 hr 32 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Chastreix-Sancy?
5 hr 11 for 482 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
What time do the lifts open in Chastreix-Sancy?
Lifts are announced open from 09:00 to 17:00 (saison 2026-2027 · tous les jours), according to the official website (read on 9 September 2026).
Is Chastreix-Sancy good for beginners and families?
75% of the pistes are green or blue: a very accessible area.
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