Col du Rousset
Off season · opens 19 December 20261,247 mVillage altitude
1,695 mTop of the ski area
16 kmAlpine pistes
11Ski lifts
Not published by any source: adult day pass.
Col du Rousset is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Drôme), in the commune of Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors. The village sits at 1,247 m and the ski area rises to 1,695 m, a skiable vertical of 439 m.
Live webcams
All webcams (11) →Front de Neige RoussetWebcam-HD
Tk EcondusWebcam-HD
Font d’Urle Front de NeigeWebcam-HD
Each player is the camera operator’s own, loaded only when you ask for it — it may set its own trackers.
Official players of the resort, live image. 7 more cameras on the webcam page.
Snow, opening and weather
Snow report →The domain is due to open on 19 December 2026 and close on 14 March 2027. Open pistes and lifts will appear here as soon as the resort publishes its daily report.
Right now at the COL DE ROUSSET_SAPC station (1,400 m)
Source: Météo-France, COL DE ROUSSET_SAPC weather station, 1.2 km away. Hourly measurement — not the resort’s own snow report.
Avalanche danger
Good snow from early February to mid-March. 93 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, and 389 cm of fresh snow, measured over 13 winters at the Météo-France “FONT D'URLE” station. Fortnight by fortnight, over 13 measured winters →
3-day forecast
Village 1,247 m · top 1,695 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?2.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 1,695 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,256 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 93 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 4%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?3 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 16 km · Lifts: 11 · Balance between piste levels: 93%
- 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 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 69% · Magic carpets: 1 · Sledging runs: 0 · 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 17 · Nearest railway station: 21 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 31
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 1 · Upcoming events: 0 · 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 · 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 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).
26 pistes, by level
11 green7 blue5 red3 black
- Skiable vertical
- 439 m
- Cross-country skiing
- 2 named trails — 3.5 km of marked loops, 3.9 km from the resort
- Snowpark
- 1 mapped zone, 1.1 km from the resort — Abreuvoir (intermediate)
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 — Chemin de Beure (green), 162 m of vertical
220 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,476 → 1,256 m, 1 km
1,695 mHighest lift top — Econdus (platter lift), national lift register
10,750Total lift capacity, people per hour — 11 installations: 1 chairlift, 9 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet
36 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1958, newest 2014
2,400Biggest lift, people per hour — Plateau de Beure (Rousset Express) (detachable chairlift, 1991)
6 kmTotal length of lifts — 8 lifts mapped
315 haSki area boundary (OSM)
384Inhabitants — Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors (INSEE 26290)
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 Col du Rousset only (“COL DU ROUSSET”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Col du Rousset
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Collective accommodation
- 2 hotels · 11 rooms (1 × 2★)
- 1 campsite · 30 pitches
Commune: Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors · 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 Col du Rousset
Toboggan runs
- Luge sur rail · OpenStreetMap
Museum
- Musée de la Préhistoire du Vercors · Vassieux-en-Vercors · 4.8 km away
- Musée départemental de la Résistance · Vassieux-en-Vercors · 6.8 km away
- Mémorial de la Résistance en Vercors · Vassieux-en-Vercors · 8.4 km away
- Musée de Die et du Diois - fermé temporairement · Die · 9.9 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. Lines marked OpenStreetMap come from the map, within 3 km — opening times on site. Opening times and prices are the operator’s — check before you go.
Ski schools and practical information
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 → 2 Marked off-piste itineraries · 1 km
— Ski touring routes
Named itineraries: Lièvre Blanc
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
12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Col du Rousset — up to 1,600 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| But de Nève · Par le Col de Chironne | 1.1 · E1 · F+ | 570 m | 1,100 → 1,656 m | W · SW | 1.1 km |
| Col de Rousset (col naturel) · Plateau de Beure | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.1 km |
| Col de Chironne · Depuis le col de Vassieux | n/a · F | 100 m | 1,320 → 1,414 m | N · NW | 3 km |
| Sommet de Tourte Barreaux · Voie normale depuis le Col de Rousset | 2.1 · E1 · PD- | 890 m | 1,380 → 1,876 m | NW | 4.3 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 Col du Rousset
From Paris: 6 hr 59 (643 km) by road.
By road
- From Valence: 1 hr 20 · 81 km
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 27 · 75 km
- From Chambéry: 2 hr 09 · 132 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 22 · 173 km
- From Annecy: 2 hr 38 · 180 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Saint-Étienne: 2 hr 42 · 197 km
- From Genève: 3 hr 08 · 217 km
- From Montpellier: 3 hr 12 · 257 km
- From Marseille: 3 hr 17 · 266 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 13 · 341 km
- From Dijon: 4 hr 14 · 374 km
- From Besançon: 4 hr 33 · 403 km
- From Perpignan: 4 hr 33 · 405 km
- From Nice: 4 hr 54 · 424 km
- From Toulouse: 5 hr 29 · 491 km
- From Nancy: 6 hr 21 · 585 km
- From Strasbourg: 6 hr 56 · 641 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 59 · 643 km
- From Pau: 7 hr 24 · 681 km
- From Bordeaux: 7 hr 53 · 733 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Die station
halt · then 21 min drive (21 km)
Nearest main station: Valence TGV Rhône-Alpes Sud, 1 hr 11 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
- Grenoble-Alpes-Isère (GNB): 1 hr 31 by road · 85 km
- Lyon-Saint-Exupéry (LYS): 2 hr 06 by road · 160 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.
The area offers 16 km of alpine pistes, 26 marked pistes (11 green, 7 blue, 5 red, 3 black), 11 ski lifts, plus a snowpark. Green and blue runs dominate: terrain suited to beginners and families.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the longest piste runs 1 km (Chemin de Beure) and the highest lift tops out at 1,692 m.
Access: 1 h 20 by road from Valence and 21 min from Die railway station.
11 official webcams show the pistes live (on the French page).
Frequently asked questions
How high is Col du Rousset?
Col du Rousset sits at 1,247 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,695 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Col du Rousset have?
Col du Rousset has 16 km of slopes, 11 lifts.
What is the longest piste in Col du Rousset?
The longest piste is Chemin de Beure: 1 km (green run), for 162 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 Col du Rousset?
The highest lift, Econdus (platter lift), tops out at 1,695 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Col du Rousset have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 11 installations at Col du Rousset (1 chairlift, 9 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet), for an authorised capacity of 10,750 people per hour, of which 2,400 for Plateau de Beure (Rousset Express) alone. The fleet spans 1958 to 2014, an average age of 36 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 Col du Rousset?
By road, Col du Rousset is 1 hr 20 from Valence (81 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Die, 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 Grenoble-Alpes-Isère, 1 hr 31 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Col du Rousset?
6 hr 59 for 643 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 Col du Rousset open?
According to the official website, the resort opens on 19 December 2026 and closes on 14 March 2027 (2026-2027 season).
Is the snow reliable in Col du Rousset?
Good snow from early February to mid-March. 93 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, and 389 cm of fresh snow, measured over 13 winters at the Météo-France “FONT D'URLE” station. This verdict rests on 13 winters of Météo-France measurements (2003-2016); in season the daily report prevails.
Is Col du Rousset good for beginners and families?
69% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area.
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