Combelouvière
Doucy-Combelouvière is a small winter sports resort in the Tarentaise, located in the communal territory of La Léchère, in the département of Savoie in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The ski area is linked to that of Valmorel - Le Grand Domaine.
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?3.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 2,516 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,219 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 115 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 57%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?2 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 12 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 123 km · Lifts: 7 · Balance between piste levels: 39%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?2 / 5
Adult day pass: €59.7 · Day pass price per km of pistes: €4.98/km · Adult 6-day pass: €299.9
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?3 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 100% · Magic carpets: 1 · Sledging runs: 0 · Special prices out of 4 (beginner, child, family, free age): 3 · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 40 · Nearest railway station: 24 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 27
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?2 / 5
Bars and pubs: 1 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 2 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 1,177 — 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 · Adult day pass: €59.7 — 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).
The domain is due to open on 18 December 2026 and close on 10 April 2027. Open pistes and lifts will appear here as soon as the resort publishes its daily report.
Right now at the LA LECHERE_SAPC station (1,195 m)
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,255 m · top 2,516 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 6.3 h · Dec 5.6 h · Jan 6 h · Feb 7.2 h · Mar 8.2 h · Apr 9.8 h — 25 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November—no record
- December29 cmInsufficient · 36%
- January43 cmVariable · 64%
- February52 cmVariable · 69%
- March43 cmVariable · 58%
- April19 cmInsufficient · 25%
- 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
27 complete winters measured, from 1991-1992 to 2025-2026 — on average 115 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec29 cmInsufficient · 40 %
- 16-31 Dec43 cmVariable · 62 %
- 1-15 Jan59 cmGood skiing · 93 %
- 16-31 Jan74 cmGood skiing · 97 %
- 1-15 Feb87 cmGood skiing · 99 %
- 16-29 Feb95 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 1-15 Mar93 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 16-31 Mar76 cmGood skiing · 100 %
- 1-15 Apr53 cmGood skiing · 80 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2021-2022 — 135 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 2016-2017 — 67 days at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 344 cm a winter on average, spread over 45 days of snowfall. Measured over 28 complete winters, from 1995-1996 to 2025-2026.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 53 cm — 2011-2012
- Snowiest winter
- 2011-2012 — 517 cm
- Leanest winter
- 2010-2011 — 157 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →17 pistes, by level — 12 km
- Skiable vertical
- 1,297 m (1,219 m → 2,516 m)
- Lifts
- 2 gondolas, 4 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet
- Snowpark
- Yes
- Piste aspect
- N 96% · E 2% · S 0% · W 3% (descent direction of 15 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Season 2026-2027
- opens on 18 December 2026, closes on 10 April 2027
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 (2026-2027) detail →
| Adult pass | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 day | €59.70 |
| 6 days | €299.90 |
| Season | €825 |
| Child, 1 day | €48.90 |
| Beginner, 1 day | €37.70 |
| Pedestrian, 1 day | €18.90 |
| Free | Free under 5 · free from 75 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.
Staying and hiring gear in Combelouvière
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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 Combelouvière
From Paris: 7 hr 03 (654 km) by road.
By road
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 16 · 85 km
- From Annecy: 1 hr 31 · 79 km
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 32 · 114 km
- From Genève: 2 hr 13 · 125 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 26 · 184 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 2 hr 35 · 207 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 2 hr 59 · 232 km
- From Dijon: 4 hr 18 · 384 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 19 · 352 km
- From Besançon: 4 hr 32 · 297 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 42 · 412 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 47 · 421 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 04 · 559 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 08 · 499 km
- From Nancy: 6 hr 25 · 595 km
- From Strasbourg: 6 hr 27 · 515 km
- From Toulouse: 7 hr 00 · 646 km
- From Paris: 7 hr 03 · 654 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 17 · 739 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 54 · 836 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains station
regional station · then 24 min drive (16 km)
Nearest main station: Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux, 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
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 1 hr 27 by road · 93 km
- Grenoble-Alpes-Isère (GNB): 2 hr 05 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.
Off-piste & ski touring
The resorts for off-piste skiing →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 Combelouvière — up to 1,345 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combelouvière · par Saint Oyen | 1.2 · E1 · PD- | 594 m | 630 → 1,230 m | NE | 0.1 km |
| Combelouvière · Par Raclaz | 1.1 · E1 · F | 270 m | 1,000 → 1,270 m | E | 0.1 km |
| Chalet Bachal (Pierre Larron) · Par les Avanchers | 1.3 · E1 · F | 680 m | 1,160 → 1,830 m | NW | 2.7 km |
| Col du Loup · Depuis Villard Benoît par le Plan du Fruit et La Pautaz | 2.1 · E1 · F | 1,100 m | 1,000 → 2,093 m | NE | 3.1 km |
| Pointe de Glais Rouge · Versant E - depuis Bonneval en Tarentaise | 2.2 · E1 · PD | 1,110 m | 1,050 → 2,163 m | E | 3.4 km |
| Les Emptes · par Aigueblanche | 1.1 · E1 · F | 450 m | 450 → 900 m | NE | 3.4 km |
| Pointe des Arangles · Versant SE | 2.3 · E1 · PD | 1,345 m | 1,000 → 2,344 m | SE | 3.5 km |
| Pointe des Arangles · Couloir S | 4.2 · E3 · D | 1,344 m | 1,000 → 2,344 m | S | 3.5 km |
| Pointe de Combe Bronsin · Versant SE par la Combe de Colomban | 2.2 · E1 · PD+ | 1,223 m | 1,276 → 2,499 m | SE | 3.5 km |
| Pointe de Combe Bronsin · Couloirs NE | 4.2 · E1 · D | 1,170 m | 1,331 → 2,499 m | NE | 3.5 km |
| Pointe des Marmottes Noires · Versant SE | 2.2 · E1 · PD- | 1,050 m | 1,330 → 2,339 m | E | 3.6 km |
| Pointe de Combe Bronsin · Versant SE par le Col du Loup | 2.2 · E1 · AD- | 1,250 m | 1,280 → 2,499 m | SE | 3.7 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 Combelouvière
Swimming pool
- Piscine de Doucy · La Léchère · 0.1 km away
- Espace aquatique de Valmorel - Kanopé · Les Avanchers-Valmorel · 4.1 km away
Spa and thermal baths
- Thermes de La Léchère · La Léchère · 3 km away
Paragliding
- Aire de décollage parapente des Bachals · Les Avanchers-Valmorel · 3.6 km away
- Aire de décollage parapente des Lanchettes · Les Avanchers-Valmorel · 4.7 km away
- Aire de décollage parapente de Crève-Tête · Les Avanchers-Valmorel · 5.4 km away
- Aire de décollage parapente du Gollet · Les Avanchers-Valmorel · 5.7 km away
Museum
- Musée d'antan de Raclaz · La Léchère · 0.7 km away
- Galerie d'exposition / Patio au Centre Culturel Marius Hudry · Moûtiers · 6.3 km away
- Centre Culturel Marius Hudry · Moûtiers · 6.3 km away
- Musée des Traditions Populaires · Moûtiers · 6.3 km away
Cinema
- Le Studio - cinéma · Les Avanchers-Valmorel · 4.1 km away
- Cinéma "Le Rex" · Moûtiers · 5.9 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. Opening times and prices are the operator’s — check before you go.
Practical information
Collective accommodation
1,177 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 3 hotels · 151 rooms (1 × 3★, 2 × 2★)
- 2 holiday villages and family centres · 568 bed spaces
- 3 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 609 bed spaces
Commune: La Léchère · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
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 Combelouvière?
Combelouvière sits at 1,255 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,516 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Combelouvière have?
Combelouvière has 12 km of pistes served by 7 lifts, within the linked Le Grand Domaine area (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Combelouvière?
The longest piste is Les Traverses: 7 km (blue run), for 425 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 Combelouvière?
The highest lift, Lauzière, tops out at 2,516 m (IGN RGE ALTI terrain model). The 23 lifts mapped on OpenStreetMap total 24 km.
How much is a lift pass in Combelouvière?
The adult day pass costs €59.70 and the 6-day pass €299.90 (2026-2027, read on the official price list).
How do I get to Combelouvière?
By road, Combelouvière is 1 hr 16 from Chambéry (85 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains, 24 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, 1 hr 27 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Combelouvière?
7 hr 03 for 654 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 Combelouvière open?
According to the official website, the resort opens on 18 December 2026 and closes on 10 April 2027 (2026-2027 season).
Is the snow reliable in Combelouvière?
It varies from one winter to the next according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
Is Combelouvière good for beginners and families?
100% of the pistes are green or blue: a very accessible area.
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