Ghisoni-Capannelle
1,670 mVillage altitude
1,883 mTop of the ski area
3 kmAlpine pistes
3Ski lifts
Not published by any source: adult day pass.
Ghisoni-Capannelle is a ski resort located in the French commune of Ghisoni, in the département of Haute-Corse, in the heart of the Corsica Regional Natural Park.
Ghisoni-Capannelle webcams
▶ Watch at the operator ↗
Webcams de la stationimages en direct sur la page officielle de la station
Ghisoni-Capannelle broadcasts its images on its own page: the link takes you there. Checked on 12 September 2026.
Snow, opening and weather
Snow report →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
3-day forecast
Village 1,670 m · top 1,883 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: 1,883 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,605 m · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 0%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?1.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 3 km · Lifts: 3 · Balance between piste levels: 85%
- 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: 80% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 1 · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?1.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 13 hr 03 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 49
- 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 · 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).
15 pistes, by level
6 green6 blue1 red2 black
- Skiable vertical
- 278 m
Ski-area figures — bottom, km of pistes, pistes by level: OpenStreetMap (1 Oct); top, lifts: STRMTG — French national lift register (1 Jan) .
The ski area in figures
Measured on 7 October 20261 kmLongest piste — La Venge (black), 182 m of vertical
182 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,871 → 1,690 m, 1 km
1,883 mHighest lift top — Capaghjolu (platter lift), national lift register
2,150Total lift capacity, people per hour — 3 installations: 3 drag lifts
47 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1975, newest 1985
900Biggest lift, people per hour — Pietraniella (platter lift, 1975)
4 kmTotal length of lifts — 7 lifts mapped
44 haSki area boundary (OSM)
182Inhabitants — Ghisoni (INSEE 2B124)
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 Ghisoni-Capannelle only (“GHISONI”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Ghisoni-Capannelle
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Collective accommodation
- 1 campsite · 25 pitches
Commune: Ghisoni · 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 Ghisoni-Capannelle
Without skis on — 1 sledging run
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.
Ski schools and practical information
Tourist office
Office de Tourisme
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 →Ski touring routes described
9 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Ghisoni-Capannelle — up to 2,600 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Renoso / Monte Rinosu · Par la Valle Longa | n/a · PD+ | 1,000 m | 1,586 → 2,352 m | E | 0.7 km |
| Monte Renoso / Monte Rinosu · Par Capannelle | n/a · PD- | 750 m | 1,586 → 2,352 m | E | 0.7 km |
| Punta Capanelle · Vallon de Capanelle | n/a · F | 570 m | 1,585 → 2,155 m | E | 0.7 km |
| Monte Renoso / Monte Rinosu · Boucle Renoso - Punta Capanella | n/a · PD | 1,800 m | 1,660 → 2,352 m | E | 1.1 km |
The other 5 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 October 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 Ghisoni-Capannelle
From Nice: 10 hr 07 (372 km) by road.
By road
- From Nice: 10 hr 07 · 372 km
- From Marseille: 12 hr 26 · 570 km
- From Montpellier: 13 hr 47 · 699 km
- From Valence: 14 hr 00 · 743 km
- From Grenoble: 14 hr 57 · 835 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By plane
- Ajaccio (AJA): 1 hr 49 by road · 91 km
- Bastia (BIA): 2 hr 12 by road · 113 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Ghisoni-Capannelle 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 October 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 October 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.
Translated from the French Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), machine translation.
Frequently asked questions
How high is Ghisoni-Capannelle?
Ghisoni-Capannelle sits at 1,670 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,883 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Ghisoni-Capannelle have?
Ghisoni-Capannelle has 3 km of slopes, 3 lifts.
What is the longest piste in Ghisoni-Capannelle?
The longest piste is La Venge: 1 km (black run), for 182 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 Ghisoni-Capannelle?
The highest lift, Capaghjolu (platter lift), tops out at 1,883 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Ghisoni-Capannelle have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 3 installations at Ghisoni-Capannelle (3 drag lifts), for an authorised capacity of 2,150 people per hour, of which 900 for Pietraniella alone. The fleet spans 1975 to 1985, an average age of 47 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 Ghisoni-Capannelle?
By road, Ghisoni-Capannelle is 10 hr 07 from Nice (372 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. The nearest airport is Ajaccio, 1 hr 49 away.
Is Ghisoni-Capannelle good for beginners and families?
80% of the pistes are green or blue: a very accessible area.
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