Gréolières 1400
Gréolières 1400 is a ski resort in the Alpes-Maritimes, located in the commune of Gréolières. This small family ski resort has the distinction of being the resort closest to the coast, just 21 kilometres from the sea. From its summit, it is possible to catch sight of Italy, Toulon, the Mercantour, the Alps and even, in fine weather, Corsica.
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?2 / 5
Top of the ski area: 1,755 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,398 m · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 0%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?2.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 23 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 23 km · Lifts: 9 · Balance between piste levels: 81%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?n/a
Not rated: “adult day pass” is missing from this page.
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?1.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 45% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 0 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?2 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 6 hr 25 · Nearest railway station: 51 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 02
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 2 · 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 (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 CAUSSOLS station (1,268 m)
7-day forecast
Village 1,428 m · top 1,755 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.
Measured snow history: not available for this resort. No Météo-France station close enough (the 1 nearby station is outside the resort’s altitude range). We would rather show nothing than borrow a distant valley’s reading.
The ski area
Compare with another resort →44 pistes, by level — 23 km
- Skiable vertical
- 357 m (1,398 m → 1,755 m)
- Lifts
- 1 chairlift, 8 drag lifts
- Cross-country skiing
- 13 km of nordic trails
- Piste aspect
- N 76% · E 3% · S 2% · W 20% (descent direction of 33 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Tourist office
- Office de Tourisme de Gréolières · Route de Font Rougière, 06620 · +33(0)493241079 · [email protected] (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Shuttle timetable (PDF)
- Navette des Neiges - Antibes<>Station (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
Resort data: declared by Office de Tourisme de Gréolières 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 →
The price list for this resort is being collected: most resorts publish winter prices between September and November.
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 Gréolières 1400 only (“GREOLIERES”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Gréolières 1400
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (3) →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 Gréolières 1400
From Paris: 10 hr 17 (845 km) by road.
By road
- From Nice: 1 hr 09 · 61 km
- From Marseille: 2 hr 56 · 225 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 18 · 354 km
- From Grenoble: 4 hr 28 · 272 km
- From Valence: 4 hr 30 · 398 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Chambéry: 5 hr 07 · 331 km
- From Annecy: 5 hr 36 · 378 km
- From Lyon: 5 hr 38 · 497 km
- From Perpignan: 5 hr 39 · 502 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 5 hr 53 · 516 km
- From Genève: 6 hr 06 · 416 km
- From Toulouse: 6 hr 35 · 588 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 7 hr 25 · 661 km
- From Dijon: 7 hr 32 · 575 km
- From Besançon: 7 hr 51 · 605 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 30 · 778 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 59 · 830 km
- From Nancy: 9 hr 39 · 786 km
- From Strasbourg: 10 hr 10 · 853 km
- From Paris: 10 hr 17 · 845 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Grasse station
regional station · then 51 min drive (46 km)
Nearest main station: Cannes, 1 hr 07 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
- Nice-Côte d’Azur (NCE): 1 hr 02 by road · 55 km
- Toulon-Hyères (TLN): 2 hr 24 by road · 178 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.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →2 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Gréolières 1400 — up to 700 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cime du Cheiron · Face W du Cheiron | n/a · PD+ | 700 m | 1,409 → 1,778 m | W | 2.1 km |
| Cime du Cheiron · Par les crêtes de Jérusalem | n/a · F | 378 m | 1,400 → 1,778 m | N | 2.1 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 Gréolières 1400
Paragliding
- Nice Parapente - Ailéments · Nice · 4.2 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 hotel · 12 rooms (1 × 3★)
Commune: Gréolières · 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 Greolieres Les Neiges
12 instructors
🇬🇧 16 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
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.
Nearby resorts
Frequently asked questions
How high is Gréolières 1400?
Gréolières 1400 sits at 1,428 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,755 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Gréolières 1400 have?
Gréolières 1400 has 23 km of pistes served by 9 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Gréolières 1400?
The longest single descent: 3 km (blue run), for 322 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 Gréolières 1400?
The highest lift, Haut Cheiron (platter lift), tops out at 1,765 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Gréolières 1400 have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 10 installations at Gréolières 1400 (1 chairlift, 8 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet), for an authorised capacity of 8,400 people per hour, of which 1,500 for Huskies alone. The fleet spans 1964 to 2016, 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 Gréolières 1400?
By road, Gréolières 1400 is 1 hr 09 from Nice (61 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Grasse, 51 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 Nice-Côte d’Azur, 1 hr 02 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Gréolières 1400?
10 hr 17 for 845 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
Is Gréolières 1400 good for beginners and families?
45% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather technical area.
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