La Stèle
The Nordic area of La Stèle is a winter sports resort dedicated mainly to cross-country skiing in the Massif central in France in the commune of La Tour-d'Auvergne in the département of Puy-de-Dôme.
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: 1,498 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,375 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 47 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 0%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?1 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 3 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 3 km · Lifts: 4 · Balance between piste levels: 30%
- 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?2.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 100% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 0 · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?2.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 36 · Nearest railway station: 53 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 22
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?2 / 5
Bars and pubs: 1 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 1 · 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 · 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 CHASTREIX station (1,385 m)
7-day forecast
Village 1,250 m · top 1,498 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 →14 pistes, by level — 3 km
- Skiable vertical
- 123 m (1,375 m → 1,498 m)
- Lifts
- 4 drag lifts
- Cross-country skiing
- 43 km of nordic trails
- Without skis
- 31 km of snowshoe and walking trails
- Piste aspect
- N 9% · E 0% · S 0% · W 91% (descent direction of 14 OSM pistes, terrain model)
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.
Staying and hiring gear in La Stèle
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
La Stèle publishes no public webcam (checked on 12 September 2026 on its website, its tourist office and the operators’ directories). Know of one? Tell us.
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 La Stèle
From Paris: 5 hr 05 (470 km) by road.
By road
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 1 hr 05 · 55 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 2 hr 38 · 202 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 57 · 224 km
- From Bordeaux: 3 hr 53 · 346 km
- From Toulouse: 3 hr 57 · 350 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 4 hr 00 · 320 km
- From Dijon: 4 hr 07 · 367 km
- From Grenoble: 4 hr 07 · 325 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 08 · 334 km
- From Chambéry: 4 hr 09 · 321 km
- From Annecy: 4 hr 28 · 359 km
- From Genève: 4 hr 35 · 378 km
- From Besançon: 4 hr 43 · 425 km
- From Perpignan: 5 hr 03 · 434 km
- From Paris: 5 hr 05 · 470 km
- From Pau: 5 hr 54 · 542 km
- From Marseille: 6 hr 04 · 503 km
- From Nancy: 6 hr 14 · 578 km
- From Strasbourg: 7 hr 06 · 663 km
- From Nice: 7 hr 42 · 661 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Ussel station
halt · then 53 min drive (57 km)
Nearest main station: Clermont-Ferrand, 1 hr 06 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 22 by road · 68 km
- Limoges (LIG): 2 hr 29 by road · 210 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 →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of La Stèle — up to 1,200 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puy de Cliergue · Les couloirs face E | 3.3 · E2 · AD | n/a | 1,300 → 1,620 m | E | 4.6 km |
| Tour Carrée · Val de Courre, descente depuis la tour carrée | 3.1 · E1 · F+ | n/a | 1,300 → 1,746 m | N | 4.9 km |
| Puy de Cliergue · Face E | 3.1 · E2 · PD | n/a | 1,300 → 1,620 m | E | 5.1 km |
| Puy Redon · Le couloir Collangette | 3.3 · E2 · D | 600 m | 1,200 → 1,781 m | E | 5.4 km |
| Puy Redon · Couloir en Y | 4.2 · E3 · D | n/a | 1,500 → 1,874 m | NE | 5.4 km |
| Puy Redon · Couloir NW | n/a · PD+ | 484 m | 1,300 → 1,784 m | NW | 5.5 km |
| Puy de Sancy · Val d'Enfer - Couloir des Poubelles | n/a | 350 m | 1,430 → 1,780 m | NW | 5.6 km |
| Puy de Sancy · Sancy En Traversee | n/a · AD | 1,200 m | 1,350 → 1,885 m | N | 5.8 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 | 5.8 km |
| Puy de Sancy · Couloir du Val d'Enfer | 3.2 · AD | 800 m | 1,200 → 1,885 m | NE | 5.8 km |
| Puy de Sancy · Face NE depuis la station du Mont Dore | n/a · E1 · AD- | 585 m | 1,300 → 1,885 m | NE | 5.8 km |
| Puy de Sancy · depuis La Morangie : traversée retour par le Puy Gros | n/a · PD | 900 m | 1,200 → 1,880 m | W | 6.2 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 La Stèle
Toboggan runs
- Luge d'été Lego® du Mont-Dore · Mont-Dore · 5.3 km away
- Luge d'été de Super-Besse · Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · 9.5 km away
Ice rink
- Patinoire · Mont-Dore · 5.4 km away
Swimming pool
- Sancy' O - Pôle Aqualudique de La Bourboule · La Bourboule · 4 km away
- Centre ludo-sportif Les Hermines : Espace aquatique · Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · 10 km away
Spa and thermal baths
- Balnéothérapie - Grands Thermes de La Bourboule · La Bourboule · 3.8 km away
- Cures médicales - Grands Thermes de la Bourboule · La Bourboule · 3.8 km away
- Escapade Beauté · Mont-Dore · 5.5 km away
- Cures médicales - Thermes du Mont-Dore · Mont-Dore · 5.6 km away
Paragliding
- Sites de parapente du Mont-Dore · Mont-Dore · 5.4 km away
- Site de Parapente de Super-Besse · Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · 9.7 km away
Museum
- Minéralexpo · La Bourboule · 3.7 km away
- Scénomusée Toinette et Julien · Murat-le-Quaire · 4.9 km away
- Musée Joseph Forêt · Mont-Dore · 5.5 km away
- Espace culturel Joseph Foret · Mont-Dore · 5.6 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma : Le Roxy · La Bourboule · 3.7 km away
- Cinéma : L'Olympic · Mont-Dore · 5.6 km away
- Cinéma : Ciné-Super · Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · 9.7 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 · 7 rooms
- 2 campsites · 140 pitches
Commune: La Tour-d'Auvergne · 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
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 La Stèle
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: Chastreix-Sancy (6.7 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 La Stèle?
La Stèle sits at 1,250 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,498 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does La Stèle have?
La Stèle has 3 km of pistes served by 4 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
How do I get to La Stèle?
By road, La Stèle is 1 hr 05 from Clermont-Ferrand (55 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Ussel, 53 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 22 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to La Stèle?
5 hr 05 for 470 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
Is La Stèle good for beginners and families?
100% of the pistes are green or blue: a very accessible area.
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