La Toussuire
La Toussuire is a ski resort in the Maurienne Valley, located in the commune of Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire, in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is a part of Les Sybelles, one of the biggest ski areas in France and Europe.
Introduction from the English Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
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: 2,225 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,800 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 88 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 98%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?4 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 105 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 125 km · Lifts: 43 · Balance between piste levels: 89%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?2.5 / 5
Adult day pass: €60.5 · Day pass price per km of pistes: €0.48/km · Adult 6-day pass: €307.2 · Price read at a neighbouring resort of the same area
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?3.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 63% · Magic carpets: 5 · Sledging runs: 0 · Special prices out of 4 (beginner, child, family, free age): 3 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 6 · Famille Plus label
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 36 · Nearest railway station: 21 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 24
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?3 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 2 · Restaurants: 23 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 2,906 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?1.5 / 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: €60.5 — 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 ST-SORLIN D'ARVES station (1,694 m)
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,723 m · top 2,225 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
Good snow from December to April: a long, reliable season.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.5 h · Dec 5.7 h · Jan 6.1 h · Feb 7.5 h · Mar 8.6 h · Apr 10.1 h — 26 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November22 cmInsufficient · 39%
- December77 cmGood skiing · 94%
- January120 cmGood skiing · 99%
- February146 cmGood skiing · 100%
- March161 cmGood skiing · 100%
- April134 cmGood skiing · 100%
- May63 cmVariable · 71%
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
32 complete winters measured, from 1992-1993 to 2025-2026 — on average 88 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec25 cmInsufficient · 34 %
- 16-31 Dec35 cmVariable · 53 %
- 1-15 Jan49 cmVariable · 70 %
- 16-31 Jan62 cmGood skiing · 85 %
- 1-15 Feb73 cmGood skiing · 89 %
- 16-29 Feb76 cmGood skiing · 88 %
- 1-15 Mar71 cmVariable · 77 %
- 16-31 Mar46 cmVariable · 57 %
- 1-15 Apr24 cmInsufficient · 32 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2012-2013 — 136 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1992-1993 — 3 days at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 371 cm a winter on average, spread over 35 days of snowfall. Measured over 27 complete winters, from 1992-1993 to 2019-2020.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 70 cm — 2011-2012
- Snowiest winter
- 2017-2018 — 621 cm
- Leanest winter
- 1992-1993 — 138 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →134 pistes, by level — 105 km
- Skiable vertical
- 425 m (1,800 m → 2,225 m)
- Lifts
- 1 gondola, 18 chairlifts, 19 drag lifts, 5 magic carpets
- Cross-country skiing
- 1 named trail — 2.2 km of marked loops (1.7 km of distinct track: the loops overlap) · Domaine nordique des Îles area, 4.3 km from the resortOpenStreetMap, lengths measured on the geometry, surveyed on 13 September 2026. A trail with no difficulty tag is shown as "n/a" — never guessed.
See the trails(1)
Trail Level Length Piste des Îles · Domaine nordique des Îles green 2.2 km - Snowpark
- Yes
- Without skis
- 30 km of snowshoe and walking trails
- Piste aspect
- N 15% · E 62% · S 19% · W 5% (descent direction of 116 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Mountain restaurants
- Les Carlines (2221 m)
- Tourist office
- Office de Tourisme de La Toussuire - Les Sybelles · Place Olympique, 73300 · 04 79 83 06 06 · [email protected] (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
Resort data: declared by Office de Tourisme de La Toussuire - Les Sybelles 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 (2026-2027) detail →
| Adult pass | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 day | €60.50 |
| 6 days | €307.20 |
| Child, 1 day | €49 |
| Free | Free under 5 · free from 75 years |
Read on the official price list, full price, excluding promotions. Price list of the linked area, read on Le Corbier. 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.
Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to La Toussuire only (“TOUSSUIRE (LA)”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in La Toussuire
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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 La Toussuire
From Paris: 7 hr 00 (660 km) by road.
By road
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 13 · 91 km
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 29 · 121 km
- From Annecy: 1 hr 42 · 138 km
- From Genève: 2 hr 12 · 176 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 23 · 190 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 2 hr 33 · 213 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 2 hr 57 · 239 km
- From Dijon: 4 hr 15 · 391 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 16 · 358 km
- From Besançon: 4 hr 31 · 349 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 40 · 418 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 45 · 427 km
- From Nice: 5 hr 19 · 423 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 01 · 566 km
- From Nancy: 6 hr 22 · 602 km
- From Strasbourg: 6 hr 27 · 566 km
- From Toulouse: 6 hr 57 · 652 km
- From Paris: 7 hr 00 · 660 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 14 · 745 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 52 · 842 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Arvan station
regional station · then 21 min drive (17 km)
Nearest main station: Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux, 1 hr 11 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 24 by road · 99 km
- Grenoble-Alpes-Isère (GNB): 2 hr 02 by road · 166 km
Take me there
These links open the app with La Toussuire 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 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 →Named itineraries: Sapins · Hors piste des Sanières · Hors Piste les Roches · Hors Piste de La Turraz · Hort piste Pres de Chabert · Vallée Perdu
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 La Toussuire — up to 6,500 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tête de Bellard · Combe S | 1.1 · F | 700 m | 1,560 → 2,225 m | n/a | 1.8 km |
| Le Grand Truc · Versant SE | 2.1 · E1 · F+ | 929 m | 1,280 → 2,209 m | E · SE | 1.9 km |
| Crête de Roche Noir (aussi dite Morandet - Massuet) · Par le col de Cressua | 1.1 · E1 · F | 754 m | 1,400 → 2,154 m | E | 3.7 km |
| l'Ouillon · Versant S | 2.1 · E1 · PD+ | 900 m | 1,530 → 2,431 m | S | 4.1 km |
| Mont Charvin · Versant NNE par Arrondaz | 3.1 · E1 | 961 m | 1,238 → 2,207 m | NE | 4.7 km |
| Mont Charvin · Combe Génin | 2.3 | 950 m | 1,280 → 2,207 m | SE | 4.7 km |
| Mont Charvin · Couloir NW | 5.1 · E2 · TD- | 600 m | 1,600 → 2,207 m | NW | 4.7 km |
| l'Ouillon · par les Cherennes | n/a · F | 550 m | 1,945 → 2,431 m | W | 5.1 km |
| Traversée Emparis - Belledonne N · Le Chazelet → Col du Grand Cucheron | 4.2 · E2 · AD+ | 6,500 m | 970 → 2,858 m | n/a | 5.8 km |
| Cime du Sambuis · Boucle combe de Mont Rond >> col du Sambuis | n/a · AD+ | 1,600 m | 1,208 → 2,734 m | n/a | 5.8 km |
| Cime du Sambuis · Boucle Col du Sambuis >> Versant S | n/a · AD | 1,550 m | 1,205 → 2,734 m | S | 5.8 km |
| Cime du Sambuis · Boucle col du Sambuis >> Combe de Mont Rond | 3.1 · E1 · AD- | 1,550 m | 1,205 → 2,734 m | NE | 5.8 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 Toussuire
Toboggan runs
- Tubing · Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire · 0.4 km away
Swimming pool
- Piscine des Soldanelles · Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire · 0.1 km away
- Spa d’altitude Ô des Cimes – Résidence CGH L'Alpaga · Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire · 0.5 km away
- Piscine extérieure chauffée · Villarembert · 2.1 km away
- Centre nautique et Espace aqualudique · Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne · 7.6 km away
Paragliding
- Parapente Airline · Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire · 0 km away
- Corbier Parapente · Villarembert · 1.8 km away
- Parapente Air Line - Activités · Albiez-Montrond · 7.8 km away
Museum
- Musée de la Vie d'Autrefois · Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves · 4.1 km away
- Espace ludo-éducatif de la Fromagerie Coopérative de la Vallée des Arves · Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves · 4.3 km away
- L'Espace rural de Gévoudaz · Albiez-Montrond · 5.4 km away
- Musée à ciel ouvert · Saint-Alban-des-Villards · 6 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma l'Igloo · Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire · 0.5 km away
- Cinéma les Aiguilles · Saint-Jean-d'Arves · 4.8 km away
- Cinéma Star · Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne · 7.6 km away
- Cinéma Casse-Massion · Albiez-Montrond · 8 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
2,906 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 7 hotels · 170 rooms (3 × 3★, 1 × 2★)
- 7 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 2,906 bed spaces
- 1 campsite · 47 pitches
Commune: Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
Ski school
ESF La Toussuire
87 instructors
🇬🇧 46 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Ice rink · Patinoire
- Bowling
- Alpine coaster · Luge sur rail
- Cinema · L'Igloo
- Cinema · Ariane
- Swimming pool · Piscine du Corbier
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 La Toussuire?
La Toussuire sits at 1,723 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,225 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does La Toussuire have?
La Toussuire has 105 km of pistes served by 43 lifts, within the linked Les Sybelles area (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in La Toussuire?
The longest piste is Col des Lacs: 8 km (blue run), for 532 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 La Toussuire?
The highest lift, Deux Croix (chairlift), tops out at 2,370 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does La Toussuire have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 28 installations at La Toussuire (1 gondola, 9 chairlifts, 12 drag lifts, 6 magic carpets), for an authorised capacity of 29,763 people per hour, of which 2,700 for Ravieres alone. The fleet spans 1981 to 2022, an average age of 17 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 much is a lift pass in La Toussuire?
The adult day pass costs €60.50 and the 6-day pass €307.20 (2026-2027, read on the official price list, shared with Le Corbier).
How do I get to La Toussuire?
By road, La Toussuire is 1 hr 13 from Chambéry (91 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Arvan, 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 Chambéry-Savoie, 1 hr 24 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to La Toussuire?
7 hr 00 for 660 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
Is the snow reliable in La Toussuire?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to ten winters of reanalysis (estimate); in season the daily report prevails.
Is La Toussuire good for beginners and families?
63% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area. The resort holds the Famille Plus family label.
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