Larcenaire

Off season · opens 19 December 2026
Vosges Updated on 27 September 2026
820 mVillage altitude
1,110 mTop of the ski area
12 kmAlpine pistes
13Ski lifts

Not published by any source: adult day pass.

Larcenaire is a section and resort village of the French commune of Bussang, in the département of Vosges.

Larcenaire — view of the resort
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Larcenaire webcams

Larcenaire broadcasts its images on its own page: the link takes you there. Checked on 12 September 2026.

Snow, opening and weather

Snow report →

The domain is due to open on 19 December 2026 and close on 7 March 2027. Open pistes and lifts will appear here as soon as the resort publishes its daily report.

Right now at the BALLON DE SERVANCE station (1,213 m)

Source: Météo-France, BALLON DE SERVANCE weather station, 9.5 km away. Hourly measurement — not the resort’s own snow report.

Natural snow is low on average: skiing depends on snowmaking and good years. 10 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, measured over 32 winters at the Météo-France “LE MENIL” station. Fortnight by fortnight, over 32 measured winters →

3-day forecast

Village 820 m · top 1,110 m

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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.

7-day forecast →

SkiRadar ratings

How ratings are computed →Computed on 15 October 2026

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.

  1. SnowCan you count on the snow?
    1 / 5

    Top of the ski area: 1,110 m · Bottom of the pistes: 826 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 10 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 3%

  2. Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?
    2.5 / 5

    Km of pistes at the resort: 12 km · Lifts: 13 · Balance between piste levels: 88%

  3. ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?
    n/a

    Not rated: no official price list could be found.

  4. Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?
    2.5 / 5

    Share of green and blue pistes: 72% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 2 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0

  5. AccessIs it easy to get to?
    2.5 / 5

    Average drive time from 20 major cities: 5 hr 58 · Nearest railway station: 21 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 13

  6. Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?
    3 / 5

    Bars and pubs: 3 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 5 · Upcoming events: 7 · Collective tourist beds: 405 — index: what the map and the listings publish

  7. 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 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).

32 pistes, by level

14 green9 blue7 red2 black
Skiable vertical
284 m
Lifts
1 chairlift, 12 drag lifts
Cross-country skiing
4 km of nordic trails

Ski-area figures — bottom, top, km of pistes, lifts, pistes by level: OpenStreetMap (1 Oct) .

The ski area in figures

Measured on 7 October 2026
1 kmLongest piste — Les Chaumes (green), 85 m of vertical
116 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 946 → 830 m, 0 km
952 mHighest lift top — Grands Corbeaux (platter lift)
1 kmTotal length of lifts — 5 lifts mapped
17 haSki area boundary (OSM)
1,261Inhabitants — Bussang (INSEE 88081)

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.

Staying and hiring gear in Larcenaire

The partners covering this resort, shown side by side, and the shop to kit out before you leave. Some links earn us a commission — never at the expense of the price or of the data.

Collective accommodation

405 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels

  • 2 hotels · 24 rooms
  • 1 holiday village or family centre · 405 bed spaces
  • 2 campsites · 151 pitches

Commune: Bussang · 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.
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Gear & equipment

Absolute Snow
UK ski and snowboard shop — delivers to UK addresses only.
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Hardloop
Mountain gear shop: ski touring, avalanche safety, winter clothing.
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Picture
Ski and snowboard jackets, pants and accessories — a French brand.
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All about staying in Larcenaire →

Beyond skiing at Larcenaire

Without skis on — 0 km of snowshoe and walking trails · 2 sledging runs

Toboggan runs

Swimming pool

Dog sledding

Paragliding

Museum

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 de Bussang

📞 +33 3 29 61 50 37

🌐 bussang.com

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 →
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Ski touring routes described

11 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Larcenaire — up to 3,800 m of climb.

Summit and routeSki gradeClimbAltitudeAspectFrom resort
Vosges du Sud (Traversée) · De St Maurice à Gérardmern/a3,800 m600 → 1,305 mn/a2.6 km
Ermitage Frère Joseph à Ventron · Tricotage à Frère Jon/an/an/an/a2.7 km
Tête des Russiers · Couloir S et Carrièren/a · AD585 m650 → 1,187 mS3.5 km
Drumont · Par la Comben/a · PD+500 m700 → 1,200 mE3.9 km

The other 7 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 ↗

Official piste map

No downloadable piste map published by the resort.

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 Larcenaire

From Paris: 5 hr 22 (454 km) by road.

By road

  • From Nancy: 1 hr 52 · 131 km
  • From Strasbourg: 2 hr 07 · 149 km
  • From Besançon: 2 hr 09 · 145 km
  • From Dijon: 2 hr 56 · 227 km
  • From Genève: 4 hr 14 · 276 km
From other major cities (15)
  • From Lyon: 4 hr 32 · 385 km
  • From Annecy: 4 hr 44 · 320 km
  • From Chambéry: 5 hr 12 · 362 km
  • From Grenoble: 5 hr 18 · 472 km
  • From Saint-Étienne: 5 hr 21 · 445 km
  • From Paris: 5 hr 22 · 454 km
  • From Valence: 5 hr 38 · 485 km
  • From Clermont-Ferrand: 5 hr 58 · 525 km
  • From Montpellier: 7 hr 41 · 686 km
  • From Marseille: 7 hr 46 · 696 km
  • From Nice: 8 hr 51 · 732 km
  • From Perpignan: 9 hr 02 · 834 km
  • From Bordeaux: 9 hr 30 · 865 km
  • From Toulouse: 9 hr 34 · 869 km
  • From Pau: 11 hr 31 · 1061 km

Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.

By train

Wesserling station

halt · then 21 min drive (16 km)

Nearest main station: Mulhouse, 59 min by road.

No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables (checked on 11 October 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

  • Bâle-Mulhouse (BSL): 1 hr 13 by road · 77 km
  • Strasbourg-Entzheim (SXB): 2 hr 01 by road · 139 km

Take me there

These links open the app with Larcenaire as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.

Charging an electric car

1 charging station within 2 km

4 charging points · up to 22 kW

  • VIKINGS CASINOS - Casino Bussang · TotalEnergies Marketing France · 4 points · 22 kW · 1.7 km

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.

What's on around Larcenaire

All events →
  • 4 November 2026 · 18:00

    Ma vie de valise

    Bibliothèque Le Thillot · Le Thillot

    Théâtre d'objets

    Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Rencontre avec... La France entre monts et merveilles” · View on OpenAgenda ↗

    Also near: Bussang (6.8 km), Frère-Joseph (8.9 km)

  • 4 December 2026 – 30 December 2026

    Noël au Jardin : L’Aiguille d’Or

    Parc de Wesserling - Ecomusée textile · Husseren-Wesserling

    Vivez Noël au Jardin au Parc de Wesserling, parcourez les jardins illuminés et embarquez pour une balade contée entre patrimoine textile et aventure merveilleuse.

    Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Parc de Wesserling” · View on OpenAgenda ↗

    Also near: Le Markstein (5.4 km), Rouge Gazon (6.8 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.

Translated from the French Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), machine translation.

Frequently asked questions

How high is Larcenaire?

Larcenaire sits at 820 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,110 m.

How many kilometres of pistes does Larcenaire have?

Larcenaire has 12 km of slopes, 13 lifts.

What is the longest piste in Larcenaire?

The longest piste is Les Chaumes: 1 km (green run), for 85 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 Larcenaire?

The highest lift, Grands Corbeaux, tops out at 952 m (IGN RGE ALTI terrain model). The 5 lifts mapped on OpenStreetMap total 1 km.

How do I get to Larcenaire?

By road, Larcenaire is 1 hr 52 from Nancy (131 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Wesserling, 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 Bâle-Mulhouse, 1 hr 13 away.

How long is the drive from Paris to Larcenaire?

5 hr 22 for 454 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 Larcenaire open?

According to the official website, the resort opens on 19 December 2026 and closes on 7 March 2027 (2026-2027 season).

Is the snow reliable in Larcenaire?

Natural snow is low on average: skiing depends on snowmaking and good years. 10 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, measured over 32 winters at the Météo-France “LE MENIL” station. This verdict rests on 32 winters of Météo-France measurements (1990-2022); in season the daily report prevails.

Is Larcenaire good for beginners and families?

72% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area.

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