Molines-en-Queyras
Molines-en-Queyras is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes). The village sits at 1,625 m and the ski area rises to 2,187 m, a skiable vertical of 448 m.
The area offers 23 km of alpine pistes, 35 marked pistes (14 green, 10 blue, 9 red, 2 black), 12 ski lifts, plus a snowpark. Green and blue runs dominate: terrain suited to beginners and families.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the longest piste runs 2 km (La Montlhéry) and the highest lift tops out at 2,076 m.
Access: 3 h 06 by road from Grenoble and 34 min from Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre railway station.
1 official webcam shows the pistes live (on the French page).
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: 2,187 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,739 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 85 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 96%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?3 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 23 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 23 km · Lifts: 12 · Balance between piste levels: 89%
- 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: 69% · Magic carpets: 1 · Sledging runs: 0 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 1
- AccessIs it easy to get to?1.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 5 hr 51 · Nearest railway station: 34 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 2 hr 57
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 3 · 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.
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,625 m · top 2,187 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 7.1 h · Dec 7 h · Jan 7.3 h · Feb 8.5 h · Mar 9.6 h · Apr 10.7 h — 26 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November26 cmInsufficient · 34%
- December69 cmGood skiing · 87%
- January90 cmGood skiing · 98%
- February106 cmGood skiing · 100%
- March129 cmGood skiing · 100%
- April117 cmGood skiing · 100%
- May66 cmVariable · 75%
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
47 complete winters measured, from 1968-1969 to 2018-2019 — on average 85 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec25 cmInsufficient · 34 %
- 16-31 Dec37 cmVariable · 53 %
- 1-15 Jan47 cmVariable · 62 %
- 16-31 Jan57 cmVariable · 71 %
- 1-15 Feb59 cmVariable · 74 %
- 16-29 Feb64 cmVariable · 78 %
- 1-15 Mar64 cmVariable · 78 %
- 16-31 Mar52 cmVariable · 64 %
- 1-15 Apr39 cmVariable · 50 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2003-2004 — 137 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1980-1981 — 3 days at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 249 cm a winter on average, spread over 28 days of snowfall. Measured over 48 complete winters, from 1970-1971 to 2018-2019.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 96 cm — 1992-1993
- Snowiest winter
- 1977-1978 — 595 cm
- Leanest winter
- 1999-2000 — 137 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →35 pistes, by level — 23 km
- Skiable vertical
- 448 m (1,739 m → 2,187 m)
- Lifts
- 2 chairlifts, 9 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet
- Snowpark
- 1 mapped zone, 5.2 km from the resort — Espace Snowpark (easy)
OpenStreetMap, surveyed on 18 September 2026. OpenStreetMap does not map individual features (kickers, rails): what is counted here are the named zones. - Cross-country skiing
- 1 km of nordic trails
- Piste aspect
- N 11% · E 0% · S 13% · W 76% (descent direction of 33 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Mountain restaurants
- Le Bistrot d'en Ô (2069 m) · Le Bouticari (2064 m) · Le Pain De Sucre (2063 m) · La Marmotte (2044 m) · La Fougagno (2043 m) · Rocca Bianca (2033 m) · Ô'2040 (2017 m)
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.
Staying and hiring gear in Molines-en-Queyras
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (1) →Nearby cameras listed by Windy: the link opens the image at its publisher. Checked on 18 September 2026.
Webcams provided by windy.com — add a webcam.
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 Molines-en-Queyras
From Paris: 8 hr 47 (733 km) by road.
By road
- From Grenoble: 3 hr 06 · 176 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
- From Chambéry: 3 hr 16 · 221 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
- From Marseille: 3 hr 27 · 259 km
- From Annecy: 3 hr 45 · 268 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
- From Valence: 4 hr 12 · 246 km · avoids Col d’Izoard, closed in winter
From other major cities (14)
- From Genève: 4 hr 15 · 306 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
- From Lyon: 4 hr 18 · 278 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
- From Saint-Étienne: 4 hr 44 · 312 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 45 · 382 km
- From Dijon: 6 hr 03 · 464 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 6 hr 03 · 432 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 07 · 530 km
- From Besançon: 6 hr 22 · 494 km
- From Toulouse: 7 hr 03 · 616 km
- From Nancy: 8 hr 10 · 675 km
- From Strasbourg: 8 hr 22 · 680 km
- From Paris: 8 hr 47 · 733 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 57 · 806 km
- From Bordeaux: 9 hr 26 · 858 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
halt · then 34 min drive (31 km)
Nearest main station: Grenoble, 3 hr 13 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
- Cuneo (CUF): 3 hr 07 by road · 171 km
- Turin-Caselle (TRN): 2 hr 57 by road · 182 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Molines-en-Queyras 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
2 charging points · up to 22 kW
- MOLINES EN QUEYRAS - Clot la Chalpe · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 22 kW · 1.3 km
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 Molines-en-Queyras — up to 1,625 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sommet Bûcher · Depuis La Rua (Molines) | 2.1 · E1 · PD- | 600 m | 1,673 → 2,254 m | NE | 1.4 km |
| Gardiole de l'Alp · Versant W | 2.1 · E1 · F | 978 m | 1,808 → 2,805 m | W | 1.5 km |
| Serre des Vallonnets · Par le Col des Prés de fromage | n/a | 915 m | 1,735 → 2,643 m | N · NE · E | 2.6 km |
| Crête du Mourre Froid · Face W depuis Prats Hauts | 2.2 · E1 · PD- | 900 m | 1,780 → 2,657 m | W | 2.8 km |
| Crête du Mourre Froid · Versant NW depuis Ville Vieille | 2.2 · E1 · PD | 1,200 m | 1,434 → 2,658 m | NW | 3.3 km |
| Pointe de Rasis · Traversée N >> S - depuis Molines | n/a · PD+ | 1,200 m | 1,673 → 2,844 m | n/a | 3.3 km |
| Peyre-Niere · Versant W | 2.2 · E1 · F | 870 m | 2,020 → 2,890 m | W · S · SW | 3.6 km |
| Pointe de Rasis · Par le Col des Estronques - depuis St-Véran | n/a · PD+ | 1,200 m | 1,768 → 2,844 m | SE | 3.9 km |
| Pointe de Rasis · Face E directe | 5.1 · E2 | 990 m | 1,850 → 2,844 m | E | 3.9 km |
| Cime de Combe Crose · Versant SW - depuis St-Veran | 1.2 · E1 · F | 624 m | 2,050 → 2,674 m | SW | 3.9 km |
| Pic du Fond de Peynin · Traversée S >> N - depuis Fontgillarde | n/a · PD | 900 m | 1,997 → 2,912 m | N | 4.4 km |
| Peyre-Niere · versant NW depuis Aiguille | 4.1 · E1 · AD+ | 1,625 m | 1,450 → 2,890 m | N | 4.5 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 Molines-en-Queyras
Spa and thermal baths
- Spa l'Alta Peyra · Saint-Véran · 3.9 km away
Dog sledding
- Azak Mushing · Abriès-Ristolas · 8.6 km away
Paragliding
- "Tête en l'Air" Ecole de Parapente Du Queyras · Ceillac · 8.8 km away
Museum
- L'Armoire aux 8 Serrures · Château-Ville-Vieille · 3.7 km away
- Exposition sur l'Ancienne Mine de Cuivre · Saint-Véran · 3.9 km away
- Carré bleu Queyras · Abriès-Ristolas · 9.8 km away
- Musée de la Barma · Abriès-Ristolas · 9.9 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
- 4 hotels · 67 rooms (1 × 3★, 3 × 2★)
- 1 campsite · 25 pitches
Commune: Molines-en-Queyras · 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 du Tourisme
Ski school
ESF Molines St Veran
38 instructors
🇬🇧 14 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Alpine coaster · Luge sur rail
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 Molines-en-Queyras
All events →-
19 September 2026 – 20 September 2026
Visite du lieu de mémoire de l'ancien canal de Rouchas-Frach
L'ancien canal de Rouchas-Frach · Molines-en-Queyras
Le canal de Rouchas-Frach a irrigué les prairies de Fontgillarde et du Coin pendant plus de sept siècles.
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Hautes-Alpes” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Saint-Véran (2.9 km), Abriès (8.7 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.
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Frequently asked questions
How high is Molines-en-Queyras?
Molines-en-Queyras sits at 1,625 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,187 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Molines-en-Queyras have?
Molines-en-Queyras has 23 km of pistes served by 12 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Molines-en-Queyras?
The longest piste is La Montlhéry: 2 km (green run), for 204 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 Molines-en-Queyras?
The highest lift, Burge, tops out at 2,076 m (IGN RGE ALTI terrain model). The 7 lifts mapped on OpenStreetMap total 4 km.
How do I get to Molines-en-Queyras?
By road, Molines-en-Queyras is 3 hr 06 from Grenoble (176 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre, 34 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 Cuneo, 3 hr 07 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Molines-en-Queyras?
8 hr 47 for 733 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 Molines-en-Queyras?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to ten winters of reanalysis (estimate); in season the daily report prevails.
Is Molines-en-Queyras good for beginners and families?
69% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area.
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