Montgenèvre
Montgenèvre is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes). The village sits at 1,860 m and the ski area rises to 2,581 m, a skiable vertical of 1,051 m.
The area offers 232 km of alpine pistes, 356 marked pistes (71 green, 156 blue, 104 red, 25 black), 26 ski lifts, plus a snowpark. Green and blue runs dominate: terrain suited to beginners and families.
Montgenèvre belongs to the linked Voie lactée area: one lift pass covers the neighbouring resorts.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the longest piste runs 6 km (Strada comunale di Sagna Longa) and the highest lift tops out at 2,581 m.
The resort holds the Famille Plus and Station classée de tourisme labels.
Access: 1 h 59 by road from Chambéry and 16 min from Briançon railway station.
11 official webcams show 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?4 / 5
Top of the ski area: 2,581 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,530 m · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 97%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?4.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 232 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 232 km · Lifts: 26 · 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?3 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 64% · Magic carpets: 3 · Sledging runs: 0 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 3 · Famille Plus label
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 5 hr 07 · Nearest railway station: 16 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 9 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 39
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?3.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 4 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 9 · Upcoming events: 2 · Collective tourist beds: 2,829 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?2 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 1 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 0% · Spas and saunas: 1 · 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 1,860 m · top 2,581 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 6.8 h · Dec 6.7 h · Jan 7 h · Feb 8.1 h · Mar 9.3 h · Apr 10.4 h — 25 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November—no record
- December67 cmGood skiing · 100%
- January77 cmGood skiing · 91%
- February85 cmGood skiing · 100%
- March97 cmGood skiing · 96%
- April76 cmGood skiing · 89%
- May—no record
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
Measured snow history: not available for this resort. No Météo-France station close enough (the 1 nearby station sits more than 300 m away from the altitude we aim for (2100 m)). We would rather show nothing than borrow a distant valley’s reading.
The ski area
Compare with another resort →356 pistes, by level — 232 km
- Skiable vertical
- 1,051 m (1,530 m → 2,581 m)
- Lifts
- 4 gondolas, 12 chairlifts, 7 drag lifts, 3 magic carpets
- Cross-country skiing
- 13 named trails — 58 km of marked loops (30 km of distinct track: the loops overlap) · Espace nordique Val Clarée area, 2.7 km from the resortOpenStreetMap, lengths measured on the geometry, surveyed on 12 September 2026. A trail with no difficulty tag is shown as "n/a" — never guessed.
See the trails(13)
Trail Level Length Liaison Plampinet/Val des Prés intermediate 11 km Les Arras difficult 9 km Les Eycharlats · Espace Nordique Val Clarée black 7.6 km La Thura · Espace Nordique Val Clarée intermediate 5 km La Draye · Espace nordique Val Clarée easy 4.6 km La Thura Haute · Espace nordique Val Clarée intermediate 3.9 km Pamplinet intermediate 3.6 km La Tour · Espace nordique Val Clarée n/a 3.6 km La Pinatelle · Espace nordique Val Clarée easy 3.4 km Le Mas du Rosier · Espace Nordique Val Clarée very easy 1.8 km La Plaine des Alberts · Espace nordique Val Clarée very easy 1.7 km Liaison Les Alberts / Le Rosier · Espace nordique Val Clarée very easy 1.2 km La Draye Haute · Espace nordique Val Clarée intermediate 1.1 km - Snowpark
- 1 mapped zone, 2.1 km from the resort — Boardercross
OpenStreetMap, surveyed on 12 September 2026. OpenStreetMap does not map individual features (kickers, rails): what is counted here are the named zones. - Piste aspect
- N 36% · E 30% · S 14% · W 20% (descent direction of 121 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Mountain restaurants
- Restaurant d’Altitude “Les Anges” (2101 m)
- Tourist office
- OFFICE DU TOURISME · Route d'Italie. Place du Bivouac Napoléon, 05100 · +33 (0)4 92 21 52 52 · [email protected] (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Piste map (PDF)
- MONTGENEVRE_plan des pistes (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Famille Plus
- The resort’s family page (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
Resort data: declared by OFFICE DU TOURISME 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 Montgenèvre only (“MONTGENEVRE”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Montgenèvre
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (11) →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 Montgenèvre
From Paris: 7 hr 46 (718 km) by road.
By road
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 59 · 149 km
- From Grenoble: 2 hr 12 · 127 km
- From Annecy: 2 hr 28 · 196 km
- From Genève: 2 hr 58 · 234 km
- From Lyon: 3 hr 09 · 248 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 3 hr 09 · 216 km
- From Marseille: 3 hr 42 · 272 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 3 hr 43 · 297 km
- From Nice: 4 hr 37 · 372 km · avoids Col de Restefond, closed in winter
- From Montpellier: 5 hr 00 · 395 km
- From Dijon: 5 hr 01 · 449 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 5 hr 02 · 416 km
- From Besançon: 5 hr 18 · 407 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 22 · 543 km
- From Nancy: 7 hr 09 · 660 km
- From Strasbourg: 7 hr 13 · 624 km
- From Toulouse: 7 hr 18 · 629 km
- From Paris: 7 hr 46 · 718 km
- From Bordeaux: 9 hr 00 · 803 km
- From Pau: 9 hr 13 · 819 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Briançon station
regional station · then 16 min drive (13 km)
Nearest main station: Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux, 1 hr 57 by road.
- From Briançon station (stop “BRIANCON- GARE SNCF/GARE ROUTIÈRE”): line LIGNE 5 — LIGNE 5 BRIANCON ↔ MONTGENEVRE (ALTIGO), 22 min to the “MONTGENEVRE- LES ALBERTS - BOIS DES ALBERTS” stop — 9 departures a day on weekdays, 6 a day at weekends · first 06:15, last 18:15 · summer timetable, from 13 September 2026 to 29 November 2026 · official timetable ↗
Direct journeys read from the official timetable files published on transport.data.gouv.fr — no connections.
By plane
- Turin-Caselle (TRN): 1 hr 39 by road · 110 km
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 2 hr 10 by road · 157 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Montgenèvre as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
Charging an electric car
3 charging stations within 2 km
12 charging points · up to 170 kW
- MONTGENEVRE - Office de Tourisme · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 22 kW · 0.4 km
- MONTGENEVRE - Parking de l'obelisque · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 22 kW · 0.8 km
- MONTGENEVRE - Le Peychier · EASYCHARGE · 8 points · 170 kW · 0.9 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.
Off-piste & ski touring
The resorts for off-piste skiing →Named itineraries: Montquitaine · La Reserve · Valle dei Mandarini · Itinéraire Hors Piste La Durance non balisé · Plein Soleil · La Combe
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 Montgenèvre — up to 10,000 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Charvia · Par les Replattes de l'Aigle | 2.1 · E1 · PD- | 850 m | 1,821 → 2,648 m | N | 1.9 km |
| Sommet de Château Jouan / Janus · Face N directe | 4.3 · E3 · D | 800 m | 1,807 → 2,565 m | N | 2.5 km |
| Mont de la Plane ou sommet de la Loubatière · Couloir NE du Mont de la Plane | 4.1 · E2 | 150 m | 1,750 → 2,545 m | NE | 2.5 km |
| Monte Chaberton · Parete S - Combinazione Vincente | 4.3 · E3 · D+ | 1,300 m | 1,850 → 3,131 m | S · SW | 3.1 km |
| Mont Chaberton · Tour de la pointe des Trois Scies | 3.1 · E2 | 1,850 m | 1,850 → 3,131 m | NW · SW · SE · W | 3.6 km |
| Mont Chaberton · Versant NW par le Col du Chaberton | 2.3 · E2 · PD+ | 1,250 m | 1,880 → 3,131 m | NW | 3.7 km |
| L'Ombilic · versant N du Serre des Violettes depuis la Vachette | 2.3 · E1 · PD+ | 1,050 m | 1,350 → 2,410 m | N | 4.2 km |
| Traversée du Queyras · Traversée Larche-Valfréjus par le Thabor. | n/a | 10,000 m | 3,178 m | n/a | 4.7 km |
| Fort de l'Infernet · face NNE | 3.2 · E1 | 1,007 m | 1,370 → 2,377 m | N | 4.7 km |
| Grand Charvia · Face S, de Cervières | n/a | 1,012 m | 1,636 → 2,648 m | S | 5 km |
| Le Chenaillet · depuis Cervières | 2.3 · E1 · PD+ | 1,040 m | 1,612 → 2,650 m | S | 5.1 km |
| Grande Peyrolle · Depuis Val-des-Prés | 3.2 · E1 · AD- | 1,250 m | 1,400 → 2,645 m | N | 5.2 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 Montgenèvre
Ice rink
- Patinoire couverte - Parc des Sports · Briançon · 8.6 km away
Swimming pool
- Centre Aquatique - Parc des Sports · Briançon · 8.6 km away
Dog sledding
- Lounoock's - Chiens de traineau · Montgenèvre · 0.5 km away
Paragliding
- Briançon Parapente - Emotion'Air · Briançon · 7.9 km away
- Origin'Air Parapente - Serre Chevalier · Briançon · 8.2 km away
- Parapente Premium · Briançon · 8.2 km away
Museum
- Mini musée du four à pain du Serre · Val-des-Prés · 3.9 km away
- Maison de Françoise et Mamès · Cervières · 6.8 km away
Cinema
- Cosmo Cinémas · Briançon · 7.7 km away
- Cinéma Art et Essai Eden Studio · Briançon · 8.2 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
2,829 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 5 hotels · 118 rooms (2 × 2★)
- 3 holiday villages and family centres · 993 bed spaces
- 3 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 1,836 bed spaces
- 1 campsite · 166 pitches
Commune: Montgenèvre · 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 Montgenevre
125 instructors
🇬🇧 99 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Cinema · Cinéma Jean Gabin
- Spa / wellness · Durancia
- Ice rink · Patinoire synthétique
- Alpine coaster · Luge d'été Monty Express
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 Montgenèvre
All events →-
19 September 2026 · 14:30
Visite guidée du Théâtre Du Briançonnais
TDB - Théâtre Du Briançonnais · Briançon
A l'occasion des Journées Européennes du Patrimoine, (re)découvrez le TDB - Théâtre Du Briançonnais, bâtiment historique de la ville de Briançon et acteur culturel majeur du territoire ! Une occasion…
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Hautes-Alpes” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Serre Chevalier de Briançon (0.9 km), Chantemerle (5.6 km), Serre Chevalier (7.7 km), Villeneuve (7.7 km)
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19 September 2026 · 19:00
Concert European Jazz Companions 2026
TDB - Théâtre Du Briançonnais · Briançon
A l’occasion des Journées Européennes du Patrimoine, le TDB lance la saison 26/27 avec un concert gratuit : European Jazz Companions 2026 !
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Hautes-Alpes” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Serre Chevalier de Briançon (0.9 km), Chantemerle (5.6 km), Serre Chevalier (7.7 km), Villeneuve (7.7 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.
Nearby resorts
Frequently asked questions
How high is Montgenèvre?
Montgenèvre sits at 1,860 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,581 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Montgenèvre have?
Montgenèvre has 232 km of pistes served by 26 lifts, within the linked Voie lactée area (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Montgenèvre?
The longest piste is Strada comunale di Sagna Longa: 6 km (blue run), for 451 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 Montgenèvre?
The highest lift, ROCHER de L'AIGLE (gondola), tops out at 2,580 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Montgenèvre have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 27 installations at Montgenèvre (2 gondolas, 12 chairlifts, 9 drag lifts, 4 magic carpets), for an authorised capacity of 34,181 people per hour, of which 2,400 for Gondrans alone. The fleet spans 1973 to 2023, an average age of 27 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 Montgenèvre?
By road, Montgenèvre is 1 hr 59 from Chambéry (149 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Briançon, 16 min by road from the resort. From Briançon station, line LIGNE 5 — LIGNE 5 BRIANCON ↔ MONTGENEVRE (ALTIGO) reaches the “MONTGENEVRE- LES ALBERTS - BOIS DES ALBERTS” stop in 22 min, 9 departures a day on weekdays, 6 a day at weekends. The nearest airport is Turin-Caselle, 1 hr 39 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Montgenèvre?
7 hr 46 for 718 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 Montgenèvre?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
Is Montgenèvre good for beginners and families?
64% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area. The resort holds the Famille Plus family label.
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