Planche des Belles Filles
Planche des Belles Filles is a ski resort in the Vosges, in the commune of Plancher-les-Mines. The village sits at 1,022 m and the ski area rises to 1,145 m, a skiable vertical of 162 m.
The area offers 3 km of alpine pistes, 8 marked pistes (2 green, 4 blue, 1 red, 1 black), 4 ski lifts. Green and blue runs dominate: terrain suited to beginners and families.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the longest piste runs 1 km and the highest lift tops out at 1,145 m.
Access: 1 h 48 by road from Besançon and 21 min from Champagney 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?1.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 1,145 m · Bottom of the pistes: 983 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 43 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 1%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?1.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 3 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 3 km · Lifts: 4 · Balance between piste levels: 88%
- 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: 75% · Magic carpets: 1 · Sledging runs: 0 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 1
- AccessIs it easy to get to?2.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 5 hr 44 · 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?1.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 1 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 0 · Upcoming events: 0 · 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 · 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 BALLON DE SERVANCE station (1,213 m)
7-day forecast
Village 1,022 m · top 1,145 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
10 complete winters measured, from 1989-1990 to 2018-2019 — on average 43 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec13 cmInsufficient · 21 %
- 16-31 Dec19 cmInsufficient · 16 %
- 1-15 Jan22 cmInsufficient · 30 %
- 16-31 Jan33 cmInsufficient · 38 %
- 1-15 Feb39 cmInsufficient · 36 %
- 16-29 Feb48 cmVariable · 53 %
- 1-15 Mar49 cmVariable · 51 %
- 16-31 Mar27 cmInsufficient · 29 %
- 1-15 Apr9 cmInsufficient · 13 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2005-2006 — 136 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1989-1990 — 0 day at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 282 cm a winter on average, spread over 30 days of snowfall. Measured over 10 complete winters.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 70 cm — 2005-2006
- Snowiest winter
- 2005-2006 — 550 cm
- Leanest winter
- 1989-1990 — 83 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →8 pistes, by level — 3 km
- Skiable vertical
- 162 m (983 m → 1,145 m)
- Lifts
- 3 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet
- Without skis
- 1 km of snowshoe and walking trails
- Piste aspect
- N 88% · E 0% · S 0% · W 12% (descent direction of 7 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.
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 Planche des Belles Filles only (“PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Planche des Belles Filles
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (1) →Planche des Belles Filles broadcasts its images on its own page: the link takes you there. Checked on 12 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 Planche des Belles Filles
From Paris: 5 hr 25 (430 km) by road.
By road
- From Besançon: 1 hr 48 · 127 km
- From Nancy: 2 hr 14 · 149 km
- From Strasbourg: 2 hr 21 · 183 km
- From Dijon: 2 hr 35 · 209 km
- From Genève: 3 hr 53 · 258 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Lyon: 4 hr 11 · 367 km
- From Annecy: 4 hr 24 · 302 km
- From Chambéry: 4 hr 51 · 344 km
- From Grenoble: 4 hr 58 · 454 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 5 hr 00 · 427 km
- From Valence: 5 hr 17 · 467 km
- From Paris: 5 hr 25 · 430 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 5 hr 37 · 510 km
- From Montpellier: 7 hr 20 · 668 km
- From Marseille: 7 hr 25 · 678 km
- From Perpignan: 8 hr 42 · 816 km
- From Nice: 9 hr 02 · 754 km
- From Bordeaux: 9 hr 09 · 847 km
- From Toulouse: 9 hr 14 · 851 km
- From Pau: 11 hr 10 · 1043 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Champagney station
halt · then 21 min drive (16 km)
Nearest main station: Belfort - Montbéliard TGV, 50 min 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
- Bâle-Mulhouse (BSL): 1 hr 24 by road · 99 km
- Strasbourg-Entzheim (SXB): 2 hr 14 by road · 173 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Planche des Belles Filles 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 24 kW
- FUCA - SIED70 - Plancher-les-Mines - Planche des Belles Filles · Citeos Mobilité Electrique Paris - Cogelum IDF · 2 points · 24 kW · 0.2 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 →3 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Planche des Belles Filles — up to 1,600 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballon d'Alsace · Danielus Road | n/a · PD+ | 1,600 m | 600 → 1,247 m | n/a | 7.4 km |
| Ballon d'Alsace · Tricotage au Ballon d'Alsace | 2.3 · F+ | 820 m | 850 → 1,247 m | NW · N | 7.4 km |
| Ballon d'Alsace · "Marcus Road" | 2.3 · PD+ | 820 m | 780 → 1,247 m | W | 7.4 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 Planche des Belles Filles
Toboggan runs
- Station de La Planche des Belles Filles · Plancher-les-Mines · 0.1 km away
- Tubing ou descente en bouée · Plancher-les-Mines · 0.2 km away
- Piste de luge - Col des Démineurs · Sewen · 6.7 km away
- Piste de luge - au Langenberg · Sewen · 6.9 km away
Swimming pool
- Piscine de plein air de Saint-Maurice sur Moselle · Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle · 9.3 km away
Museum
- Maison de la nature des vosges saônoises · Haut-du-Them-Château-Lambert · 9.3 km away
- Musée départemental de la Montagne · Haut-du-Them-Château-Lambert · 9.4 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
Ski school
ESF La Planche Des Belles Filles
🌐 esfplanchedesbellesfilles.fr
1 instructors
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Cinema · Cinéma Select
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 Planche des Belles Filles?
Planche des Belles Filles sits at 1,022 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,145 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Planche des Belles Filles have?
Planche des Belles Filles has 3 km of pistes served by 4 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Planche des Belles Filles?
The longest single descent: 1 km (red run), for 163 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 Planche des Belles Filles?
The highest lift, Sommet (platter lift), tops out at 1,149 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Planche des Belles Filles have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 5 installations at Planche des Belles Filles (4 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet), for an authorised capacity of 3,850 people per hour, of which 1,000 for Les petits lutins alone. The fleet spans 1976 to 2013, an average age of 37 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 Planche des Belles Filles?
By road, Planche des Belles Filles is 1 hr 48 from Besançon (127 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Champagney, 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 24 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Planche des Belles Filles?
5 hr 25 for 430 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
Is Planche des Belles Filles good for beginners and families?
75% of the pistes are green or blue: a very accessible area.
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