Prabouré
Prabouré is a small family winter sports resort in Puy-de-Dôme located in the commune of Saint-Anthème. The history of skiing in Prabouré begins in 1954 with the installation of a first rope tow. The first fixed detachable drag lift opens in 1963, three others will follow at the end of the 60s.
Translated from the French Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), machine translation.
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: 1,384 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,249 m · 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: 6 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 6 km · Lifts: 6 · Balance between piste levels: 67%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?3 / 5
Adult day pass: €15 · Day pass price per km of pistes: €2.5/km
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?1.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 55% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 1 · Special prices out of 4 (beginner, child, family, free age): 1 · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 10 · Nearest railway station: 34 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 44
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 2 · 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 · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 · Adult day pass: €15 — 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-ANTHEME station (1,263 m)
7-day forecast
Village 1,276 m · top 1,384 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.
Measured snow history: not available for this resort. No Météo-France station close enough (the 2 nearby stations are outside the resort’s altitude range). We would rather show nothing than borrow a distant valley’s reading.
The ski area
Compare with another resort →11 pistes, by level — 6 km
- Skiable vertical
- 135 m (1,249 m → 1,384 m)
- Lifts
- 5 drag lifts
- Cross-country skiing
- 27 km of nordic trails
- Without skis
- 1 sledging run
- Piste aspect
- N 0% · E 100% · S 0% · W 0% (descent direction of 8 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 →
| Adult pass | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 day | €15 |
| Season | €150 |
| Child, 1 day | €13 |
Read on the official price list, full price, excluding promotions. 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 Prabouré only (“SAINT ANTHEME PRABOURE”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Prabouré
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (1) →Official players of the resort, live image. 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 Prabouré
From Paris: 5 hr 54 (525 km) by road.
By road
- From Saint-Étienne: 59 min · 59 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 1 hr 41 · 105 km
- From Lyon: 1 hr 50 · 119 km
- From Valence: 2 hr 21 · 177 km
- From Grenoble: 2 hr 41 · 209 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Chambéry: 2 hr 43 · 206 km
- From Annecy: 3 hr 02 · 243 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 29 · 307 km
- From Genève: 3 hr 30 · 294 km
- From Besançon: 4 hr 05 · 365 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 24 · 379 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 29 · 388 km
- From Perpignan: 5 hr 21 · 469 km
- From Toulouse: 5 hr 23 · 426 km
- From Nancy: 5 hr 36 · 518 km
- From Bordeaux: 5 hr 44 · 506 km
- From Paris: 5 hr 54 · 525 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 07 · 546 km
- From Strasbourg: 6 hr 28 · 603 km
- From Pau: 7 hr 27 · 628 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Montbrison station
regional station · then 34 min drive (33 km)
Nearest main station: Saint-Étienne Châteaucreux, 58 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
- Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne (CFE): 1 hr 44 by road · 97 km
- Lyon-Saint-Exupéry (LYS): 1 hr 57 by road · 134 km
Take me there
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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: Les Bruyères
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.
Beyond skiing at Prabouré
Paragliding
- Site de parapente Mont Sémiol · Châtelneuf · 9.9 km away
Museum
- Jasserie-musée du Coq Noir · Saint-Anthème · 2.5 km away
- Musée de l'École 1900 · Saint-Martin-des-Olmes · 6.6 km away
- Moulin Richard de Bas, musée historique du papier · Ambert · 6.7 km away
- Maison de la Fourme d'Ambert et des fromages d'Auvergne · Ambert · 10 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma la Façade · Ambert · 9.7 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
- 1 campsite · 50 pitches
Commune: Saint-Anthème · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
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 Prabouré
All events →-
16 October 2026 · 10:00
Estives et Jasseries
Lieu Dit Le Perrier · Valcivières
journée de visite pour découvrir le paysage et patrimoine agricole
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Plan Libre, la gazette” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Chalmazel (7.3 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 Prabouré?
Prabouré sits at 1,276 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,384 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Prabouré have?
Prabouré has 6 km of pistes served by 6 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Prabouré?
The longest piste is La Forestière: 1 km (blue run), for 120 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 Prabouré?
The highest lift, Les Jonquilles (drag lift), tops out at 1,290 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Prabouré have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 4 installations at Prabouré (3 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet), for an authorised capacity of 2,300 people per hour, of which 850 for Les Jonquilles alone. The fleet spans 2006 to 2022, an average age of 11 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 Prabouré?
The adult day pass costs €15 (current season, read on the official price list).
How do I get to Prabouré?
By road, Prabouré is 59 min from Saint-Étienne (59 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Montbrison, 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 Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne, 1 hr 44 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Prabouré?
5 hr 54 for 525 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
Is Prabouré good for beginners and families?
55% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather technical area.
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