Pralognan-la-Vanoise
1,406 mBottom of the pistes
2,340 mTop of the ski area
25 kmAlpine pistes
19Ski lifts
Not published by any source: adult day pass.
Pralognan-la-Vanoise is a French commune located in the département of Savoie, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. A mountain village in the Vanoise massif, in Tarentaise, it had 689 inhabitants in 2023. The village is a summer and winter sports tourist resort set in the heart of the Vanoise National Park, offering numerous mountain sports activities, such as hiking (the GR 5 and GR 55 long-distance footpaths pass through it) or via ferrata.
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Official players of the resort, live image. Checked on 12 September 2026.
Snow, opening and weather
Snow report →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
Good snow from early January to mid-April. 115 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, and 344 cm of fresh snow, measured over 27 winters at the Météo-France “Meribel Mottaret” station. Fortnight by fortnight, over 27 measured winters →
3-day forecast
Village 1,406 m · top 2,340 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.
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.
- SnowCan you count on the snow?3.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 2,340 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,406 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 115 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 86%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?3 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 25 km · Lifts: 19 · Balance between piste levels: 85%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?n/a
Not rated: no official price list could be found.
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?3 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 60% · Magic carpets: 3 · Sledging runs: 1 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 2
- AccessIs it easy to get to?2 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 56 · Nearest railway station: 35 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 43
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?3 / 5
Bars and pubs: 3 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 11 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 2,124 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?1.5 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 0 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 18% · 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).
63 pistes, by level
33 green5 blue14 red11 black
- Skiable vertical
- 934 m
- Cross-country skiing
- 11 km of nordic trails
Ski-area figures — bottom, km of pistes, pistes by level: OpenStreetMap (1 Oct); top, lifts: STRMTG — French national lift register (1 Jan) .
The ski area in figures
Measured on 7 October 20263 kmLongest piste — Les Pariettes (black), 820 m of vertical
820 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 2,278 → 1,458 m, 3 km
2,340 mHighest lift top — Ancolie (detachable chairlift), national lift register
15,116Total lift capacity, people per hour — 19 installations: 1 aerial tramway, 4 chairlifts, 11 drag lifts, 3 magic carpets
31 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1954, newest 2023
2,000Biggest lift, people per hour — Edelweiss (chairlift, 1994)
9 kmTotal length of lifts — 13 lifts mapped
613 haSki area boundary (OSM)
689Inhabitants — Pralognan-la-Vanoise (INSEE 73206)
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.
Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to Pralognan-la-Vanoise only (“PRALOGNAN”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Pralognan-la-Vanoise
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Collective accommodation
2,124 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 6 hotels · 137 rooms (1 × 4★, 3 × 3★)
- 3 holiday villages and family centres · 789 bed spaces
- 4 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 1,206 bed spaces
- 1 youth hostel or sports centre · 129 bed spaces
- 2 campsites · 275 pitches
Commune: Pralognan-la-Vanoise · 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.
Ski Planet
Self-catering flats and all-inclusive ski holidays at the foot of the slopes, since 1999.
Montagne Vacances
Flats and chalets in the resort, at direct prices.
Gear & equipment
Absolute Snow
UK ski and snowboard shop — delivers to UK addresses only.
Hardloop
Mountain gear shop: ski touring, avalanche safety, winter clothing.
Beyond skiing at Pralognan-la-Vanoise
Without skis on — 1 sledging run
Toboggan runs
- Piste de luge Moriond Racing · Courchevel · 7.6 km away
- Piste de luge (Courchevel 1850 - Courchevel Village) · Courchevel · 8.8 km away
Ice rink
- Patinoire · Pralognan-la-Vanoise · 1.2 km away
- Curling (uniquement en hiver) · Pralognan-la-Vanoise · 1.2 km away
Swimming pool
- Piscine et toboggan · Pralognan-la-Vanoise · 1.2 km away
- Le Cristal - Centre sportif de la Vanoise · Pralognan-la-Vanoise · 1.2 km away
- Aquamotion · Courchevel · 8 km away
- Piscine municipale · Champagny-en-Vanoise · 8.6 km away
Spa and thermal baths
- Aquamotion - SPA · Courchevel · 8 km away
Dog sledding
- Génération Musher - Traîneau à chiens · Champagny-en-Vanoise · 8.6 km away
Paragliding
- TandemTOP Paragliding · Courchevel · 8.8 km away
- Smiles Parapente · Bozel · 9.3 km away
- DEJOUY Jean-Jacques - Parapente · Courchevel · 9.9 km away
- A Parapente · Les Allues · 9.9 km away
Museum
- Tour Sarrazine, musée · Bozel · 9.7 km away
Cinema
- Le Parc · 1.1 km away · OpenStreetMap
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. Lines marked OpenStreetMap come from the map, within 3 km — opening times on site. Opening times and prices are the operator’s — check before you go.
Ski schools and practical information
Ski school
ESF Pralognan La Vanoise
80 instructors
🇬🇧 45 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Tourist office
Office de tourisme
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 →Ski touring routes described
12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Pralognan-la-Vanoise — up to 2,030 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dôme de l'Arpont · Versant W, par le Col supérieur du Génépy | 3.3 · E2 · AD | 2,030 m | 1,730 → 3,599 m | W · SW · NW | 1.5 km |
| Pointe du Dard · Traversée Cirque du Dard → Glacier de l'Arcelin | 3.3 · E2 · AD | 1,780 m | 1,430 → 3,206 m | NW · N · W · NE | 1.5 km |
| Pointe du Creux Noir · Versant NE | 3.3 · E2 · AD | 1,770 m | 1,418 → 3,155 m | E · N · S · SW | 1.5 km |
| Pointe du Dard · descente par le Cirque du Dard en boucle | 3.3 · E3 · AD | 1,750 m | 1,480 → 3,206 m | NW · N | 1.5 km |
The other 8 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 ↗
Piste map
Open on OpenSnowMap ↗Official piste map
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 Pralognan-la-Vanoise
From Paris: 7 hr 19 (675 km) by road.
By road
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 31 · 106 km
- From Annecy: 1 hr 47 · 100 km
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 48 · 136 km
- From Genève: 2 hr 28 · 146 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 42 · 205 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 2 hr 51 · 228 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 3 hr 15 · 254 km
- From Dijon: 4 hr 34 · 406 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 35 · 371 km
- From Besançon: 4 hr 48 · 319 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 58 · 433 km
- From Marseille: 5 hr 03 · 442 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 20 · 581 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 25 · 520 km
- From Nancy: 6 hr 41 · 617 km
- From Strasbourg: 6 hr 43 · 536 km
- From Toulouse: 7 hr 16 · 667 km
- From Paris: 7 hr 19 · 675 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 33 · 760 km
- From Pau: 9 hr 10 · 857 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains station
regional station · then 35 min drive (30 km)
Nearest main station: Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux, 1 hr 30 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
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 1 hr 43 by road · 114 km
- Grenoble-Alpes-Isère (GNB): 2 hr 21 by road · 181 km
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Charging an electric car
1 charging station within 2 km
2 charging points · up to 24 kW
- Pralognan la Vanoise - Chemin de la Grande Louza · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 24 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 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.
Translated from the French Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), machine translation.
Frequently asked questions
How high is Pralognan-la-Vanoise?
The Pralognan-la-Vanoise pistes start at 1,406 m, and its ski area rises to 2,340 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Pralognan-la-Vanoise have?
Pralognan-la-Vanoise has 25 km of slopes, 19 lifts.
What is the longest piste in Pralognan-la-Vanoise?
The longest piste is Les Pariettes: 3 km (black run), for 820 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 Pralognan-la-Vanoise?
The highest lift, Ancolie (detachable chairlift), tops out at 2,340 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Pralognan-la-Vanoise have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 19 installations at Pralognan-la-Vanoise (1 aerial tramway, 4 chairlifts, 11 drag lifts, 3 magic carpets), for an authorised capacity of 15,116 people per hour, of which 2,000 for Edelweiss alone. The fleet spans 1954 to 2023, an average age of 31 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 Pralognan-la-Vanoise?
By road, Pralognan-la-Vanoise is 1 hr 31 from Chambéry (106 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains, 35 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 Chambéry-Savoie, 1 hr 43 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Pralognan-la-Vanoise?
7 hr 19 for 675 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
What time do the lifts open in Pralognan-la-Vanoise?
Lifts are announced open from 09:00 to 16:45 (saison 2026-2027 · Du 19 décembre 2026 au 5 février 2027 inclus), according to the official website (read on 29 September 2026).
Is the snow reliable in Pralognan-la-Vanoise?
Good snow from early January to mid-April. 115 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, and 344 cm of fresh snow, measured over 27 winters at the Météo-France “Meribel Mottaret” station. This verdict rests on 27 winters of Météo-France measurements (1991-2026); in season the daily report prevails.
Is Pralognan-la-Vanoise good for beginners and families?
60% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area.
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