Saint-Urcize
The resort of Saint-Urcize, sometimes called Super Blaise, is a small ski resort located in the territory of the commune of Saint-Urcize in Cantal. It is located to the south-west, 4 km from the village, along the D 13 road and 2 km from the département of Aveyron.
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: 1,347 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,226 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 3 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 3%
- 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: 5 · Balance between piste levels: 50%
- 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?1 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 50% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 0 · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?2 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 45 · Nearest railway station: 34 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 2 hr 13
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 0 · 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.
7-day forecast
Village 1,274 m · top 1,347 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
31 complete winters measured, from 1987-1988 to 2018-2019 — on average 3 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec3 cmInsufficient · 1 %
- 16-31 Dec4 cmInsufficient · 3 %
- 1-15 Jan4 cmInsufficient · 1 %
- 16-31 Jan5 cmInsufficient · 0 %
- 1-15 Feb9 cmInsufficient · 9 %
- 16-29 Feb6 cmInsufficient · 6 %
- 1-15 Mar4 cmInsufficient · 2 %
- 16-31 Mar1 cmInsufficient · 0 %
- 1-15 Apr1 cmInsufficient · 0 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2008-2009 — 26 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1991-1992 — 0 day at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 123 cm a winter on average, spread over 27 days of snowfall. Measured over 31 complete winters.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 40 cm — 2008-2009
- Snowiest winter
- 1993-1994 — 243 cm
- Leanest winter
- 1992-1993 — 46 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →2 pistes, by level — 6 km
- Skiable vertical
- 121 m (1,226 m → 1,347 m)
- Lifts
- 5 drag lifts
- Cross-country skiing
- 13 km of nordic trails
- Piste aspect
- N 84% · E 0% · S 0% · W 16% (descent direction of 14 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 Saint-Urcize only (“SAINTE URCIZE”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Saint-Urcize
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
Saint-Urcize publishes no public webcam (checked on 12 September 2026 on its website, its tourist office and the operators’ directories). Know of one? Tell us.
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 Saint-Urcize
From Paris: 6 hr 17 (578 km) by road.
By road
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 2 hr 04 · 162 km
- From Montpellier: 2 hr 28 · 208 km
- From Toulouse: 2 hr 53 · 211 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 3 hr 00 · 191 km
- From Perpignan: 3 hr 23 · 309 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 3 hr 42 · 233 km
- From Lyon: 3 hr 48 · 321 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 24 · 377 km
- From Grenoble: 4 hr 39 · 324 km
- From Chambéry: 4 hr 44 · 336 km
- From Pau: 4 hr 57 · 412 km
- From Annecy: 5 hr 03 · 373 km
- From Bordeaux: 5 hr 11 · 446 km
- From Dijon: 5 hr 19 · 476 km
- From Genève: 5 hr 26 · 475 km
- From Besançon: 5 hr 55 · 534 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 02 · 535 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 17 · 578 km
- From Nancy: 7 hr 26 · 687 km
- From Strasbourg: 8 hr 19 · 772 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Aumont-Aubrac station
halt · then 34 min drive (34 km)
Nearest main station: Clermont-Ferrand, 2 hr 03 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): 2 hr 13 by road · 165 km
- Montpellier-Méditerranée (MPL): 2 hr 39 by road · 221 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Saint-Urcize as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
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.
Beyond skiing at Saint-Urcize
Swimming pool
- Narcisse, institut et spa en Aubrac · Laguiole · 10 km away
Dog sledding
- Nordic Team Musher · Saint-Urcize · 0.2 km away
- Nord Aveyron Mushing · Laguiole · 3.9 km away
Museum
- Maison de l'Aubrac · Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac · 5.8 km away
- Musée du couteau de Laguiole · Laguiole · 9.6 km away
- Musée du couteau de Laguiole, de l'objet forgé et de l'outil tranchant (groupes) · Laguiole · 9.6 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 hotel · 10 rooms
- 1 campsite · 46 pitches
Commune: Saint-Urcize · 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 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.
What's on around Saint-Urcize
All events →-
20 September 2026 · 10:00
Visite de l'église avec un dépliant et un quizz
Eglise de la Sainte-Trinité · La Trinitat
Visite en accès libre avec un mémo et 2 quizz à faire seul ou en famille
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Cantal Destination” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Laguiole - Le Bouyssou (8.6 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 Saint-Urcize?
Saint-Urcize sits at 1,274 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,347 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Saint-Urcize have?
Saint-Urcize has 6 km of pistes served by 5 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Saint-Urcize?
The longest piste is Faubesse: 1 km (blue run), for 116 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 Saint-Urcize?
The highest lift, Foret - Goutals (platter lift), tops out at 1,369 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Saint-Urcize have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 3 installations at Saint-Urcize (3 drag lifts), for an authorised capacity of 1,760 people per hour, of which 710 for Foret - Goutals alone. The fleet spans 1973 to 1987, an average age of 47 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 Saint-Urcize?
By road, Saint-Urcize is 2 hr 04 from Clermont-Ferrand (162 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Aumont-Aubrac, 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, 2 hr 13 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Saint-Urcize?
6 hr 17 for 578 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
Is Saint-Urcize good for beginners and families?
50% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather technical area.
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