Saint-Véran
Off season · opens 18 December 20261,756 mVillage altitude
2,805 mTop of the ski area
30 kmAlpine pistes
13Ski lifts
Not published by any source: adult day pass.
Saint-Véran (in Provençal Sant-Veran or Sent-Veran, pronounced locally San-Vran) is a French commune located in the département of Hautes-Alpes, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Located at an altitude of 2,042 m, it is renowned for being the highest permanent settlement in the French Alps. The commune is certified as one of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France.
Live webcams
All webcams (7) →WebcamViewsurf
WebcamViewsurf
WebcamViewsurf
Each player is the camera operator’s own, loaded only when you ask for it — it may set its own trackers.
Official players of the resort, live image. 3 more cameras on the webcam page.
Snow, opening and weather
Snow report →The domain is due to open on 18 December 2026 and close on 21 March 2027. Open pistes and lifts will appear here as soon as the resort publishes its daily report.
Right now at the COL AGNEL-NIVOSE station (2,627 m)
Source: Météo-France, COL AGNEL-NIVOSE weather station, 8.6 km away. Hourly measurement — not the resort’s own snow report.
Avalanche danger
Snow cover varies from one winter to the next — the best time runs from mid-December to mid-April. 85 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, and 249 cm of fresh snow, measured over 47 winters at the Météo-France “ST VERAN” station. Fortnight by fortnight, over 47 measured winters →
3-day forecast
Village 1,756 m · top 2,805 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: 2,805 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,980 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 85 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 38%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?3.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 30 km · Lifts: 13 · Balance between piste levels: 89%
- 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?2 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 68% · Magic carpets: 1 · Sledging runs: 0 · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 1
- AccessIs it easy to get to?1.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 6 hr 00 · Nearest railway station: 43 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 3 hr 06
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 12 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 0 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?2.5 / 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: 1 — 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).
40 pistes, by level
14 green13 blue11 red2 black
- Skiable vertical
- 825 m
- Lifts
- 2 chairlifts, 10 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet
- Cross-country skiing
- 11 named trails — 74 km of marked loops (38 km of distinct track: the loops overlap), right by the resort
- Snowmaking
- 46% of pistes
Ski-area figures — bottom, top, km of pistes, lifts, pistes by level: OpenStreetMap (1 Oct) .
The ski area in figures
Measured on 7 October 20262 kmLongest piste — Les lampions (blue), 376 m of vertical
474 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 2,539 → 2,065 m, 2 km
2,805 mHighest lift top — Grand Serre (drag lift)
6 kmTotal length of lifts — 7 lifts mapped
791 haSki area boundary (OSM)
160Inhabitants — Saint-Véran (INSEE 05157)
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.
Staying and hiring gear in Saint-Véran
The partners covering this resort, shown side by side, and the shop to kit out before you leave. Some links earn us a commission — never at the expense of the price or of the data.
Collective accommodation
- 4 hotels · 67 rooms (1 × 3★, 2 × 2★)
Commune: Saint-Véran · 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.
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 Saint-Véran
Toboggan runs
- Luge sur rail · 2.5 km away · OpenStreetMap
Spa and thermal baths
- Spa l'Alta Peyra · Saint-Véran · 0.1 km away
Paragliding
- "Tête en l'Air" Ecole de Parapente Du Queyras · Ceillac · 7.9 km away
Museum
- Exposition sur l'Ancienne Mine de Cuivre · Saint-Véran · 0.1 km away
- L'Armoire aux 8 Serrures · Château-Ville-Vieille · 7.6 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. 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
Tourist office
Office de tourisme de Saint-Véran
📍 Rue de la Poste
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 Saint-Véran — up to 1,850 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cime de Combe Crose · Versant SW - depuis St-Veran | 1.2 · E1 · F | 624 m | 2,050 → 2,674 m | SW | 0.8 km |
| Traversée du Queyras · De Larche à Cervières | n/a · AD | n/a | 1,550 → 3,293 m | n/a | 1.3 km |
| Pointe des Marcelettes · Par le Pic Cascavelier - depuis St-Véran | 3.1 · E3 · AD- | 1,160 m | 1,849 → 2,909 m | N · NW · NE · E | 1.4 km |
| Pointe des Marcelettes · Traversée Vallon du Pis >> Vallon du Châtelard - depuis St-Véran | 3.2 · E2 · AD- | 1,100 m | 1,850 → 2,909 m | NW · N | 1.4 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 Saint-Véran
From Paris: 8 hr 57 (739 km) by road.
By road
- From Grenoble: 3 hr 15 · 182 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
- From Chambéry: 3 hr 25 · 227 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
- From Marseille: 3 hr 36 · 265 km
- From Annecy: 3 hr 54 · 274 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
- From Valence: 4 hr 22 · 252 km · avoids Col d’Izoard, closed in winter
From other major cities (14)
- From Genève: 4 hr 24 · 312 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
- From Lyon: 4 hr 27 · 284 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
- From Saint-Étienne: 4 hr 54 · 317 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 55 · 388 km
- From Dijon: 6 hr 12 · 469 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 6 hr 13 · 434 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 16 · 535 km
- From Besançon: 6 hr 31 · 499 km
- From Toulouse: 7 hr 12 · 622 km
- From Nancy: 8 hr 19 · 680 km
- From Strasbourg: 8 hr 31 · 686 km
- From Paris: 8 hr 57 · 739 km
- From Pau: 9 hr 07 · 812 km
- From Bordeaux: 9 hr 36 · 864 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
halt · then 43 min drive (37 km)
Nearest main station: Grenoble, 3 hr 15 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
- Cuneo (CUF): 3 hr 16 by road · 177 km
- Turin-Caselle (TRN): 3 hr 06 by road · 188 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Saint-Véran 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 22 kW
- SAINT VERAN - Parking Beauregard · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 22 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 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 Saint-Véran?
Saint-Véran sits at 1,756 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,805 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Saint-Véran have?
Saint-Véran has 30 km of slopes, 13 lifts.
What is the longest piste in Saint-Véran?
The longest piste is Les lampions: 2 km (blue run), for 376 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-Véran?
The highest lift, Grand Serre, tops out at 2,805 m (IGN RGE ALTI terrain model). The 7 lifts mapped on OpenStreetMap total 6 km.
How do I get to Saint-Véran?
By road, Saint-Véran is 3 hr 15 from Grenoble (182 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre, 43 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 Cuneo, 3 hr 16 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Saint-Véran?
8 hr 57 for 739 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
When does Saint-Véran open?
According to the official website, the resort opens on 18 December 2026 and closes on 21 March 2027 (2026-2027 season).
Is the snow reliable in Saint-Véran?
Snow cover varies from one winter to the next — the best time runs from mid-December to mid-April. 85 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, and 249 cm of fresh snow, measured over 47 winters at the Météo-France “ST VERAN” station. This verdict rests on 47 winters of Météo-France measurements (1968-2019); in season the daily report prevails.
Is Saint-Véran good for beginners and families?
68% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area.
Nearby resorts
Full page in French. The French page carries the editorial guides and a few extra readings; every figure, webcam and price on this page is the same one. Saint-Véran in French →
Every figure carries its source and date; a missing figure shows as “—”, never estimated. Embed this widget on your site