Arvieux
Arvieux is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes). The village sits at 1,686 m and the ski area rises to 2,106 m, a skiable vertical of 415 m.
The area offers 10 km of alpine pistes, 14 marked pistes (7 green, 1 blue, 5 red, 1 black), 6 ski lifts.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the longest piste runs 1 km (Les Pylônes) and the highest lift tops out at 2,105 m.
Access: 3 h 02 by road from Grenoble and 30 min from Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre railway station.
7 official webcams show 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?3.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 2,106 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,691 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 77 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 96%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?2 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 10 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 10 km · Lifts: 6 · Balance between piste levels: 79%
- 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
Share of green and blue pistes: 57% · Magic carpets: 1 · Sledging runs: 1 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?2 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 5 hr 41 · Nearest railway station: 30 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 2 hr 53
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 6 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 194 — 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: 100% · 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).
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 ARVIEUX station (1,825 m)
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,686 m · top 2,106 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.
Average snow depth by month
Good snow from December to April: a long, reliable season.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 7.1 h · Dec 6.8 h · Jan 7.2 h · Feb 8.3 h · Mar 9.5 h · Apr 10.7 h — 26 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November26 cmInsufficient · 37%
- December72 cmGood skiing · 87%
- January96 cmGood skiing · 98%
- February112 cmGood skiing · 100%
- March132 cmGood skiing · 100%
- April110 cmGood skiing · 100%
- May51 cmVariable · 64%
30 cm on the ground: the benchmark for groomed-piste skiing. Bar = monthly average depth; percentage = share of time above 30 cm.
- Good skiing: 30 cm on more than 8 days in 10
- Variable: 30 cm on 5 to 8 days in 10
- Insufficient: 30 cm less than one day in two
Snow actually measured, winter by winter
56 complete winters measured, from 1969-1970 to 2025-2026 — on average 77 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec19 cmInsufficient · 23 %
- 16-31 Dec31 cmInsufficient · 47 %
- 1-15 Jan42 cmVariable · 65 %
- 16-31 Jan52 cmVariable · 73 %
- 1-15 Feb58 cmVariable · 79 %
- 16-29 Feb60 cmGood skiing · 80 %
- 1-15 Mar56 cmVariable · 72 %
- 16-31 Mar38 cmInsufficient · 48 %
- 1-15 Apr22 cmInsufficient · 27 %
- Best winter of the series
- 1976-1977 — 136 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 2006-2007 — 0 day at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 276 cm a winter on average, spread over 33 days of snowfall. Measured over 54 complete winters, from 1970-1971 to 2023-2024.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 83 cm — 1992-1993
- Snowiest winter
- 1977-1978 — 617 cm
- Leanest winter
- 2004-2005 — 109 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →14 pistes, by level — 10 km
- Skiable vertical
- 415 m (1,691 m → 2,106 m)
- Lifts
- 1 chairlift, 4 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet
- Cross-country skiing
- 1 named trail — 1.8 km of marked loops (1.4 km of distinct track: the loops overlap), 900 m from the resortOpenStreetMap, lengths measured on the geometry, surveyed on 12 September 2026. A trail with no difficulty tag is shown as "n/a" — never guessed.
See the trails(1)
Trail Level Length Belvédère du lac de Roue intermediate 1.8 km - Snowmaking
- 23% of pistes
- Without skis
- 2 km of snowshoe and walking trails · 1 sledging run
- Piste aspect
- N 7% · E 0% · S 19% · W 74% (descent direction of 13 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Season 2026-2027
- opens on 18 December 2026, closes on 21 March 2027
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 Arvieux only (“ARVIEUX”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Arvieux
We compare the partners that cover this resort. Some links earn us a commission — never at the expense of the price or of the data.
Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (7) →Official players of the resort, live image.
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 Arvieux
From Paris: 8 hr 29 (718 km) by road.
By road
- From Grenoble: 3 hr 02 · 171 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
- From Chambéry: 3 hr 12 · 216 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
- From Marseille: 3 hr 23 · 255 km
- From Annecy: 3 hr 41 · 263 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
- From Valence: 3 hr 59 · 260 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
From other major cities (14)
- From Genève: 4 hr 11 · 301 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
- From Lyon: 4 hr 14 · 273 km · via Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
- From Saint-Étienne: 4 hr 25 · 296 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 41 · 377 km
- From Dijon: 5 hr 44 · 448 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 5 hr 45 · 416 km
- From Besançon: 6 hr 03 · 478 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 03 · 525 km
- From Toulouse: 6 hr 59 · 612 km
- From Nancy: 7 hr 51 · 659 km
- From Strasbourg: 8 hr 03 · 664 km
- From Paris: 8 hr 29 · 718 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 53 · 801 km
- From Bordeaux: 9 hr 22 · 854 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre station
halt · then 30 min drive (26 km)
Nearest main station: Grenoble, 3 hr 02 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
- Cuneo (CUF): 3 hr 03 by road · 166 km
- Turin-Caselle (TRN): 2 hr 53 by road · 177 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Arvieux 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
- ARVIEUX - Parking de l'Eglise · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 22 kW · 1.6 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 →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Arvieux — up to 2,200 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac du Lauzon (Arvieux) · depuis le Coin | 1.3 · PD- | 630 m | 1,600 → 2,230 m | W | 1 km |
| Col du Lauzon · Traversée Col de Combe Laboye--Brunissard | n/a · PD+ | 1,350 m | 1,570 → 2,570 m | E | 1.6 km |
| Col de la Rousse · Traversée S >> N | 2.1 · E1 · PD | 914 m | 1,601 → 2,515 m | NW | 1.7 km |
| Crête de Jambe Route · Versant SE - depuis Brunissard | 2.2 · E1 · F | 810 m | 1,805 → 2,615 m | SE | 1.7 km |
| Crête de Jambe Route · Tour du Pic de Cros | 3.3 · E2 · AD | 1,300 m | 1,797 → 2,695 m | NE · N · S · SW | 2 km |
| Col de Combe Laboye · Traversée N >> S - depuis Arvieux | n/a · PD | 1,000 m | 1,570 → 2,563 m | N | 2.1 km |
| Pic du Cros · Traversée Jambe route >> col de la Rousse >> Pic du Cros >> crête des Portettes - depuis Brunissard | 4.2 · E2 · AD+ | 2,200 m | 1,780 → 2,703 m | n/a | 2.2 km |
| Col du Tronchet (Brunissard) · Par la Combe du Pinet | 2.2 · E1 | 641 m | 1,805 → 2,347 m | W | 2.2 km |
| Col de la Rousse · Versant N | n/a · F | 770 m | 1,746 → 2,515 m | SE | 2.3 km |
| Pic W de Côte Belle · Versant S - depuis Brunissard | 2.2 · PD- | 1,120 m | 1,750 → 2,854 m | SW | 2.6 km |
| Pic du Cros · montée par Clapeyto | 3.3 · E3 · PD+ | 950 m | 1,796 → 2,703 m | N · NW · W | 2.6 km |
| Pic du Béal Traversier · Itinéraire directe SE /N/E depuis Arvieux | 4.2 · E2 | 1,400 m | 1,550 → 2,910 m | SE | 2.8 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 Arvieux
Museum
- Musée Les Jouets du Queyras · Arvieux · 0.1 km away
- L'Armoire aux 8 Serrures · Château-Ville-Vieille · 7.3 km away
- Maison de Françoise et Mamès · Cervières · 9.8 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
194 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 1 hotel · 23 rooms (1 × 4★)
- 1 holiday village or family centre · 194 bed spaces
- 1 campsite · 69 pitches
Commune: Arvieux · 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 du tourisme
Ski school
ESF Arvieux
16 instructors
🇬🇧 10 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
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 Arvieux?
Arvieux sits at 1,686 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,106 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Arvieux have?
Arvieux has 10 km of pistes served by 6 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Arvieux?
The longest piste is Les Pylônes: 1 km (red run), for 328 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 Arvieux?
The highest lift, Clot (platter lift), tops out at 2,079 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Arvieux have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 7 installations at Arvieux (1 chairlift, 5 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet), for an authorised capacity of 6,300 people per hour, of which 1,350 for Revue alone. The fleet spans 1961 to 2008, an average age of 42 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 Arvieux?
By road, Arvieux is 3 hr 02 from Grenoble (171 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre, 30 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 03 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Arvieux?
8 hr 29 for 718 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 Arvieux 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 Arvieux?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to ten winters of reanalysis (estimate); in season the daily report prevails.
Is Arvieux good for beginners and families?
57% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather technical area.
Every figure carries its source and date; a missing figure shows as “—”, never estimated. Embed this widget on your site