La Colmiane
La Colmiane is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Alpes-Maritimes), in the commune of Valdeblore. The village sits at 1,503 m and the ski area rises to 1,786 m, a skiable vertical of 354 m.
The area offers 14 km of alpine pistes, 22 marked pistes (7 green, 7 blue, 6 red, 2 black), 6 ski lifts. Green and blue runs dominate: terrain suited to beginners and families.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the longest piste runs 1 km (Le Suc) and the highest lift tops out at 1,787 m.
The resort holds the Famille Plus and Flocon Vert labels.
Access: 1 h 17 by road from Nice and 1 h 17 from L'Ariane La Trinité railway station.
4 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?2 / 5
Top of the ski area: 1,786 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,432 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 23 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 22%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?2.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 14 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 14 km · Lifts: 6 · Balance between piste levels: 94%
- 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?3 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 64% · Magic carpets: 1 · Sledging runs: 0 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 1 · Famille Plus label
- AccessIs it easy to get to?2 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 7 hr 02 · Nearest railway station: 1 hr 17 · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 12
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?2 / 5
Bars and pubs: 2 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 3 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 90 — 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: 0% · Spas and saunas: 1 · 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.
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,503 m · top 1,786 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
18 complete winters measured, from 1994-1995 to 2021-2022 — on average 23 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec8 cmInsufficient · 13 %
- 16-31 Dec9 cmInsufficient · 7 %
- 1-15 Jan16 cmInsufficient · 21 %
- 16-31 Jan19 cmInsufficient · 26 %
- 1-15 Feb27 cmInsufficient · 35 %
- 16-29 Feb22 cmInsufficient · 23 %
- 1-15 Mar12 cmInsufficient · 16 %
- 16-31 Mar5 cmInsufficient · 7 %
- 1-15 Apr2 cmInsufficient · 3 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2008-2009 — 90 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 — 147 cm a winter on average, spread over 14 days of snowfall. Measured over 18 complete winters.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 60 cm — 2017-2018
- Snowiest winter
- 2013-2014 — 258 cm
- Leanest winter
- 2006-2007 — 21 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →22 pistes, by level — 14 km
- Skiable vertical
- 354 m (1,432 m → 1,786 m)
- Lifts
- 1 chairlift, 3 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet
- Piste aspect
- N 74% · E 14% · S 5% · W 7% (descent direction of 22 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Tourist office
- Office de Tourisme Métropolitain La Colmiane Valdeblore · La Colmiane, 06420 · 0493232590 · [email protected] (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Piste map (PDF)
- Pistes-LaColmiane-120x70cm (1)1 (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
Resort data: declared by Office de Tourisme Métropolitain La Colmiane Valdeblore and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September
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 La Colmiane only (“COLMIANE (LA)”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in La Colmiane
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (4) →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 La Colmiane
From Paris: 10 hr 46 (989 km) by road.
By road
- From Nice: 1 hr 17 · 70 km
- From Marseille: 3 hr 18 · 254 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 40 · 383 km
- From Valence: 4 hr 53 · 427 km
- From Grenoble: 5 hr 50 · 519 km · avoids Col de la Bonette, closed in winter
From other major cities (15)
- From Lyon: 6 hr 00 · 527 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 01 · 531 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 6 hr 15 · 546 km
- From Chambéry: 6 hr 50 · 550 km · via L'Ariane La Trinité station
- From Toulouse: 6 hr 57 · 617 km
- From Annecy: 7 hr 19 · 597 km · via L'Ariane La Trinité station
- From Genève: 7 hr 35 · 605 km · via L'Ariane La Trinité station
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 7 hr 47 · 690 km
- From Dijon: 8 hr 01 · 719 km
- From Besançon: 8 hr 33 · 605 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 52 · 807 km
- From Bordeaux: 9 hr 21 · 859 km
- From Nancy: 10 hr 09 · 930 km
- From Strasbourg: 10 hr 12 · 806 km
- From Paris: 10 hr 46 · 989 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
L'Ariane La Trinité station
halt · then 1 hr 17 drive (72 km)
Nearest main station: Nice, 1 hr 18 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
- Nice-Côte d’Azur (NCE): 1 hr 12 by road · 66 km
- Cuneo (CUF): 3 hr 57 by road · 217 km
Take me there
These links open the app with La Colmiane as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
Charging an electric car
2 charging stations within 2 km
4 charging points · up to 22 kW
- Valdeblore - Col de la Colmiane · IZIVIA · 2 points · 22 kW · 0.1 km
- Valdeblore - Saint Delmas/Les Mûres · IZIVIA · 2 points · 22 kW · 1.5 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 La Colmiane — up to 1,300 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont Pétoumier · Par le Lac d'En Veillos | n/a · PD+ | 950 m | 1,750 → 2,604 m | SW | 1.9 km |
| Mont Pétoumier · Couloir SSW | n/a · AD- | 774 m | 1,830 → 2,604 m | S | 1.9 km |
| Mont Pétoumier · Par Baus de la Frema | n/a · PD | 1,104 m | 1,500 → 2,604 m | S | 2 km |
| Mont Pépoiri · Par le Lac d'En Veillos | 2.2 · E2 | 634 m | 2,040 → 2,674 m | SW | 2.4 km |
| Mont Pépoiri · Traversée Pétoumier >> Pépoiri depuis la Colmiane | 2.2 · E1 | 1,300 m | 1,500 → 2,674 m | SE | 2.7 km |
| Mont Pépoiri · Traversée Pépoiri >> Pétoumier versants W et S | 3.3 · E3 | 1,294 m | 1,380 → 2,674 m | n/a | 3.1 km |
| Mont Pépoiri · Par le vallon d'Anduebis | n/a · PD- | 1,250 m | 1,420 → 2,674 m | E | 3.3 km |
| Mont Pétoumier · En boucle par le Baus de la Frema, descente directe sur Anduébis | 3.3 · E1 | 1,150 m | 1,450 → 2,604 m | S | 3.7 km |
| Cime du Belletz · Croupe SE et couloir S. | 4.1 · E2 · PD+ | 1,250 m | 1,340 → 2,610 m | S | 3.8 km |
| Cime du Belletz · Par Anduébis | 3.1 · E1 · F | 1,250 m | 1,344 → 2,610 m | SW | 3.8 km |
| Mont Pépoiri · facette NW par les lacs de Millefonts | 2.3 · E2 | 634 m | 2,040 → 2,674 m | NE | 4.7 km |
| Mont Pépoiri · Couloir NW | 4.2 · E2 | 634 m | 2,040 → 2,674 m | NW | 4.7 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 La Colmiane
Spa and thermal baths
- Roquebilliere Thermal - Cure et Spa Thermal · Roquebillière · 6.9 km away
Cinema
- Espace Jean Grinda · Saint-Martin-Vésubie · 2.5 km away
- Salle de Cinéma · Valdeblore · 4.4 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
90 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 3 hotels · 20 rooms (1 × 2★)
- 1 tourist residence or apartment hotel · 90 bed spaces
- 1 campsite · 132 pitches
Commune: Valdeblore · 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
Bureau d'information touristique de Valdeblore - La Colmiane
Ski school
ESF La Colmiane
37 instructors
🇬🇧 19 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Alpine coaster · Luge d'été de La Colmiane
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 La Colmiane?
La Colmiane sits at 1,503 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,786 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does La Colmiane have?
La Colmiane has 14 km of pistes served by 6 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in La Colmiane?
The longest piste is Le Suc: 1 km (blue run), for 134 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 La Colmiane?
The highest lift, Le Pic (detachable chairlift), tops out at 1,791 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does La Colmiane have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 7 installations at La Colmiane (1 chairlift, 5 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet), for an authorised capacity of 5,257 people per hour, of which 1,800 for Le Pic alone. The fleet spans 1965 to 2012, 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 La Colmiane?
By road, La Colmiane is 1 hr 17 from Nice (70 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is L'Ariane La Trinité, 1 hr 17 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 Nice-Côte d’Azur, 1 hr 12 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to La Colmiane?
10 hr 46 for 989 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
Is La Colmiane good for beginners and families?
64% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area. The resort holds the Famille Plus family label.
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