Pralogna-la-Vanoise
Pralogna-la-Vanoise is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Savoie), in the commune of Pralognan-la-Vanoise. The ski area rises to 1,463 m, a skiable vertical of 33 m.
The area offers 25 km of alpine pistes, 61 marked pistes (32 green, 5 blue, 13 red, 11 black), 12 ski lifts. Green and blue runs dominate: terrain suited to beginners and families.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the longest piste runs 3 km (Les Pariettes) and the highest lift tops out at 2,336 m.
The resort holds the Station classée de tourisme label.
Access: 1 h 31 by road from Chambéry and 35 min from Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains railway station.
2 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
Top of the ski area: 1,463 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,430 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 94 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 86%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?2.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 25 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 25 km · Lifts: 12 · Balance between piste levels: 85%
- 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 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 61% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 1 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 2
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 56 · Nearest railway station: 35 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 1 · 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 (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 1,430 m · top 1,463 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 January to March.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.4 h · Dec 5.6 h · Jan 6.1 h · Feb 7.2 h · Mar 8.2 h · Apr 9.9 h — 25 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November—no record
- December36 cmVariable · 66%
- January60 cmGood skiing · 86%
- February72 cmGood skiing · 98%
- March71 cmGood skiing · 93%
- April32 cmInsufficient · 48%
- May—no record
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
65 complete winters measured, from 1959-1960 to 2023-2024 — on average 94 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec22 cmInsufficient · 30 %
- 16-31 Dec35 cmVariable · 50 %
- 1-15 Jan48 cmVariable · 69 %
- 16-31 Jan60 cmGood skiing · 82 %
- 1-15 Feb70 cmGood skiing · 92 %
- 16-29 Feb74 cmGood skiing · 95 %
- 1-15 Mar69 cmGood skiing · 93 %
- 16-31 Mar54 cmVariable · 73 %
- 1-15 Apr30 cmInsufficient · 44 %
- Best winter of the series
- 1965-1966 — 136 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1963-1964 — 0 day at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 372 cm a winter on average, spread over 39 days of snowfall. Measured over 68 complete winters, from 1950-1951 to 2023-2024.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 100 cm — 1970-1971
- Snowiest winter
- 1998-1999 — 650 cm
- Leanest winter
- 1963-1964 — 89 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →61 pistes, by level — 25 km
- Skiable vertical
- 33 m (1,430 m → 1,463 m)
- Lifts
- 1 cable car, 4 chairlifts, 7 drag lifts
- Cross-country skiing
- 11 km of nordic trails
- Without skis
- 1 sledging run
- Piste aspect
- N 1% · E 14% · S 9% · W 76% (descent direction of 42 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Mountain restaurants
- Les Barmettes (2011 m) · Le Pachu (1986 m) · Auberge des Fontanettes (1644 m)
- Lift opening hours
- Lifts open from 09:00 to 16:45 (saison 2026-2027 · Du 19 décembre 2026 au 5 février 2027 inclus) (official website, read on 15 September 2026)
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 Pralogna-la-Vanoise only (“PRALOGNAN”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Pralogna-la-Vanoise
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (2) →Official players of the resort, live image. Checked on 12 September 2026.
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 Pralogna-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 34 · 373 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 24 · 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.
- From Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains station (stop “Gare Routiere”): line S66 — PRALOGNAN ↔ CHAMPAGNY ↔ MOUTIERS (REGION - cars Région Savoie), 1 hr 08 to the “Bouquetin” stop — 1 departure a day on weekdays · first 17:45, last 17:45 · timetable from 15 December 2026 to 15 April 2027 · official timetable ↗
Direct journeys read from the official timetable files published on transport.data.gouv.fr — no connections.
By plane
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 1 hr 43 by road · 114 km
- Grenoble-Alpes-Isère (GNB): 2 hr 21 by road · 181 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Pralogna-la-Vanoise 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 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 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 Pralogna-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 |
| Le Moriond · Par les Fontanettes | 2.2 · E1 · PD | 620 m | 1,681 → 2,297 m | n/a | 1.8 km |
| Dôme des Sonnailles · Traversée Glaciers de la Vanoise >> Versant W par le Col des Thurges | 3.2 · E2 · AD- | 1,100 m | 2,510 → 3,361 m | NW | 2 km |
| Dôme des Sonnailles · Traversée du Dôme et des 5 cirques | n/a · AD | 1,500 m | 1,644 → 3,361 m | NW | 2.1 km |
| Col de la Vanoise · Par le lac des Vaches | 2.1 · E1 · F | 900 m | 1,644 → 2,515 m | SW | 2.3 km |
| Col du Biol · En boucle : Creux des Dents >> Couloir des Chamois | 3.2 · E1 · AD | 1,200 m | 1,400 → 2,634 m | NE | 2.4 km |
| Pointe des Volnets · Versant S | 4.3 · E2 · D | 1,837 m | 1,410 → 3,247 m | S | 2.5 km |
| Dôme de Chasseforêt · Traversée Refuge du Col de la Vanoise → les Prioux | 3.2 · E2 · AD- | 1,400 m | 2,517 → 3,586 m | W | 2.5 km |
| Dent Portetta · Couloir des Chamois | 3.3 · E2 · AD+ | 1,229 m | 1,420 → 2,629 m | N | 2.5 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 Pralogna-la-Vanoise
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
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
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 ↗
Tourist office
Office de tourisme
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
Days without skiing
- Cinema · Le Parc
- Ice rink · Patinoire olympique
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 Pralogna-la-Vanoise?
Pralogna-la-Vanoise sits at 1,430 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,463 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Pralogna-la-Vanoise have?
Pralogna-la-Vanoise has 25 km of pistes served by 12 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Pralogna-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 Pralogna-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 Pralogna-la-Vanoise have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 19 installations at Pralogna-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 Pralogna-la-Vanoise?
By road, Pralogna-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. From Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains station, line S66 — PRALOGNAN ↔ CHAMPAGNY ↔ MOUTIERS (REGION - cars Région Savoie) reaches the “Bouquetin” stop in 1 hr 08, 1 departure a day on weekdays. The nearest airport is Chambéry-Savoie, 1 hr 43 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Pralogna-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 Pralogna-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 15 September 2026).
Is the snow reliable in Pralogna-la-Vanoise?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
Is Pralogna-la-Vanoise good for beginners and families?
61% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area.
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