Le Désert d'Entremont
Le Desert d'Entremont is a winter sports resort in the commune of Entremont-le-Vieux located in the Chartreuse Mountains. It lies between the communes of Entremont-le-Vieux and Corbel.
Introduction from the English Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
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 / 5
Top of the ski area: 1,420 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,420 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 91 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 19%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?2 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 7 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 7 km · Lifts: 7 · Balance between piste levels: 89%
- 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: 71% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 0 · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 3 hr 59 · Nearest railway station: 27 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 49 min
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 2 · Upcoming events: 2 · 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 · 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.
Right now at the ENTREMONT LE VIEUX_SAPC station (1,059 m)
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,150 m · top 1,420 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
16 complete winters measured, from 2007-2008 to 2025-2026 — on average 91 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec30 cmInsufficient · 35 %
- 16-31 Dec37 cmVariable · 52 %
- 1-15 Jan42 cmVariable · 63 %
- 16-31 Jan60 cmGood skiing · 90 %
- 1-15 Feb75 cmGood skiing · 83 %
- 16-29 Feb74 cmGood skiing · 84 %
- 1-15 Mar76 cmGood skiing · 84 %
- 16-31 Mar63 cmVariable · 69 %
- 1-15 Apr39 cmVariable · 50 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2017-2018 — 136 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 2023-2024 — 19 days at 30 cm or more
Snowfall: no long enough record of fresh snow at this station. Rather than an estimate, we show nothing.
The ski area
Compare with another resort →17 pistes, by level — 7 km
- Lifts
- 7 drag lifts
- Cross-country skiing
- 23 km of nordic trails
- Without skis
- 9 km of snowshoe and walking trails
- Piste aspect
- N 0% · E 51% · S 14% · W 34% (descent direction of 10 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 OpenStreetMap (altitudes: IGN RGE ALTI), not taken from the brochure. The vertical above is that of one piste, not of the whole ski area.
Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to Le Désert d'Entremont only (“DESERT ENTREMONT”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Le Désert d'Entremont
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (1) →Le Désert d'Entremont broadcasts its images on its own page: the link takes you there. 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 Le Désert d'Entremont
From Paris: 6 hr 24 (585 km) by road.
By road
- From Chambéry: 36 min · 25 km
- From Grenoble: 55 min · 62 km
- From Annecy: 1 hr 07 · 78 km
- From Genève: 1 hr 36 · 116 km
- From Valence: 1 hr 43 · 120 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Lyon: 1 hr 47 · 114 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 2 hr 21 · 163 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 39 · 315 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 3 hr 40 · 283 km
- From Montpellier: 3 hr 50 · 324 km
- From Marseille: 3 hr 55 · 334 km
- From Besançon: 3 hr 56 · 288 km
- From Perpignan: 5 hr 12 · 472 km
- From Nice: 5 hr 33 · 492 km
- From Nancy: 5 hr 46 · 526 km
- From Strasbourg: 5 hr 51 · 506 km
- From Toulouse: 6 hr 08 · 559 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 24 · 585 km
- From Bordeaux: 7 hr 38 · 669 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 02 · 749 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Pontcharra sur Bréda station
regional station · then 27 min drive (24 km)
Nearest main station: Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux, 36 min 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
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 49 min by road · 39 km
- Grenoble-Alpes-Isère (GNB): 1 hr 11 by road · 69 km
Take me there
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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.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Le Désert d'Entremont — up to 1,500 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Col du Grapillon · Depuis Les Bruyères | 1.2 | 300 m | 1,240 → 1,509 m | SE | 1.2 km |
| La Cochette · Depuis les Bruyères | 2.1 · E1 · F | 380 m | 1,240 → 1,618 m | E | 2.5 km |
| La Cochette · Versant W | 4.1 · E2 | 751 m | 867 → 1,618 m | W | 3 km |
| Mont Granier · Par les barres de Tencovaz | 4.2 · E3 · D | 930 m | 1,000 → 1,933 m | W | 3.8 km |
| Mont Granier · Tour par le Pas des Barres et la Balme à Colon - depuis la Plagne | n/a · E3 · AD | 900 m | 1,096 → 1,933 m | W | 4 km |
| Mont Joigny · Versant S par les Granges de Joigny | n/a · F | 420 m | 1,134 → 1,556 m | SW | 4.1 km |
| Sommet du Pinet ou le Truc · Tour du Pinet | n/a | n/a | 800 → 1,867 m | n/a | 4.5 km |
| Mont Granier · Face NE directe par le Pas de la Porte | 4.3 · E3 · D+ | 1,100 m | 840 → 1,933 m | NE · E | 4.9 km |
| Sommet du Pinet ou le Truc · Par le col de l'Alpette (été/hiver) | n/a · F | 820 m | 1,096 → 1,867 m | NE · E · W · NW · N | 5.3 km |
| Mont Granier · Versant NE par le Pas de la Porte | 3.2 · E3 · AD+ | 1,100 m | 840 → 1,933 m | E | 5.6 km |
| Croix de l'Alpe · Traversée Chartreuse Orientale N → S depuis les Prés | n/a | 1,500 m | 950 → 1,821 m | n/a | 6.9 km |
| Rochers de Belles Ombres · Couloir E | 4.2 · E2 | 850 m | 970 → 1,825 m | E | 6.9 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 Le Désert d'Entremont
Museum
- Musée de l'ours des cavernes · Entremont-le-Vieux · 1.8 km away
- Musée du Vigneron · Porte-de-Savoie · 9.2 km away
Cinema
- Salle Notre-Dame, cinéma et théâtre · Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont · 5.1 km away
- Cinéma le Montcelet · Entre-deux-Guiers · 9.2 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 campsite · 32 pitches
Commune: Entremont-le-Vieux · 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 Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont
📍 15 Place de l'Église, 38380 Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont (Isère)
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 Le Désert d'Entremont
All events →-
19 September 2026 – 20 September 2026
Visite libre église Saint Christophe
Eglise Saint Christophe · Saint-Christophe-sur-Guiers
Découverte des huits derniers vitraux ARCABAS sur le thème de la Création réalisés et posés en 2020 et 2022 par Christophe Berthier, maître-verrier.
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Isère Attractivité” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Le désert d’Entremont (7 km), Le Planolet (9.2 km)
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20 September 2026 · 10:00
Visite de l'atelier de Bernard Rey
Atelier de Bernard Rey · Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont
Marie-Thérèse Rey ouvre les portes de l'atelier de Bernard Rey pour vous faire découvrir ou redécouvrir ses œuvres : peintures, dessins, sculptures...
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Isère Attractivité” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Le désert d’Entremont (5.3 km), Le Planolet (5.4 km), Le Granier (6.3 km), Le Granier (6.4 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.
Nearby resorts
Frequently asked questions
How high is Le Désert d'Entremont?
Le Désert d'Entremont sits at 1,150 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,420 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Le Désert d'Entremont have?
Le Désert d'Entremont has 7 km of pistes served by 7 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
How high do the lifts go in Le Désert d'Entremont?
The highest lift, Bruyeres (platter lift), tops out at 1,428 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Le Désert d'Entremont have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 4 installations at Le Désert d'Entremont (4 drag lifts), for an authorised capacity of 2,120 people per hour, of which 600 for Pres alone. The fleet spans 1968 to 1999, an average age of 39 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 Le Désert d'Entremont?
By road, Le Désert d'Entremont is 36 min from Chambéry (25 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Pontcharra sur Bréda, 27 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 Chambéry-Savoie, 49 min away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Le Désert d'Entremont?
6 hr 24 for 585 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
Is Le Désert d'Entremont good for beginners and families?
71% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area.
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