Pelvoux Vallouise
Pelvoux Vallouise is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes), in the commune of Vallouise-Pelvoux. The village sits at 1,461 m and the ski area rises to 2,220 m, a skiable vertical of 918 m.
The area offers 17 km of alpine pistes, 22 marked pistes (4 green, 11 blue, 5 red, 2 black), 7 ski lifts. Green and blue runs dominate: terrain suited to beginners and families.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the longest piste runs 2 km (Crête) and the highest lift tops out at 2,220 m.
Access: 2 h 51 by road from Grenoble and 39 min from L'Argentière Les Écrins railway station.
1 official webcam shows 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: 2,220 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,302 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 77 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 89%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?2.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 17 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 17 km · Lifts: 7 · Balance between piste levels: 87%
- 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?1.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 68% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 0 · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?2.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 5 hr 50 · Nearest railway station: 39 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 2 · Nearest airport: 2 hr 41
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?3 / 5
Bars and pubs: 4 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 7 · Upcoming events: 3 · Collective tourist beds: 242 — 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 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 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 PUY-ST-VINCENT station (1,388 m)
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,461 m · top 2,220 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 7.1 h · Dec 6.7 h · Jan 7 h · Feb 8.2 h · Mar 9.5 h · Apr 10.6 h — 26 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November—no record
- December51 cmVariable · 72%
- January60 cmGood skiing · 88%
- February80 cmGood skiing · 99%
- March92 cmGood skiing · 98%
- April51 cmVariable · 56%
- 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
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 →22 pistes, by level — 17 km
- Skiable vertical
- 918 m (1,302 m → 2,220 m)
- Lifts
- 2 chairlifts, 5 drag lifts
- Cross-country skiing
- 8 km of nordic trails
- Piste aspect
- N 24% · E 72% · S 5% · W 0% (descent direction of 22 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 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 Pelvoux Vallouise only (“PELVOUX”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Pelvoux Vallouise
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (1) →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 Pelvoux Vallouise
From Paris: 8 hr 40 (713 km) by road.
By road
- From Grenoble: 2 hr 51 · 140 km
- From Chambéry: 3 hr 01 · 186 km
- From Annecy: 3 hr 30 · 233 km
- From Valence: 3 hr 47 · 229 km
- From Marseille: 3 hr 50 · 260 km
From other major cities (14)
- From Genève: 4 hr 00 · 270 km
- From Lyon: 4 hr 03 · 242 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 4 hr 36 · 291 km
- From Montpellier: 5 hr 08 · 383 km
- From Dijon: 5 hr 55 · 443 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 5 hr 56 · 411 km
- From Besançon: 6 hr 14 · 473 km
- From Perpignan: 6 hr 30 · 530 km
- From Toulouse: 7 hr 26 · 617 km
- From Nancy: 8 hr 02 · 654 km
- From Strasbourg: 8 hr 15 · 660 km
- From Paris: 8 hr 40 · 713 km
- From Pau: 9 hr 20 · 807 km
- From Bordeaux: 9 hr 49 · 859 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
L'Argentière Les Écrins station
halt · then 39 min drive (15 km)
Nearest main station: Grenoble, 2 hr 51 by road.
- From L'Argentière Les Écrins station (stop “Giratoire de la Gare”): line 542 — 542 _ PELVOUX-VALLOUISE-L'ARGENTIERE-BRIANCON (ZOU ! Proximité), 14 min to the “Le Poët” stop — 2 departures a day on weekdays · first 12:45, last 18:45 · timetable from 15 December 2026 to 31 December 2026 · official timetable ↗
Direct journeys read from the official timetable files published on transport.data.gouv.fr — no connections.
By plane
- Turin-Caselle (TRN): 2 hr 41 by road · 146 km
- Cuneo (CUF): 3 hr 24 by road · 209 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Pelvoux Vallouise as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
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.
Off-piste & ski touring
The resorts for off-piste skiing →Itineraries surveyed on OpenStreetMap within a 4 km radius (7 September 2026): “marked” means an itinerary exists on the map, not that it is open or safe on the day.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Pelvoux Vallouise — up to 1,900 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Rouya · Versant E | n/a · AD | 1,595 m | 1,235 → 2,750 m | E | 0.8 km |
| La Rouya · Couloir N en traversée | 4.3 · E2 · D+ | 500 m | 1,240 → 2,730 m | N | 0.8 km |
| La Blanche · versant E par le Chastellet | 2.1 · E2 · PD | 1,353 m | 1,600 → 2,953 m | E | 1.1 km |
| Belle Vue · Versant W | 2.2 · E1 · PD | 675 m | 1,235 → 1,909 m | W | 2 km |
| La Blanche · Couloir W | 5.2 · E2 · TD | 1,450 m | 1,510 → 2,953 m | W | 3.1 km |
| La Blanche · Face SW | 5.1 · E3 · D+ | n/a | 2,500 → 2,953 m | SW · S | 3.7 km |
| Bosse de Clapouse · Versant N | n/a | 900 m | 1,250 → 2,179 m | N · NW | 3.9 km |
| Tête des Lauzières ou le Sablier · Traversée N → S - depuis le Sarret | n/a · PD+ | 1,900 m | 1,300 → 2,928 m | n/a | 4 km |
| Pointe de Celse Nière · Versant SE | n/a · PD+ | 1,900 m | 1,520 → 3,429 m | E | 4 km |
| Cime de la Condamine · Versant S, par le vallon de Coste Blaou | n/a · AD+ | 1,550 m | 1,400 → 2,940 m | S | 4.2 km |
| Cime de la Condamine · Face N - depuis Chambran | n/a · AD | 1,250 m | 1,710 → 2,940 m | N | 4.2 km |
| Crête de Reychard · Versant E | n/a · PD- | 950 m | 1,462 → 2,400 m | SE | 4.4 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 Pelvoux Vallouise
Paragliding
- Parapente "Pollen" · Vallouise-Pelvoux · 2.9 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
242 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 5 hotels · 83 rooms (2 × 2★)
- 1 holiday village or family centre · 142 bed spaces
- 1 tourist residence or apartment hotel · 100 bed spaces
- 4 campsites · 360 pitches
Commune: Vallouise-Pelvoux · 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 de Vallouise
📍 05290
🌐 paysdesecrins.com/en/practical-information/pays-des-ecrins-tourist-offices
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 Pelvoux Vallouise
All events →-
18 September 2026 · 18:00
Conférence à deux voix sur les mines de Puy-Saint-André
Salle des associations · Puy-Saint-André
Gérard BARNÉOUD et Aymeric LENNE vous entraînent sur les traces des mineurs pour comprendre l’importance de cette activité durant près de deux siècles.
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Hautes-Alpes” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Serre Chevalier de Briançon (3.1 km), Chantemerle (6.1 km), Villeneuve (7.7 km), Serre Chevalier (7.7 km)
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20 September 2026 · 09:30
Sur les pas des mineurs
Place Joseph VIOLIN · Puy-Saint-André
"Contes à marcher debout" avec la Compagnie Entr'deux, déambulation accompagnée d'un guide et de conteurs.
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Hautes-Alpes” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Serre Chevalier de Briançon (3 km), Chantemerle (6.1 km), Villeneuve (7.7 km), Serre Chevalier (7.7 km)
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2 October 2026 · 18:30
Rencontre et dédicace avec Éric Savoldelli
Bibliothèque municipale Vallouise-Pelvoux · Vallouise-Pelvoux
Biblis en folie 2026
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Hautes-Alpes” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Puy-Saint-Vincent (1.6 km), La Blanche (2.3 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.
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Frequently asked questions
How high is Pelvoux Vallouise?
Pelvoux Vallouise sits at 1,461 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,220 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Pelvoux Vallouise have?
Pelvoux Vallouise has 17 km of pistes served by 7 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Pelvoux Vallouise?
The longest piste is Crête: 2 km (red run), for 406 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 Pelvoux Vallouise?
The highest lift, Crete (chairlift), tops out at 2,221 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Pelvoux Vallouise have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 8 installations at Pelvoux Vallouise (2 chairlifts, 6 drag lifts), for an authorised capacity of 7,095 people per hour, of which 1,695 for Preron alone. The fleet spans 1974 to 2018, an average age of 25 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 Pelvoux Vallouise?
By road, Pelvoux Vallouise is 2 hr 51 from Grenoble (140 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is L'Argentière Les Écrins, 39 min by road from the resort. From L'Argentière Les Écrins station, line 542 — 542 _ PELVOUX-VALLOUISE-L'ARGENTIERE-BRIANCON (ZOU ! Proximité) reaches the “Le Poët” stop in 14 min, 2 departures a day on weekdays. The nearest airport is Turin-Caselle, 2 hr 41 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Pelvoux Vallouise?
8 hr 40 for 713 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
Is the snow reliable in Pelvoux Vallouise?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
Is Pelvoux Vallouise good for beginners and families?
68% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area.
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