Val Pelouse
Val Pelouse is a former winter sports resort in Savoie located in the chaîne de Belledonne, above Arvillard, at an altitude of 1,700 metres.
Translated from the French Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), machine translation.
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: 2,072 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,559 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 88 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 80%
- 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: 5 · Balance between piste levels: 90%
- 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: 59% · 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: 4 hr 16 · Nearest railway station: 30 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 04
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 0 · Upcoming events: 0 · 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.
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,700 m · top 2,072 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 February.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.3 h · Dec 5.7 h · Jan 6 h · Feb 7.3 h · Mar 8.4 h · Apr 9.8 h — 25 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November—no record
- December46 cmVariable · 70%
- January55 cmGood skiing · 80%
- February70 cmGood skiing · 92%
- March73 cmVariable · 77%
- April—no record
- 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
32 complete winters measured, from 1992-1993 to 2025-2026 — on average 88 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec25 cmInsufficient · 34 %
- 16-31 Dec35 cmVariable · 53 %
- 1-15 Jan49 cmVariable · 70 %
- 16-31 Jan62 cmGood skiing · 85 %
- 1-15 Feb73 cmGood skiing · 89 %
- 16-29 Feb76 cmGood skiing · 88 %
- 1-15 Mar71 cmVariable · 77 %
- 16-31 Mar46 cmVariable · 57 %
- 1-15 Apr24 cmInsufficient · 32 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2012-2013 — 136 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1992-1993 — 3 days at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 371 cm a winter on average, spread over 35 days of snowfall. Measured over 27 complete winters, from 1992-1993 to 2019-2020.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 70 cm — 2011-2012
- Snowiest winter
- 2017-2018 — 621 cm
- Leanest winter
- 1992-1993 — 138 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →17 pistes, by level — 14 km
- Skiable vertical
- 513 m (1,559 m → 2,072 m)
- Lifts
- 2 chairlifts, 3 drag lifts
- Piste aspect
- N 46% · E 3% · S 9% · W 42% (descent direction of 18 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.
Staying and hiring gear in Val Pelouse
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
Val Pelouse publishes no public webcam (checked on 12 September 2026 on its website, its tourist office and the operators’ directories). Know of one? Tell us.
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 Val Pelouse
From Paris: 6 hr 40 (619 km) by road.
By road
- From Chambéry: 53 min · 50 km
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 00 · 64 km
- From Annecy: 1 hr 22 · 97 km
- From Genève: 1 hr 52 · 135 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 03 · 148 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 2 hr 04 · 157 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 2 hr 37 · 197 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 55 · 349 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 3 hr 56 · 317 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 11 · 362 km
- From Besançon: 4 hr 11 · 307 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 16 · 371 km
- From Perpignan: 5 hr 32 · 509 km
- From Nice: 5 hr 53 · 529 km
- From Nancy: 6 hr 02 · 560 km
- From Strasbourg: 6 hr 06 · 524 km
- From Toulouse: 6 hr 28 · 596 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 40 · 619 km
- From Bordeaux: 7 hr 54 · 703 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 23 · 786 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Pontcharra sur Bréda station
regional station · then 30 min drive (25 km)
Nearest main station: Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux, 51 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): 1 hr 04 by road · 57 km
- Grenoble-Alpes-Isère (GNB): 1 hr 34 by road · 110 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Val Pelouse 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.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Val Pelouse — up to 2,100 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Montagne d'Arvillard · Versant W | 1.2 · E1 · F | 700 m | 1,250 → 2,041 m | N | 0.7 km |
| Grande Montagne d'Arvillard · Traversée des Crêtes | 1.2 · E1 · F | 800 m | 1,250 → 2,041 m | SW | 1.1 km |
| Grande Montagne d'Arvillard · Traversée Col de la Perrière >> Val Pelouse | 2.1 · E1 · F | 1,300 m | 700 → 2,041 m | NE | 1.2 km |
| Grande Montagne d'Arvillard · Versant E | 2.1 · E1 · PD | 960 m | 1,080 → 2,041 m | N | 1.2 km |
| Les Grands Moulins · Le Grand Huit - depuis la route de Val Pelouse | 4.2 · D | 2,100 m | 1,250 → 2,495 m | E | 1.5 km |
| Grand Crozet · Face N | 5.1 · E2 · TD- | 1,870 m | 850 → 2,720 m | N | 1.7 km |
| Chapotet · Traversée Chapotet >> Grande Montagne d'Arvillard | 2.2 · E1 · PD- | 1,650 m | 882 → 2,076 m | n/a | 1.9 km |
| La Grande Roche Blanche · Versant W | 3.1 · E2 · PD | 1,230 m | 1,080 → 2,310 m | W | 2.1 km |
| Les Grands Moulins · Couloir NW | 5.1 · E2 · TD- | 1,600 m | 1,000 → 2,495 m | NW | 2.2 km |
| Pas du Gargoton · Par Les Sources Du Gargoton | 2.3 · PD+ | 1,500 m | 750 → 2,254 m | W | 2.2 km |
| Les Grands Moulins · Traversée Refuge du Merlet → Col du Grand Cucheron | 4.1 · E2 · D- | 1,650 m | 1,000 → 2,595 m | n/a | 2.4 km |
| Les Grands Moulins · Couloir SW | 4.1 · E2 · D- | 1,500 m | 1,250 → 2,495 m | SW | 2.4 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 Val Pelouse
Swimming pool
- Piscine municipale Valgelon-La Rochette · Valgelon-La Rochette · 5.9 km away
- Piscine Allevard · Allevard · 7.1 km away
Spa and thermal baths
- Thermes d'Allevard-les-Bains · Allevard · 7.9 km away
- Espace bien-être Ana Beauté · Allevard · 8.2 km away
Paragliding
- Décollage de parapente Val Pelouse · Arvillard · 0.2 km away
- Sacha Parapente Biplace · Allevard · 5.5 km away
- Parapente Pégase et particule · Allevard · 8.8 km away
Museum
- Musée Saint-Jean · Valgelon-La Rochette · 5.7 km away
- La Galerie, Musée d'Allevard-les-Bains · Allevard · 7.9 km away
- Musée Forges et Moulins de Pinsot · Le Haut-Bréda · 8.8 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma Bel'Donne · Allevard · 7.7 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
Tourist office
Office de tourisme
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 Val Pelouse?
Val Pelouse sits at 1,700 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,072 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Val Pelouse have?
Val Pelouse has 14 km of pistes served by 5 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
How do I get to Val Pelouse?
By road, Val Pelouse is 53 min from Chambéry (50 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Pontcharra sur Bréda, 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 Chambéry-Savoie, 1 hr 04 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Val Pelouse?
6 hr 40 for 619 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 Val Pelouse?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
Is Val Pelouse good for beginners and families?
59% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather technical area.
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