Aussois

Beginners: yesFamilies: yesExperts: not really

Part of Espace Haute Maurienne Vanoise

About the area

Aussois is a small area in Savoie with about 27 km of pistes, of which 54% (15 km) are green or blue. That balance suits beginners and families, but with caveats: there is only one magic carpet for first steps, so the very earliest lessons rely on a single learning lift. Intermediates get the most out of it, with 9 km of red runs alongside the 8 km of blue. Experts will find it thin — just 3 km of black terrain, 11% of the total.

Ten lifts serve the slopes: four chairlifts plus five surface lifts and the magic carpet. The skiing runs from 1,531 m at the bottom to 2,680 m at the top, so the upper sectors hold snow better than the lower return runs. Aussois belongs to the Espace Haute Maurienne Vanoise, which widens the options if you plan to ski neighbouring resorts on the same trip.

At a glance

Pistes
28 km
Lifts
10
Altitude
1531–2680 m
Vertical
1149 m
Runs
57
Longest run
2.2 km
Biggest vertical on one run
446 m
Magic carpets
1
Nursery runs at lift bases
10

Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.

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Pistes by difficulty

  • Green6.6 km
  • Blue8.3 km
  • Red9.2 km
  • Black3.0 km
  • Unclassified0.8 km

Lifts by type

  • 4Chairlift
  • 3Drag lift
  • 1Button lift
  • 1Rope tow
  • 1Magic carpet

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

yes

  • · 54% of pistes are green/blue (15 km)
  • · 11% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 1 magic carpet for first steps
  • · 10 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

yes

  • · 1 magic carpet
  • · a base within walking distance of the lifts

Experts

not really

  • · 3 km black/expert/freeride (11%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 446 m

Best forbeginnersfamiliesintermediateshigh altitude

Where to stay

Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.

Cheaper, down the valley

Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.