La Forêt Blanche (Vars / Risoul)
About the area
Forêt Blanche links Vars and Risoul into 131 km of pistes, and the balance is clearly tilted towards easier skiing: 66% of the runs are green or blue (87 km), with 22 km green and 65 km blue. Five magic carpets and 31 short easy runs next to a lift base make it a sensible choice for first-timers and for families with small children, helped by one gondola that avoids chairlift loading. Experts get less: only 9 km of black, expert and freeride terrain (7%), including 2 km marked freeride.
The area runs from 1 632 m to 2 722 m, so the upper slopes hold snow better than the valley returns. Of the 38 lifts, 18 are chairlifts and 11 platters, plus 2 drag lifts. The longest run measures 3 958 m and the biggest vertical on a single descent is 583 m.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 131 km · official 185
- Lifts
- 38 · official 36
- Altitude
- 1632–2722 m
- Vertical
- 1090 m
- Runs
- 193
- Longest run
- 4.0 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 583 m
- Night skiing
- 0.4 km
- Magic carpets
- 5
- Gondolas & cable cars
- 1
- Bubble/heated lifts
- 1
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 31
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Green21.7 km
- Blue64.8 km
- Red35.3 km
- Black6.3 km
- Black (expert)1.1 km
- Freeride1.6 km
- Unclassified0.3 km
Lifts by type
- 18Chairlift
- 11Button lift
- 5Magic carpet
- 2Drag lift
- 1Gondola
- 1Mixed lift
Official facts
Read on the resort's official pages; each value links to its source.
- Official piste km · 2026/27
- 185
- Official lift count · 2026/27
- 36
- Official piste map · 2026/27
- PDF / map
- Day pass (adult) · 2026/27
- 58.00 EUR
- Season closes · 2026/27
- 2027-04-11
- Season opens · 2026/27
- 2026-12-05
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
yes
- · 66% of pistes are green/blue (87 km)
- · 7% are black/expert/freeride
- · 5 magic carpets for first steps
- · 31 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
yes
- · 5 magic carpets
- · 1 gondola/cable-car lift (no chairlift loading for small kids)
- · a base right at the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 9 km black/expert/freeride (7%)
- · longest vertical on one run 583 m
- · 2 km marked freeride
Best forbeginnersfamiliesintermediatesbig area
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.