Montagnes de Lans

Beginners: yesFamilies: with caveatsExperts: not really

About the area

Montagnes de Lans is a small area built around easy skiing: 66% of the 22 km of pistes are green or blue, about 15 km in total, with 12 km of blue and just under 3 km of green. There are 13 short easy runs right next to a lift base, which makes it a practical place to learn or to consolidate first turns. Experts will run out of terrain quickly — only 1 km, 3% of the network, is black or freeride-graded, and the biggest vertical on a single run is 368 m. Families can ski here, but with some reservations.

All 12 lifts are drag lifts, so beginners and children should be comfortable on a T-bar or button. The slopes run between 1373 m and 1789 m, a modest altitude range, and the longest run measures 1976 m. Red-run skiers have 6 km to work with.

At a glance

Pistes
23 km
Lifts
12
Altitude
1373–1789 m
Vertical
416 m
Runs
49
Longest run
2.0 km
Biggest vertical on one run
368 m
Nursery runs at lift bases
13

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

Official site

Pistes by difficulty

  • Green2.9 km
  • Blue12.3 km
  • Red6.6 km
  • Black0.8 km
  • Unclassified0.4 km

Lifts by type

  • 12Drag lift

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 (15 km)
  • · 3% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 13 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

with caveats

  • · bases reached by ski bus

Experts

not really

  • · 1 km black/expert/freeride (3%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 368 m

Best forbeginnersintermediates

Where to stay

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

At the lifts

Cheaper, down the valley

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