Puy-Saint-Vincent
About the area
Puy-Saint-Vincent is a compact area in France's Southern Alps with about 41 km of pistes, 62% of them green or blue (26 km). Beginners are well served: two magic carpets for first turns and 17 short easy runs sitting right next to a lift base, so you can repeat the same slope without long traverses. Families will find the basics covered, though the choice is mostly the two carpets. Experts should look elsewhere — only 2 km, or 5%, is black or freeride terrain, and the longest single-run vertical is 510 m.
Twelve lifts serve the mountain, eight of them chairlifts, plus one platter, one drag lift and the two carpets. The skiing runs from 1410 m up to 2664 m, which helps snow cover on the upper slopes, and the longest run measures 2302 m. With 19 km of blue and 12 km of red, it suits confident intermediates cruising rather than chasing steeps.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 42 km
- Lifts
- 12
- Altitude
- 1410–2664 m
- Vertical
- 1254 m
- Runs
- 74
- Longest run
- 2.3 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 510 m
- Magic carpets
- 2
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 17
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Green6.6 km
- Blue19.3 km
- Red12.8 km
- Black2.1 km
- Unclassified0.9 km
Lifts by type
- 8Chairlift
- 2Magic carpet
- 1Button lift
- 1Drag lift
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
yes
- · 62% of pistes are green/blue (26 km)
- · 5% are black/expert/freeride
- · 2 magic carpets for first steps
- · 17 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
yes
- · 2 magic carpets
- · a base right at the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 2 km black/expert/freeride (5%)
- · longest vertical on one run 510 m
Best forbeginnersintermediateshigh altitude
Where to stay
Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.