Val Cenis

Beginners: yesFamilies: yesExperts: not really

Part of Espace Haute Maurienne Vanoise

About the area

Val Cenis in Savoie counts 89.92 km of marked pistes, and the breakdown explains who it fits: 22.42 km green and 37.64 km blue, so 67% of pistes are green/blue (60 km). Beginners get a clear yes, helped by 4 magic carpets for first steps, and the area also works for families. Experts do not: there is only 3 km black/expert/freeride (4%). Intermediates have the most to chew on, with 26.01 km of red.

The lift system has 33 installations: 14 chair lifts, 13 platters, 2 gondolas and 4 magic carpets, and the gondolas mean no chairlift loading for small kids. Slopes run from 1305 m to 2737 m, but snowmaking covers just 1.85 km, so the lower pistes depend on natural snow. The area belongs to Espace Haute Maurienne Vanoise.

At a glance

Pistes
90 km · official 125
Lifts
33 · official 29
Altitude
1305–2737 m
Vertical
1432 m
Runs
152
Longest run
8.9 km
Biggest vertical on one run
695 m
Snowmaking
2 km
Night skiing
3.2 km
Magic carpets
4
Gondolas & cable cars
2
Bubble/heated lifts
2
Nursery runs at lift bases
33

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

Official site

Pistes by difficulty

  • Green22.4 km
  • Blue37.6 km
  • Red26.0 km
  • Black3.5 km
  • Unclassified0.4 km

Lifts by type

  • 14Chairlift
  • 13Button lift
  • 4Magic carpet
  • 2Gondola

Official facts

Read on the resort's official pages; each value links to its source.

Official piste km · 2026/27
125
Official lift count · 2026/27
29
Official piste map · 2026/27
PDF / map
Season closes · 2026/27
2027-04-16
Season opens · 2026/27
2026-12-12

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

yes

  • · 67% of pistes are green/blue (60 km)
  • · 4% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 4 magic carpets for first steps
  • · 33 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

yes

  • · 4 magic carpets
  • · 2 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
  • · 2 km with snowmaking
  • · a base right at the lifts

Experts

not really

  • · 3 km black/expert/freeride (4%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 695 m

Best forbeginnersfamiliesintermediates

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.