About the area
Valmorel offers 73 km of pistes and the balance is clearly tilted towards easy skiing: 74% of the runs are green or blue, some 55 km in total, with 11 km green and 43 km blue. Beginners get 6 magic carpets for first turns and around 40 short easy runs right next to a lift base, so progress happens without long traverses. Families are well served too, partly because 5 of the lifts are gondolas or cable cars, with no chairlift loading for small children. Experts will find the area limited: only 6 km, or 8%, is black or freeride terrain, and the longest vertical on a single run is 573 m.
The ski area runs from 1219 m up to 2399 m and is served by 33 lifts, including 4 gondolas, 6 chairlifts and 13 platters. The longest run measures 3411 m. Snowmaking covers 17 km of pistes, which helps the lower slopes.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 74 km · official 165
- Lifts
- 33
- Altitude
- 1219–2399 m
- Vertical
- 1180 m
- Runs
- 144
- Longest run
- 3.4 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 573 m
- Snowmaking
- 17 km
- Magic carpets
- 6
- Gondolas & cable cars
- 5
- Bubble/heated lifts
- 5
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 40
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Green11.2 km
- Blue43.5 km
- Red12.2 km
- Black6.3 km
- Unclassified0.5 km
Lifts by type
- 13Button lift
- 6Chairlift
- 6Magic carpet
- 4Gondola
- 2Drag lift
- 1Rope tow
- 1Cable car
Official facts
Read on the resort's official pages; each value links to its source.
- Official piste km · 2026/27
- 165
- Official piste map · 2026/27
- PDF / map
- Season closes · 2026/27
- 2027-04-10
- Season opens · 2026/27
- 2026-12-18
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
yes
- · 74% of pistes are green/blue (55 km)
- · 8% are black/expert/freeride
- · 6 magic carpets for first steps
- · 40 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
yes
- · 6 magic carpets
- · 5 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
- · 17 km with snowmaking
- · a base right at the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 6 km black/expert/freeride (8%)
- · longest vertical on one run 573 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.
Included in passes
- Indy+
- Indy