Opening, snow and weather Vars
News on Vars , resorts in the Pyrenees and other French massifs with the weather forecast, webcams, snow cover and the opening of the resort. In short, everything you need to see and know before choosing a resort and coming to put your skis in Vars.
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Identity card of the resort Vars
Elevation : 6070ft - 9022ft
Station de montagne Vars
Vars is located near Embrun à 16 km↑, Freissinières à 19 km↑, Jausiers à 22 km↑, Saint-Martin-de-Queyrieres à 25 km↑, Barcelonnette à 26 km↑, Pleyne à 27 km↑, Pontechianale à 27 km↑, Acceglio à 29 km↑, Villar-Saint-Pancrace à 29 km↑, Casteldelfino à 31 km↑,
A valley suspended at an altitude of over 1850 m, the resort of Vars la Forêt Blanche and its three villages offer a mountain setting where life is good.
The resort of Vars la Forêt Blanche and its three southern-flavoured villages offer a sunny corner of the mountains. With a ski area culminating at an altitude of 2750m, the resort boasts top-quality snow cover. At Vars, getting up high allows you to discover a site that has been little impacted by the hand of man, giving way to vast natural spaces.
A life-size experience for lovers of the mountains and wide open spaces.
Vars is all about having fun in the mountains, offering experiences for everyone, with or without skis. A range of events and activities that you can discover on these pages. Vars punctuates the season with major events based around its specialities, such as speed and freestyle skiing and mountain racing, which have contributed to the international reputation of the site.
With its 185km of pistes, the Vars ski area is a playground offering 6 snowparks and a speed skiing stadium.
Ski connected: the ski lifts have free Wi-Fi access so you can share your holiday memories live!
Skiing in the sun, skiers can follow the sun all day long and enjoy the panoramic views that surround the resort!
VARS LA FORET BLANCHE - MOUNTAIN IDENTITY
The Mediterranean atmosphere is evident in the warm, friendly welcome and comforting climate, with plenty of room for the brilliant blue sky.
The altitude of Vars (1650-2750m) means that it has plenty of snow to make the dream of a winter sports holiday come true.
At Vars, getting up high means discovering a site that has seen little human impact, giving way to wide open spaces. There are 360° panoramic views of the surrounding mountains: in the distance, Lake Serre-Ponçon, and from the highest point of the resort, you can see Mont Ventoux, Mont Blanc, the Ecrins and the Italian peaks.
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Monday, November 24, 2025
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Thursday, November 28, 2024
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With temperatures rising in recent days, the prospect of ski resorts in the Pyrenees opening in the coming days is becoming less likely. Here's the latest information.
Detail of the opening of the ski lifts and ski slopes Vars
Remontées Mécaniques
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TSD SAINTE MARIE
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TSD VARS SPEED MASTER
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TSD BOIS NOIR
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TS PEYNIER (Accès Peynier)
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TS PLANS (Accès station)
Itinéraires de montée ski de randonnée
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piste N1 LE CHEMIN DE LA FORET
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piste N2 MONTEE DU COL DES SALUCES
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piste N3 LA TRACE DE PEYNIER
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piste N4 LA TRACE DE SIBIERES
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piste N5 LA RAMPE DE PEYNIER
Piétons
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piste N15 CIRCUIT DES 3 VILLAGES
Raquettes uniquement
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piste N17 CHEMIN DU FOREST
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piste N3 CHEMIN DE LA FORET
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piste N20 BOUCLE DE L'ANTENNE
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piste N21 LES COUNIETS
Piétons et Raquettes
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piste N1 CHEMIN DES CASSETTES
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piste N2 CHEMIN DU BARJO
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piste N4 REFUGE NAPOLEON-PAR FONTBONNE
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piste N5 REFUGE NAPOLEON-PAR LE FOURNET
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piste N7 COL DE VARS
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piste N9 PEYNIER
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piste N14 CHEMIN DU FACTEUR
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piste N12 CIRCUIT DE L'ALP BAS
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piste N13 CIRCUIT DE LA PINEE
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piste N18 VARS-RISOUL
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piste N10 VALLON DES PRISES
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piste N11 CHEMIN DE BOIS NOIR
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piste N16 CHEMIN DU CHAMP FLAOU
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piste N8 LA BOUCLE DE L'ECUELLE
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piste N19 SOMMET DE CHABRIERES
Snowparks
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piste LIGNE VERTE FREESTYLE EYSSINA
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piste KID PARK
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piste TOTEM PARK
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piste GIRLY PARK
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piste LIGNE BLEUE FREESTYLE EYSSINA
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piste LIGNE ROUGE RAILS FREESTYLE EYSSINA
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piste LIGNE NOIRE RAILS FREESTYLE EYSSINA
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piste BIG AIR EYSSINA
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piste LIGNE ROUGE KICKER FREESTYLE EYSSINA
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piste LIGNE NOIRE KICKER FREESTYLE EYSSINA
Boardercross
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piste BOARDERCROSS LES CABRETTES
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piste BOARDERCROSS DE L'EYSSINA
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piste BOARDERCROSS DES ESKIMOS
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piste BOARDERCROSS DU VALLON
Stade de vitesse (KL)
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piste STADE DE VITESSE
Espace Luge
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piste ESPACE LUGE
Secteur de Chabrières
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piste CHEMIN DES CASSETTES
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piste CLAPIER
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piste CREVOUX
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piste MARMOTTES
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piste CORNICHE SUPERIEURE
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piste HERMINE
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piste EDELWEISS
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piste COL SANS NOM
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piste CORNICHE INFERIEURE
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piste EVASION
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piste ESKIMOS
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piste CREVOUX (Stade)
Secteur des Claux
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piste BABY ECRINS
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piste CHEMIN DES ECUREUILS
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piste CHEMIN DES ITALIENS
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piste ESCONDUS
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piste LA FAISANDIERE
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piste PETIT UBAC
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piste CARIBOU
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piste SIBIERES
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piste STADE SLALOM TETRAS
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piste STADE SLALOM UBAC
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piste ZAKOPANE
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piste GRAND UBAC
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piste STADE ESCONDUS
Secteur de Peyrol
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