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Val Cenis

France · Sabaudia · Single resort

Val Cenis is a ski resort in Sabaudia (France). It has 125 km of downhill runs and 29 lifts. The runs go from 1300 to 2800 m (1500 m vertical).

Piste length
125 km
Lifts
29
Base station
1300 m
Top station
2800 m
Vertical drop
1500 m
Country
France

Piste difficulty split

  • Easy: 40 km (32%)
  • Medium: 60 km (48%)
  • Hard: 25 km (20%)

Details

  • Night skiing: Yes (7 floodlit runs)
  • Steepest spot: 61% (31°)
  • Mostly facing west (27% of run length). East-facing slopes get morning sun, west-facing ones afternoon sun.

Lifts: 29

Gondola / cable car: 2 · Chairlift: 14 · Drag lift: 15

  • Arcellins · Chairlift · 2,500 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1691–2339 m
  • Met · Chairlift · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 2342–2737 m
  • Val Cenis le Haut · Gondola / cable car · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 10 · 1477–1619 m
  • Vieux Moulin · Gondola / cable car · 2,200 pers./h · Seats: 10 · 1450–2087 m
  • Ramasse · Chairlift · 2,000 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1400–2038 m
  • Arcelle · Chairlift · 2,000 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1620–2321 m
  • Turra · Chairlift · 2,000 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1400–1897 m
  • Colomba · Chairlift · 2,000 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1463–1622 m
  • Sources · Chairlift · 2,000 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1897–2285 m
  • Pré Novel · Chairlift · 1,800 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1440–1562 m

On site

  • 115 car parks (1 paid · 52 free)
  • 57 restaurants & bars by the slopes
  • 5 mountain huts
  • 3 ski schools
  • 2 rental shops
  • 23 stops

Ski schools and rental shops

  • École du Ski Français Val Cenis
  • ESF
  • Dalcin Shop 1
  • Dalcin Shop 2

Historical conditions and snowfall

  • November: Snowfall in the month (average) 53 cm, Snow depth 16 cm
  • December: Snowfall in the month (average) 68 cm, Snow depth 28 cm
  • January: Snowfall in the month (average) 60 cm, Snow depth 43 cm
  • February: Snowfall in the month (average) 46 cm, Snow depth 51 cm
  • March: Snowfall in the month (average) 57 cm, Snow depth 39 cm
  • April: Snowfall in the month (average) 39 cm, Snow depth 16 cm

Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 2008 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.

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