List of 199 Nordic ski areas 🕺 in France

List of 199 Nordic ski areas 🕺 in France

Here is a ranking of the 199 Nordic ski areas in France.

The classification is made according to the surface of each of them:

Ski resort	Name of the Massif	Trails accessible by foot ?	Average altitude (of the alpine ski area)	Number of cross-country ski trails (in units)	Length of the Nordic ski area (in klm)
Les Rousses	Massif du Haut-Jura	Yes	1420	38	227
Autrans	Massif du Vercors	Yes	1380	15	200
Méaudre	Vercors Massif	Yes	1306	15	200
Jura Mountains	Massif of the Haut-Jura	Yes	1290	12	160
Bessans	Massif de la Vanoise	No	1870	24	158
Savoie Grand Revard	Massif des Bauges	Yes	1450	13	150
Plateau de Retord	Massif of Haut-Jura	No	1225	13	150
The Source of the Doubs – Mouthe	Massif of the Haut-Jura	Yes	1050	17	140
Font d’Urle	Vercors Massif	Yes	1475	10	132
Bonneval sur Arc	Massif de la Vanoise	Yes	2400	17	130
Les Saisies	Beaufortain Massif	Yes	1610	15	120
Crest Voland Cohennoz	Beaufortain Massif	Yes	1650	15	120
Besse Super Besse	Massif du Sancy	Yes	1600	16	118
Prabouré	Central Massif	Yes	1333	13	115
Font-Romeu – Bolquère	Pyrenees Massif	No	1932	22	111
Villard de Lans	Massif of Vercors	Yes	1597	6	110
Corrençon en Vercors	Massif of Vercors	Yes	1581	6	110
Formiguères	Pyrenees Massif	Yes	2050	9	110
Les Fourgs	Massif du Haut-Jura	Yes	1185	14	104
La Bresse Hohneck	Massif des Vosges	Yes	1125	9	100
La Bresse Lispach	Massif des Vosges	Yes	1015	9	100
The Field of Fire	Massif des Vosges	No	900	15	100
Val d’Azun	Pyrenees Massif	No	1475	9	90
La Plagne	Massif de la Vanoise	Yes	2250	7	80
Le Grand Bornand	Aravis massif	Yes	1550	7	80
Montgenèvre	Massif des Cerces	Yes	2280	4	80
Les Arcs	Massif de la Vanoise	Yes	2213	5	68
La Clusaz	Massif des Aravis	Yes	1770	13	67
The White Lake	Massif des Vosges	No	1050	9	67
Courchevel	Massif de la Vanoise	Yes	1919	9	66
Saint Jean de Sixt	Aravis Massif	Yes	970	6	63
Alti Aigoual	Central Massif	Yes	1409	7	60
Bellefontaine Alpine Space	Massif du Haut-Jura	Yes	1131	14	60
Bellevaux – Hirmentaz	Massif des Brasses	Yes	1355	9	55
Nistos	Pyrenees Massif	No	1744	15	55
Beille	Pyrenees Massif	No	1900	17	55
Bussang – Larcenaire	Massif des Vosges	No	896	9	55
The Collet of Allevard	Massif of Belledonne	Yes	1775	6	52
Reallon	Massif des Ecrins	Yes	1853	8	52
Alpe d’Huez	Massif des Grandes Rousses	Yes	2580	9	50
Megeve	Mont Blanc Massif	Yes	1700	5	50
Praz de Lys Sommand	Beaufortain Massif	Yes	1625	11	50
Lans en Vercors	Vercors Massif	No	1614	7	50
Laguiole	Central Massif	Yes	1304	6	50
Les Estables – Mezenc	Central Massif	Yes	1520	6	50
The Coulmes	Massif of the Charteuse	No	1264	6	50
Chamonix	Mont Blanc Massif	No	2159	5	49
Métabief Mont d’Or	Massif du Haut-Jura	Yes	1180	4	49
Ceillac in Queyras	Massif of Queyras	Yes	2075	7	48
Chalmazel	Central Massif	Yes	1382	8	48
The Equals	Massif de la Charteuse	Yes	1000	7	48
The Chioula	Pyrenean Massif	No	1483	13	48
The Semnoz	Massif des Bauges	No	1577	10	46
Chastreix Sancy	Central Massif	Yes	1540	8	46
Le Lioran	Central Massif	Yes	1505	12	45
Crévoux	Massif du Parpaillon	Yes	2075	5	45
The Desert of Entremont	Massif of the Charteuse	Yes	1300	7	45
Les Angles	Roc d’Aude – Mont Llaret	Yes	2025	5	43
Peisey Vallandry	Massif de la Vanoise	Yes	2450	5	42
Manigod	Massif des Aravis	Yes	1620	9	42
Le Sappey en Chartreuse	Massif of the Chartreuse	No	1155	5	42
Chamrousse	Massif of Belledonne	Yes	1825	9	41
Abriès in Queyras	Massif of Queyras	Yes	2000	5	41
Chatel	Massif du Chablais	Yes	1650	5	40
Orcières Merlette	Massif des Ecrins	Yes	2288	9	40
Doucy	Massif de la Lauzière	Yes	1975	6	40
Pra-Loup	Great Séolane	Yes	2000	2	40
Saint Francis Longchamp	Massif de la Lauzière	Yes	2000	6	40
Laye en Champsaur	Massif of Dévoluy	Yes	1575	4	40
The Markstein	Massif des Vosges	No	1177	7	40
Larche	Massif of Ubaye	Yes	1531	4	40
Avoriaz	Massif du Chablais	Yes	1714	8	38
Morzine	Massif du Chablais	Yes	1733	8	38
The Brasses	Massif des Brasses	Yes	1200	7	38
Ristolas in Queyras	Massif of Queyras	No	1675	7	38
La Combe Saint Pierre	Massif du Haut-Jura	Yes	958	6	37
Cauterets	Pyrenees Massif	Yes	2090	5	36
Abundance	Massif du Chablais	Yes	1340	7	36
Serre Chevalier	Massif des Ecrins	Yes	2000	8	35
La Colmiane	Mercantour Massif	No	2500	3	35
Puymorens Span	Pyrenees Massif	Yes	2050	9	35
Vallouise-Pelvoux	Massif des Ecrins	Yes	1775	5	35
Les Gets	Massif du Chablais	Yes	1587	7	34
Brides les Bains	Massif de la Vanoise	Yes	1775	3	33
Arvieux en Queyras	Massif of Queyras	Yes	1898	6	32
Superdevoluy / La Joue du Loup	Dévoluy massif	Yes	2000	14	30
Vaujany	Massif des Grandes Rousses	Yes	2225	3	30
Flaine	Massif du Giffre	Yes	2050	3	30
Les Karellis	Massif of the Maurienne	Yes	2060	3	30
Oz en oisans	Massif des Grandes Rousses	Yes	1950	2	30
Aussois	Massif de la Vanoise	Yes	2125	5	30
Gérardmer	Massif des Vosges	Yes	950	9	30
Greolières les Neiges	Massif du Cheiron	No	1600	6	30
The Audibergue – La Moulière	Massif of the Audibergue	No	1600	6	30
The Dwellings	Les Habères-Hirmentaz	Yes	1250	7	30
Menthières	Massif du Haut-Jura	Yes	1292	4	30
Val Cenis	Massif de la Vanoise	Yes	2050	4	29
La Sambuy	Massif des Bauges	No	1500	6	29
Bramans	Massif de la Vanoise	No	1515	4	29
Les Menuires	Massif de la Vanoise	Yes	2150	4	28
Saint Martin de Belleville	Massif de la Vanoise	Yes	2150	4	28
Saint Gervais Mont-Blanc	Mont-Blanc Massif	No	1838	6	28
Villard Reculas	Massif des Grandes Rousses	Yes	1798	3	28
Mount Saxonnex	Massif des Bornes	yes	1250	3	28
Champagny en Vanoise	Massif de la Vanoise	Yes	2250	7	27
Pralognan la Vanoise	Massif de la Vanoise	Yes	1883	5	27
Le Bleymard – Mont Lozère	Central Massif	No	1480	5	27
La Tania	Massif de la Vanoise	Yes	2041	6	26
Lus la Jarjatte	Massif of the Charteuse	No	1325	4	26
Meribel	Massif de la Vanoise	Yes	2026	4	25
Les 2 Alpes	Massif des Ecrins	Yes	2475	3	25
Les Contamines Montjoie	Mont Blanc Massif	No	1805	6	25
Puy-Saint-Vincent	Massif des Ecrins	Yes	2050	3	25
Beuil les Launes	Mercantour Massif	Yes	1765	4	25
Chabanon	Massif des Monges	Yes	1800	4	25
Valberg	Mercantour Massif	Yes	1900	5	25
Piau Engaly	Pyrenees Massif	Yes	2010	4	25
The Chapel of Abondance	Massif du Chablais	Yes	1400	7	25
Areches Beaufort	Beaufortain Massif	Yes	1700	4	25
Le Mont Dore	Massif du Sancy	Yes	1525	3	25
Brameloup	Central Massif	Yes	1295	4	25
Saint Léger les Mélèzes	Massif des Autanes	Yes	1630	5	24
Pond of Lers	Massif of the Pyrenees	No	1435	4	24
Marcieu pass	Massif of the Chartreuse	No	1375	2	24
Le Corbier	massif of Arvan-Villards	Yes	1860	3	23
La Toussuire	Arvan-Villards massif	Yes	1860	3	23
The 7 Laux	Massif of Belledonne	Yes	1875	5	23
La Pierre St Martin	Pyrenees Massif	Yes	1840	11	23
La Planche des Belles Filles	Massif des Vosges	Yes	1049	3	23
Ornon Pass	Massif of Taillefer	No	1205	4	22
The Schnepfenried	Massif des Vosges	No	1134	4	21
Saint Maurice sur Moselle	Massif des Vosges	No	905	3	21
The Guards Lodge	Central Massif	Yes	1080	3	21
Val d’Isère	Massif de la Vanoise	Yes	2653	6	20
Valmorel	Massif de la Lauzière	Yes	1975	3	20
Roc d’Enfer – St Jean d’Aulps	Massif du Chablais	Yes	1350	2	20
Gresse en Vercors	Vercors Massif	Yes	1498	5	20
Albiez Montrond	Massif of Arvan-Villards	Yes	1800	4	20
Alpe du Grand Serre	Taillefer massif	Yes	1776	3	20
The Ballon d’Alsace	Massif des Vosges	Yes	985	6	20
Needles in Queyras	Massif of Queyras	Yes	1530	3	20
Saint Véran	Massif of Queyras	Yes	2285	4	19
Molines en Queyras	Massif of Beauregard	Yes	2285	4	19
Vars	from Ecrins to Queyras	Yes	2200	5	18
Val d’Allos	Massif des trois évéchés	Yes	2200	3	18
Ancelle	Massif des Ecrins	Yes	1579	4	18
Saint Hilaire du Touvet	Massif of the Chartreuse	No	1200	2	18
Risoul	from Ecrins to Queyras	Yes	2300	4	17
The Cross of Bauzon	Central Massif	Yes	1381	4	17
Montchavin – La Plagne	Massif de la Vanoise	Yes	2250	3	16
Ventron	Massif des Vosges	No	1010	3	16
St-Pierre de Chartreuse	Massif of the Charteuse	Yes	1350	3	15
Porte Pass	Massif de la Chartreuse	No	1478	3	15
Roubion – Les Buisses	Mercantour Massif	Yes	1660	2	15
Hautacam	Pyrenees Massif	No	1657	3	15
Le Mourtis	Pyrenees Massif	Yes	1605	2	15
Mijanès – Donezan	Massif of the Pyrenees	No	1765	6	15
The Schlucht	Massif des Vosges	Yes	1173	1	15
The Grand Valtin	Massif des Vosges	No	945	1	15
Xonrupt – Le Poli	Massif des Vosges	No	893	3	15
Les Orres	Massif des Ecrins	Yes	2135	4	14
Valloire	Massif du Galibier	Yes	2090	3	10
Les Agudes	Pyrenees Massif	Yes	2000	1	10
Peyresourde	Pyrenees Massif	Yes	2000	1	10
Le Grand Puy	Massif de la Blanche	Yes	1550	2	10
La Bresse Brabant	Massif des Vosges	No	940	2	10
Samoëns	Massif du Giffre	Yes	1600	3	9
Sixt Fer à Cheval	Massif du Giffre	Yes	1000	3	9
Tignes	Massif de la Vanoise	Yes	2500	4	8
Auris en oisans	Massif des Grandes Rousses	Yes	2450	1	8
Isola 2000	Mercantour Massif	Yes	2305	2	8
Bernex	Massif du Chablais	Yes	1500	3	8
Our Lady of Bellecombe	Beaufortain Massif	Yes	1610	1	8
Gavarnie Gèdre	Pyrenees Massif	No	2125	1	8
Morillon	Massif du Giffre	Yes	1600	3	8
La Rosière 1850	Massif of the Tarentaise	Yes	2325	3	7
The Granier	Massif de la Charteuse	Yes	1210	2	7
Val Thorens	Massif de la Vanoise	Yes	2765	1	6
Auron	Mercantour Massif	Yes	2025	1	6
Montriond	Massif du Chablais	Yes	1660	2	6
Thollon les Memises	Massif du Chablais	Yes	1500	1	6
Val Pelens	Mercantour Massif	Yes	1675	3	6
Aillons Margeriaz	Massif des Bauges	Yes	1450	2	5
Praz sur Arly	Massif du Giffre	Yes	1552	1	5
Luz Ardiden	Pyrenean Massif	No	2090	2	5
Orelle	Massif of the Vanoise	Yes	2050	1	4
Saint Jean d’Arves	Massif of Arvan-Villards	Yes	1860	1	4
Rousset pass	Vercors Massif	Yes	1625	1	4
Luchon Superbagnères	Pyrenees Massif	No	1794	1	4
Romme	Massif des Aravis	Yes	1390	3	4
Saint Lary Soulan	Pyrenees Massif	Yes	2100	1	3
La Mongie	Pyrenees Massif	Yes	1950	1	3
Guzet	Pyrenees Massif	Yes	1600	1	3
Les Houches	Mont Blanc Massif	Yes	1445	2	3
Gourette	Pyrenees Massif	Yes	1900	1	3
Combloux	Mont Blanc Massif	Yes	1557	10	2
La Giettaz	Mont Blanc Massif	Yes	1565	10	2
Les Carroz	Massif du Giffre	Yes	1620	1	2
Passy Plaine Joux	Massif du Chablais	No	1550	1	2
Valmeinier	Mount Thabor	Yes	2090	0	0
Ax 3 Domains	Pyrenees Massif	Yes	1900	0	0
Sauze Super Sauze	Mercantour Massif	Yes	1900	0	0
Barèges	Pyrenees Massif	No	1950	0	0
La Norma	Massif de la Vanoise	Yes	2050	0	0
Valfréjus	Massif des Cerces	Yes	2144	0	0
Sainte Foy Tarentaise	Massif of the Mont Pourri	Yes	2085	0	0
Montclar les 2 valleys	Massif of Dormillouse	Yes	1925	0	0
Val Louron	Pyrenees Massif	Yes	1783	0	0
Artouste	Pyrenean Massif	No	1750	0	0
Saint Sorlin d’Arves	Massif of Arvan-Villards	Yes	2060	0	0
Céüze	Massif of Bochaine	Yes	1765	0	0
Cambre d’Aze	Pyrenees Massif	Yes	2020	0	0
Saint Colomban des Villards	massif of Arvan-Villards	Yes	1860	0	0
Chaillol	Massif des Ecrins	Yes	1800	0	0
Les Bottières	Massif of Arvan-Villards	Yes	1590	0	0
Le Chazelet	Massif de la Meije	Yes	2050	0	0
Ventoux – Mont Serein	Mont Ventoux	No	1656	0	0
Sainte Anne la Condamine	Massif of Parpaillon	Yes	2115	0	0
Cord	Mont Blanc Massif	Yes	1300	0	0
Serre Eyraud	Massif des Ecrins	Yes	1790	0	0
Ascou Pailhères	Pyrenees Massif	Yes	1800	0	0
The Olmes Mountains	Massif of Tabe	Yes	1700	0	0
Puyvalador	Pyrenees Massif	Yes	1760	0	0
Goulier	Pyrenees Massif	No	1675	0	0
Turini Silver Camp	Mercantour Massif	No	1760	0	0
Flumet – St Nicolas la Chapelle	Beaufortain Massif	Yes	1325	0	0
Camurac	Pyrenean Massif	Yes	1650	0	0
Le Reposoir	Massif des Bornes	Yes	1290	0	0
Gaschney 360	Massif des Vosges	Yes	1135	0	0
Ghisoni	Massif of Corsica	No	1725	0	0
Montmin – Col de la Forclaz	Massif des Bornes	No	1135	0	0
La Grave la Meije	Massif des Ecrins	No	1800	0	0

Questions and Answers

What is the largest cross-country ski resort in France?

In kilometers of cross-country ski trails, it is the resort of Roussesin the Haut-Jura, which has 227 km of cross-country ski trails, for a total of 37 trails.

What is the largest cross-country ski resort in the Alps?

Bessans, in the Vanoise Massif in the Alps, is the largest cross-country ski resort in the Alps, with 158klm of ski trails, for a total of 24 courses.

What is the largest cross-country ski resort in the Pyrenees?

Font-Romeu is the largest cross-country ski resort in the Pyrenees with 111klm of cross-country ski trails, for a total of 22klm.

What to wear for cross-country skiing?

Cross-country skiing requires an expense energy much more intense than skiing. Thus, you will only be able to cross-country ski for 2/3 hours at most, unlike skiing. As a result, you will breathe more, and you will be warmer than when skiing.

Thus, it is better to prefer several thin layers, and waterproof, than a down jacket that is too warm. And also, it is necessary to take sweaty clothes, in order to evacuate the excess of heat produced by your body.

• In first layer, you can wear warm thermal underwear, which molds to your body.
• In second layerYou can choose an insulating fleece. The pants, you must turn to specialty stores.
• Finally, you will need a waterproof jacket, which will protect you against wind and snow, and which you can remove if you get too hot.

It should be noted that cotton clothes are not recommended, because they do not evacuate heat well, which they produce in contact with your body.

Think also to buy gloves, waterproof, but manageable enough, and a hat, essential not to catch cold. You can also wear a balaclava or a scarf to cover your neck.

Finally, remember to take sunglasses, a water bottle, which can be worn on the belt, because cross-country skiing dehydrates a lot.

Last point, remember to take socks that do not promote blisters, and that are warm enough. There are also models that do not promote foot perspiration.

What are the best cross-country ski resorts?

Based on the size of the their Nordic domainsIt is interesting to focus on Les Rousses in the Jura, Autrans in the Alps, Bessans in the Vanoise, and the Plateau du Retord in the Jura.

What is the highest cross-country ski trail in France?

The highest cross-country ski track in France is located at Val d’Oronayeat the Col de Larche, where a cross-country ski trail goes up to 2000m altitude. It is however a difficult trail, with a significant difference in altitude.

What is the price of a ski pass in a Nordic area?

Unlike downhill skiing, which requires lifts, cross-country skiing requires a smaller financial investment from ski resorts. Likewise, the person is greatly reduced, apart from a groomer, a team to secure the slopes, and a cash register to buy the pass.

Thus, the price is a few euros, or even ten euros, but never flies away as in the ski areas. Finally, many resorts offer free access to the slopes of the Nordic area, in order to attract consumers to the resort.

Should you buy or rent your pair of cross-country skis?

Between the price of boots, poles and the pair of cross-country skis, you need to count a minimum of 200€ to get equipped. Knowing that in the resort, you can rent equipment for 70e a week, you need to do 3 weeks of cross-country skiing, in order to make the purchase of your equipment profitable.

Think also if you have the means to transport your pair of skis, and if you intend to practice this discipline on the duration, before deciding.

Note that there are sometimes promotions at the end of the season.

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