The difficulties of the ski slopes ? of the 232 French resorts

Difficulties of the ski runs ?

The set of ski resorts with the most black runs, and sorted according to their difficulties.

Ski resort	Mountain	Maximum vertical drop of the slopes	Ski slopes (Number in units)	Green (Number in units)	Blue (Number in units)	Red (Number in units)	Black (Number in units)
Megeve	Northern Alps	1300	185	35	54	72	24
Greolières les Neiges	Southern Alps	400	86	22	22	22	20
Champagny en Vanoise	Northern Alps	2000	136	10	72	34	19
Montchavin – La Plagne	Northern Alps	2000	135	9	73	32	19
La Plagne	Northern Alps	2000	128	9	67	33	19
Alpe d’Huez	Northern Alps	1440	111	34	31	28	18
Saint Gervais Mont-Blanc	Northern Alps	1375	120	24	36	43	17
Les Arcs	Northern Alps	2026	123	10	55	42	16
Tignes	Northern Alps	1900	74	6	33	20	16
Chamonix	Northern Alps	2233	119	18	43	42	15
Les 2 Alpes	Northern Alps	2250	90	13	48	17	12
Flumet – St Nicolas la Chapelle	Northern Alps	650	160	30	67	51	11
Courchevel	Northern Alps	1638	109	21	41	36	11
La Tania	Northern Alps	1382	109	21	41	36	11
Valloire	Northern Alps	1320	90	18	29	33	10
Valmeinier	Northern Alps	1320	90	18	29	33	10
Val d’Isère	Northern Alps	1606	81	15	33	22	10
Villard de Lans	Northern Alps	907	53	14	12	16	10
Corrençon en Vercors	Northern Alps	939	51	13	12	16	10
Montgenèvre	Southern Alps	840	48	9	13	16	10
Brides les Bains	Northern Alps	2350	67	6	26	24	10
Serre Chevalier	Southern Alps	1600	82	5	30	38	10
Auron	Southern Alps	850	46	3	17	16	10
Crest Voland Cohennoz	Northern Alps	839	157	30	68	50	9
Font-Romeu – Bolquère – Pyrenees 2000	Pyrenees	563	41	15	9	8	9
Les Contamines Montjoie	Northern Alps	1290	48	8	12	19	9
Les Gets	Northern Alps	830	73	4	32	27	9
Peisey Vallandry	Northern Alps	1600	69	3	29	28	9
La Clusaz	Northern Alps	1460	85	16	30	30	8
The Angles	Pyrenees	750	45	14	9	14	8
Les Menuires	Northern Alps	1400	85	12	42	23	8
Saint Martin de Belleville	Northern Alps	1400	85	12	42	23	8
Val Thorens	Northern Alps	930	88	11	39	30	8
Orelle	Northern Alps	2300	86	11	36	31	8
La Giettaz	Northern Alps	730	66	11	17	30	8
Combloux	Northern Alps	747	65	11	17	29	8
Meribel	Northern Alps	1852	70	8	26	28	8
Val d’Allos	Southern Alps	800	64	5	29	22	8
Vars	Southern Alps	1100	72	4	30	30	8
Saint Lary Soulan	Pyrenees	800	56	3	30	15	8
The 7 Laux	Northern Alps	1050	51	11	14	19	7
Gresse en Vercors	Northern Alps	506	27	10	5	5	7
Orcières Merlette	Southern Alps	875	51	9	17	18	7
Saint Sorlin d’Arves	Northern Alps	1120	39	9	14	9	7
Les Saisies	Northern Alps	919	61	8	32	13	7
Piau Engaly	Pyrenees	1180	41	4	19	11	7
Les Rousses	Jura	520	55	14	18	18	6
Beuil les Launes	Southern Alps	670	57	11	11	28	6
Puymorens staff	Pyrenees	900	35	11	7	11	6
Flaine	Northern Alps	900	65	9	28	22	6
Chatel	Northern Alps	1100	45	9	15	15	6
Le Lioran	Central Massif	690	44	9	15	15	6
Ax 3 Domains	Pyrenees	1000	36	9	11	10	6
Avoriaz	Northern Alps	1127	53	8	25	14	6
Praz de Lys Sommand	Northern Alps	750	53	7	28	12	6
Chamrousse	Northern Alps	850	43	7	14	16	6
Pralognan la Vanoise	Northern Alps	945	24	7	5	6	6
Sainte Foy Tarentaise	Northern Alps	1070	25	1	7	12	6
Val Cenis	Northern Alps	1500	63	16	20	22	5
Le Grand Bornand	Northern Alps	1100	46	14	13	14	5
Valmorel	Northern Alps	1150	61	13	31	12	5
Doucy	Northern Alps	1150	61	13	31	12	5
Saint Jean d’Arves	Northern Alps	1520	41	10	14	12	5
Chabanon	Southern Alps	500	35	9	12	10	5
Superdevoluy / La Joue du Loup	Southern Alps	1000	53	8	28	12	5
La Rosière 1850	Northern Alps	950	41	8	13	15	5
Valberg	Southern Alps	400	42	7	6	24	5
Gavarnie Gèdre	Pyrenees	550	29	7	9	8	5
Luchon Superbagnères	Pyrenees	657	28	4	12	6	5
The Schnepfenried	Vosges	248	16	4	3	4	5
Luz Ardiden	Pyrenees	820	29	3	4	17	5
Beille	Pyrenees	200	17	1	5	7	5
La Sambuy	Northern Alps	700	12	1	2	4	5
Samoëns	Northern Alps	1800	98	21	40	33	4
Our Lady of Bellecombe	Northern Alps	920	98	21	40	33	4
La Mongie	Pyrenees	1100	58	15	24	15	4
Barèges	Pyrenees	1100	58	15	24	15	4
Jura Mountains	Jura	780	47	13	15	15	4
Le Corbier	Northern Alps	1520	41	10	15	12	4
Les Orres	Southern Alps	1170	35	9	4	18	4
Montriond	Northern Alps	1380	50	8	25	13	4
Aillons Margeriaz	Northern Alps	900	40	8	22	6	4
Saint Pierre de Chartreuse / Le Planolet	Northern Alps	900	28	8	6	10	4
Pra-Loup	Southern Alps	1000	50	7	17	22	4
Gourette	Pyrenees	1100	39	7	13	14	4
Guzet	Pyrenees	1000	29	7	9	9	4
Les Agudes	Pyrenees	800	49	6	22	17	4
Peyresourde	Pyrenees	800	49	6	22	17	4
Les Karellis	Northern Alps	920	28	6	6	12	4
The Collet of Allevard	Northern Alps	650	27	6	9	8	4
Auris en oisans	Northern Alps	1700	24	6	9	5	4
Besse Super Besse	Central Massif	500	27	5	9	9	4
Les Carroz	Northern Alps	960	28	4	13	7	4
Ventoux – Mont Serein	Southern Alps	512	18	4	4	6	4
Areches Beaufort	Northern Alps	1240	30	3	11	12	4
Albiez Montrond	Northern Alps	600	28	3	13	8	4
Valfréjus	Northern Alps	1187	23	3	11	6	4
Bernex	Northern Alps	1000	21	3	5	9	4
Mijanès – Donezan	Pyrenees	470	15	3	5	4	4
Les Houches	Northern Alps	910	30	1	11	14	4
The Lodge of the Guards	Central Massif	160	4	0	0	0	4
Saint Francis Longchamp	Northern Alps	1100	42	12	18	9	3
Métabief Mont d’Or	Jura	560	35	10	13	9	3
Oz en oisans	Northern Alps	1700	33	9	11	10	3
Vaujany	Northern Alps	1150	33	9	11	10	3
Isola 2000	Southern Alps	610	44	7	22	13	3
Savoie Grand Revard	Northern Alps	200	32	7	13	9	3
Cambre d’Aze	Pyrenees	760	23	7	5	8	3
Autrans	Northern Alps	660	21	7	5	6	3
La Colmiane	Southern Alps	2100	20	7	10	0	3
Montclar les 2 valleys	Southern Alps	1150	29	5	11	10	3
Puy-Saint-Vincent	Southern Alps	1300	35	4	17	11	3
Le Mourtis	Pyrenees	510	19	4	5	7	3
Risoul	Southern Alps	900	43	3	20	17	3
Bonneval sur Arc	Northern Alps	1200	26	3	12	8	3
Aussois	Northern Alps	1250	21	3	7	7	3
The Grand Puy	Southern Alps	500	13	3	2	5	3
The Chioula	Pyrenees	485	13	3	4	3	3
The Olmes Mountains	Pyrenees	600	21	2	5	11	3
Laguiole	Central Massif	207	15	1	6	6	3
Camurac	Pyrenees	300	11	1	4	3	3
Val d’Azun	Pyrenees	250	9	1	2	3	3
Le Mont Dore	Central Massif	650	31	15	8	6	2
Rousset pass	Northern Alps	550	26	12	7	5	2
Molines en Queyras	Southern Alps	1090	33	7	12	12	2
Saint Véran	Southern Alps	1090	33	7	12	12	2
Roc d’Enfer – St Jean d’Aulps	Northern Alps	900	30	7	7	14	2
Sauze Super Sauze	Southern Alps	1000	34	6	12	14	2
Chastreix Sancy	Central Massif	380	18	6	5	5	2
The Ballon d’Alsace	Vosges	330	14	6	3	3	2
La Toussuire	Northern Alps	1520	42	5	18	18	2
Alpe du Grand Serre	Northern Alps	817	38	5	19	12	2
Cauterets	Pyrenees	720	23	4	9	8	2
The Brasses	Northern Alps	600	20	4	5	9	2
Morzine	Northern Alps	1466	20	4	5	9	2
Ascou Pailhères	Pyrenees	600	17	4	5	6	2
The Markstein	Vosges	180	11	4	3	2	2
La Pierre St Martin	Pyrenees	626	29	3	16	8	2
Ornon Pass	Northern Alps	290	8	3	1	2	2
Roubion – Les Buisses	Southern Alps	520	20	2	4	12	2
Val Louron	Pyrenees	635	20	2	8	8	2
Saint Colomban des Villards	Northern Alps	1520	19	2	11	4	2
Vallouise-Pelvoux	Southern Alps	1050	18	2	8	6	2
Thollon les Memises	Northern Alps	1000	16	2	3	9	2
Chalmazel	Central Massif	504	15	2	6	6	2
Ventron	Vosges	280	9	2	3	3	2
Pond of Lers	Pyrenees	270	4	0	1	1	2
Bramans	Northern Alps	570	4	0	1	1	2
Lans en Vercors	Northern Alps	387	30	10	12	7	1
Gérardmer	Vosges	400	21	9	4	8	1
La Norma	Northern Alps	1400	27	8	6	12	1
Saint Léger les Mélèzes	Southern Alps	740	16	8	4	4	1
Bellevaux – Hirmentaz	Northern Alps	510	26	7	8	10	1
The Audibergue – La Moulière	Southern Alps	400	23	7	5	10	1
Arvieux en Queyras	Southern Alps	415	14	7	1	5	1
Villard Reculas	Northern Alps	635	14	6	4	3	1
Ancelle	Southern Alps	457	20	5	7	7	1
Manigod	Northern Alps	320	29	4	11	13	1
Ceillac in Queyras	Southern Alps	750	16	4	2	9	1
Abundance	Northern Alps	780	15	4	8	2	1
Reallon	Southern Alps	586	13	4	5	3	1
Saint Maurice sur Moselle	Vosges	710	10	4	3	2	1
Morillon	Northern Alps	1800	20	3	12	4	1
Formiguères	Pyrenees	700	19	3	6	9	1
Sainte Anne la Condamine	Southern Alps	570	13	3	6	3	1
The Cross of Bauzon	Central Massif	261	11	3	6	1	1
Mount Saxonnex	Northern Alps	500	11	3	4	3	1
Les Estables – Mezenc	Central Massif	340	8	3	3	1	1
La Planche des Belles Filles	Vosges	198	6	3	1	1	1
La Bresse Hohneck	Vosges	450	34	2	16	14	1
Praz sur Arly	Northern Alps	1034	25	2	13	9	1
Les Habères	Northern Alps	700	19	2	9	7	1
Artouste	Pyrenees	700	18	2	9	6	1
Abriès in Queyras	Southern Alps	900	16	2	3	10	1
White Lake	Vosges	300	13	2	3	7	1
Menthieres	Jura	484	9	2	2	4	1
Serre Eyraud	Southern Alps	620	9	2	2	3	1
Laye en Champsaur	Southern Alps	550	8	2	2	3	1
Goulier	Pyrenees	350	8	2	3	2	1
La Bresse Lispach	Vosges	210	8	2	4	1	1
Crévoux	Southern Alps	950	16	1	7	6	1
La Bresse Brabant	Vosges	120	8	1	3	3	1
Le Bleymard – Mont Lozère	Central Massif	240	7	1	1	4	1
Larche	Southern Alps	252	5	1	2	1	1
Romme	Northern Alps	380	7	0	4	2	1
Les Fourgs	Jura	170	15	7	6	2	0
La Chapelle d’Abondance	Northern Alps	800	24	6	13	5	0
Céüze	Southern Alps	470	17	6	6	5	0
The Semnoz	Northern Alps	254	20	5	7	8	0
Font d’Urle	Northern Alps	450	16	5	6	6	0
Hautacam	Pyrenees	313	16	5	5	6	0
Val Pelens	Southern Alps	150	7	5	2	0	0
Alti Aigoual	Central Massif	317	14	4	6	4	0
The Field of Fire	Vosges	400	14	4	4	6	0
Chaillol	Southern Alps	400	13	4	5	4	0
Le Chazelet	Southern Alps	500	10	4	3	4	0
Passy Plaine Joux	Northern Alps	400	9	3	3	3	0
The Coulmes	Northern Alps	399	8	3	4	1	0
Puyvalador	Pyrenees	120	8	3	3	2	0
Bussang – Larcenaire	Vosges	148	8	3	4	1	0
Brameloup	Central Massif	190	7	3	1	3	0
Aiguilles in Queyras	Southern Alps	160	5	3	3	0	0
Les Plans d’Hotonnes – Plateau de Retord	Jura	250	13	2	7	4	0
Cord	Northern Alps	600	10	2	3	6	0
Le Reposoir	Northern Alps	620	10	2	5	3	0
Ghisoni	Corsica	290	7	2	2	3	0
Lus la Jarjatte	Northern Alps	370	7	2	4	1	0
Sixt Fer à Cheval	Northern Alps	400	6	2	4	0	0
Turini Silver Camp	Southern Alps	320	4	2	1	1	0
La Combe Saint Pierre	Jura	155	4	2	2	0	0
The Source of the Doubs – Mouthe	Jura	245	4	2	1	1	0
The Granier	Northern Alps	420	4	2	1	1	0
Xonrupt – Le Poli	Vosges	175	4	2	2	0	0
Ristolas in Queyras	Southern Alps	50	2	2	0	0	0
Méaudre	Northern Alps	588	16	1	8	6	0
Saint Hilaire du Touvet	Northern Alps	400	10	1	4	5	0
Nistos	Pyrenees	287	8	1	2	5	0
Prabouré	Central Massif	135	7	1	2	4	0
Gaschney 360	Vosges	310	7	1	1	5	0
Marcieu pass	Northern Alps	350	6	1	3	2	0
Le Sappey en Chartreuse	Northern Alps	390	6	1	2	3	0
The Bottières	Northern Alps	620	6	1	2	4	0
Bellefontaine Alpine Space	Jura	261	5	1	3	1	0
Montmin – Col de la Forclaz	Northern Alps	90	5	1	3	1	0
The Equals	Northern Alps	200	4	1	2	1	0
The Entremont Desert	Northern Alps	200	4	1	2	1	0
Bessans	Northern Alps	260	3	1	2	0	0
Le Grand Valtin	Vosges	389	3	1	1	1	0
Saint Jean de Sixt	Northern Alps	60	1	1	0	0	0
Door Pass	Northern Alps	445	5	0	3	2	0
The Schlucht	Vosges	146	2	0	2	0	0
La Grave la Meije	Southern Alps	200	1	0	1	0	0

Please note we are talking about the number of black runs in units, not in elevation. Thus, Megève is the first resort for black runs because the resort has a consequent number of ski runs (in number) with difficulty, but it is necessary also take into account the difference in altitude « average of each of them ».

Some interesting information

Which resort has the most black runs?

The resort of Mègève is the ski resort which has the most black runs, with 24 ski runs classified as « very difficult ».

What is the longest black rated ski run in France?

The Sarenne track, in Alpe d’Huez, is the longest black ski run in France, with a length of 16klm, for a difference in altitude of 1800m.

What is the most difficult ski run in France?

A Courchevelthe black run of the » big corridor « . is the steepest ungroomed ski run in France, with a maximum slope of 80% on its last meters. Its average slope is 55%, that is to say that on 100m length, you go down 55m in difference of level.

What is the most unusual ski run in France?

It is the slope « the Tunnel » in Alpe d’Huezsince you have a tunnel of 200m of length to cross, itself dug in the mountain, before being able to start to descend the black track.

What is the best resort for off-piste skiing?

The resort of « La Grave » is famous throughout the world for its off-piste possibilitiesIt is safe from avalanches. The area goes up to 3 550m of altitude, and is rather recommended to experienced skiers, adapted to freeride.

Which ski resort has the most green (easy) runs?

It is the resort of Alpe d’Huez which has 34 green runs, and where beginners will find the most ski runs easy. Afterwards, all ski resorts have trails for beginners.

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Translated from the french original version : https://skidata.io/station-de-ski/domaine-skiable/difficultes-pistes/?rand=9113

Pierre Giraud

Fondateur de Skidata.io, j’ai une passion pour le ski, la randonnée en montagne, ainsi que la data.

Mon objectif est de vous aider à comparer factuellement les domaines skiables et villages de montagne.

The difficulties of the ski slopes ? of the 232 French resorts

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