European Ski Resorts A-Z

La Grave, France

Resort height:

 1450m

 

Slopes:

 1450-3550m

 

Pistes:

 5km

 

 

General snow cover

 

4/5

 

Snow quality (upper)

4.5/5

 

Snow quality (lower)

3/5

 

Resort level snow

2.5/5

 

Powder potential

4.5/5

Except for a few short runs on its glacier, La Grave is an off-piste only resort. 

 

Its exceptional altitude means that the chances of finding powder are quite good on the upper mountain, but conditions lower down can be tricky, not least because there is no grooming.

Where to ski in bad weather:

La Grave is essentially an off-piste only area with very few trees and limited options in bad weather. In poor visibility we recommend driving to Serre Chevalier (Monêtier-les-Bains), 30 minutes away by car, where the lower slopes are thickly forested.

La Grave is one of our:

 

* Top 10 powder destinations - Europe