European Ski Resorts A-Z

 

Vars / Risoul, France

Resort height:

 1850m

 

Slopes:

 1660-2750m

 

Pistes:

 185km

 

 

General snow cover

 

4/5

 

Snow quality (upper)

 

4/5

 

Snow quality (lower)

 

3.5/5

 

Resort level snow

 

4/5

 

Powder potential

 

3/5

Vars and Risoul share one of the higher areas in the southern French Alps and snow cover is fairly reliable, even if snowfall can be erratic.

 

Snow-making is excellent and the high density of trees make this one of the most "weather-proof" resorts in the Alps.

Vars/Risoul is one of our:

 

Top 10 weather-proof ski resorts - Europe