France · up to 2717 m

Vars

93 marked runs, 70.5 km of skiing and 20 lifts — mapped in full detail, run by run.

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Marked runs

66 named

70.5 km

Total slopes

Lifts

1083 m

Vertical drop

2717 m

Top elevation

1634 m

Base elevation

Green 3.6 kmBlue 43.8 kmRed 17.6 kmBlack 5.3 km

About Vars

Vars is a mid-sized ski area with 1083 m of lift-served vertical, strongest in easy cruising in France. Skiers here have 93 marked runs to choose from, adding up to about 71 km of marked descent, served by 20 lifts.

The skiing tops out at 2717 m and drops 1083 m to the lowest marked point at 1634 m. The difficulty mix breaks down into 3.6 km of green beginner runs, 43.8 km of blue runs, 17.6 km of red intermediate runs, 5.3 km of black expert terrain. 1 runs are floodlit for night skiing. There are 2 snow parks for freestylers.

Mountain records

Longest run

Grand Vallon

3.7 km · 470 m vertical · Blue (easy)

Steepest sustained pitch

Coni

max 98.7% gradient · 932 m · Black (advanced)

The 10 best runs at Vars, scored

Every run is scored 0–100 from its real shape — vertical drop, length, how well its steepness fits its difficulty class, and flow (flats and uphill sections cost points). How the Bonvo Score works →

172
Peynier
2.5 km · 578 m drop · avg 22.7% · Outstanding
Blue
271
Olympique Inférieure
1.8 km · 513 m drop · avg 28.5% · Outstanding
Red
371
Le Lièvre
1.9 km · 511 m drop · avg 27.3% · Outstanding
Red
468
Les Cabrettes
2.0 km · 379 m drop · avg 18.5% · Excellent
Red
567
KL
1.3 km · 482 m drop · avg 37.8% · Excellent
Black
665
Les Heureux
1.8 km · 331 m drop · avg 18.2% · Excellent
Blue
765
Olympique Supérieure
1.5 km · 388 m drop · avg 26.3% · Excellent
Red
862
Mélèzes
1.6 km · 371 m drop · avg 23.5% · Excellent
Blue
961
Coni
932 m · 353 m drop · avg 37.1% · Excellent
Black
1061
Grand Vallon
3.7 km · 470 m drop · avg 12.5% · Excellent
Blue

All 66 named slopes

Slope	Difficulty	Length	Vertical	Avg gradient	Score
Peynier	Blue	2.5 km	578 m	22.7%	72
Olympique Inférieure	Red	1.8 km	513 m	28.5%	71
Le Lièvre	Red	1.9 km	511 m	27.3%	71
Les Cabrettes	Red	2.0 km	379 m	18.5%	68
KL	Black	1.3 km	482 m	37.8%	67
Les Heureux	Blue	1.8 km	331 m	18.2%	65
Olympique Supérieure	Red	1.5 km	388 m	26.3%	65
Mélèzes	Blue	1.6 km	371 m	23.5%	62
Coni	Black	932 m	353 m	37.1%	61
Grand Vallon	Blue	3.7 km	470 m	12.5%	61
Corniche Supérieure	Blue	1.3 km	226 m	17.4%	59
Jas du Boeuf	Blue	3.6 km	466 m	12.8%	59
Chastardon	Red	975 m	240 m	24%	58
Les Crêtes	Red	1.1 km	223 m	19.9%	58
Casse	Black	723 m	288 m	39.8%	58
Les Cembros	Blue	1.8 km	332 m	18.2%	57
Les Cabris	Blue	1.2 km	170 m	13.9%	57
Crevoux	Blue	1.1 km	197 m	17.1%	57
Les Tetras	Red	891 m	207 m	23%	56
Ecureuil	Black	773 m	208 m	26.8%	56
Corniche Inférieure	Red	764 m	190 m	24.5%	55
Escondus	Blue	1.4 km	218 m	15.9%	55
La Mourée	Green	1.5 km	201 m	13%	55
Les Sagnes	Blue	1.2 km	221 m	17.7%	55
Eyssina	Blue	1.2 km	212 m	17.1%	54
Les Plans	Blue	806 m	148 m	17.9%	54
Les Éterlous	Blue	793 m	161 m	20.1%	54
Edelweiss	Blue	1.4 km	297 m	20.2%	54
Combe	Blue	750 m	120 m	16%	53
Les Sibières	Red	1.3 km	293 m	22.2%	53
Faisandière	Blue	1.7 km	236 m	13.6%	53
Evasion	Black	414 m	182 m	42.8%	53
Alpet	Red	723 m	232 m	32%	52
Mur du Vallon	Black	363 m	157 m	41.9%	52
Vallon	Blue	2.2 km	332 m	15%	51
Stade de slalom Tetras	Red	453 m	123 m	25.8%	51
Marmottes	Blue	576 m	91 m	15.2%	51
Adroits	Green	613 m	80 m	12.7%	51
Résinière	Red	568 m	181 m	31.5%	51
Grand Ubac	Black	355 m	139 m	37.2%	51
Les Clapiers	Blue	1.0 km	119 m	11.6%	50
Ecureuil	Black	267 m	103 m	37.4%	50
Barres	Red	392 m	123 m	30.7%	50
Les Ecrins	Green	407 m	63 m	14.7%	49
Serre-Banet	Blue	435 m	69 m	15.4%	49
Zakopane	Blue	397 m	51 m	12.7%	49
Petit Ubac	Blue	656 m	117 m	17%	48
Zakopane	Red	946 m	196 m	20.6%	48
Chemin des italiens	Green	374 m	33 m	8.8%	48
Serre Meyrand	Blue	225 m	33 m	13.2%	47
Chemin des Cassettes	Blue	674 m	62 m	9.2%	46
Les Clapiers	Blue	86 m	13 m	13.2%	46
Serre-Meyrand	Blue	812 m	108 m	12.6%	45
Ecureuils	Green	356 m	54 m	14.3%	45
Crêtes du Pategous	Blue	655 m	104 m	15.3%	44
Liaison Vars	Blue	765 m	82 m	10.5%	44
Grand Vallon	Blue	536 m	95 m	16.9%	43
Serre-Banet	Blue	1.6 km	136 m	8.5%	37
Bouisset	Blue	566 m	175 m	29.5%	34
Serre-Meyrand	Blue	157 m	14 m	5.4%	33
Corniche inférieure	Red	152 m	65 m	37.3%	33
Vallon	Blue	69 m	23 m	30%	29
Corniche inférieure	Red	218 m	91 m	40.6%	27
Les Clapiers	Blue	87 m	2 m	1.1%	27
Gentianes	Blue	429 m	31 m	5%	26
Combe	Blue	44 m	2 m	2.8%

Lifts at Vars

10× chair lift5× platter1× mixed lift4× magic carpet

Lift	Type	Length	Rise	Seats	Ride time
Mayt V5	Chairlift	2.2 km	601 m	6	—
Bois Noir V12	Chairlift	1.9 km	580 m	6	6 min
Sibières V14	Chairlift	1.5 km	348 m	6	5 min
Sainte-Marie V18	Chairlift	1.5 km	511 m	4	—
Vars Speed Master	Chairlift	1.4 km	510 m	6	—
Escondus V15	Chairlift	1.4 km	355 m	4	6 min
Peyrol V16	Chairlift	1.3 km	387 m	6	—
Chabrières V4	Hybrid lift	1.3 km	345 m	6	4 min
Peyniers V9	Chairlift	1.2 km	464 m	4	—
Crévoux 1 V19	Platter lift	1.1 km	225 m	1	—
Crévoux 2 V20	Platter lift	1.1 km	225 m	1	—
Plans V10	Chairlift	603 m	148 m	4	—
Eyssina V18	Platter lift	561 m	94 m	1	—
Écrins V6	Platter lift	346 m	63 m	1	—
Fontbonne V11	Chairlift	232 m	72 m	4	—
Claux V1	Magic carpet	143 m	11 m	—	—
Baby G2 V7	Platter lift	110 m	13 m	—	—
Écrins V3	Magic carpet	92 m	9 m	1	—
Zakopane	Magic carpet	42 m	8 m	—	—
Centre	Magic carpet	35 m	4 m	—	—