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Claviere ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Claviere is a ski area in Montgenèvre, Hautes-Alpes, France with 41 km of mapped downhill runs and 10 lifts, between 1,535 m and 2,399 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
41 km
Lifts
10
Top elevation
2,399 m
Vertical drop
864 m
Nearest airport
TRN · 75 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy18 km
  • Beginner1.7 km
  • Advanced1.9 km
  • Intermediate19 km

79 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 9 Chairlifts
  • 1 Magic carpets

Claviere is a ski area in Montgenèvre, Hautes-Alpes, France. Its 79 mapped downhill runs add up to 41 km, which ranks it #59 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 0.5% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 516 m long.

Slopes at Claviere

About 48% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 48% intermediate and 5% advanced or expert, which makes Claviere a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 10 lifts: 9 chairlifts, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,535 m up to 2,399 m, a vertical drop of 864 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Claviere

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), about 75 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 38 min by car; Cuneo International Airport (CUF) is 80 km away. Nearby ski areas include Montgenèvre (61.9 km), Domaine nordique de Névache, Queyras - Arvieux (14.3 km) and Serre-Chevalier (157.4 km), which together add 238 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Claviere

  1. 1
    Turin Airport Flag of ItalyCaselle Torinese (TO), Italy Airports in ItalyTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    TRN75 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Cuneo International Airport Flag of ItalyLevaldigi (CN), Italy Airports in Italy
    CUF80 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Chambéry Aix les Bains airport Flag of FranceChambéry, France Airports in France
    CMF105 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Annecy Meythet airport Flag of FranceAnnecy, France Airports in France
    NCY123 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Claviere have?

41 km of downhill runs (79 runs): 18 km easy, 1.7 km beginner, 1.9 km advanced, 19 km intermediate. It is #59 in France by piste length.

How high is Claviere?

The lifts and runs reach 2,399 m (7,871 ft); the lowest point is 1,535 m, a vertical drop of 864 m.

What is the nearest airport to Claviere?

Turin Airport (TRN), about 75 km away in a straight line; Cuneo International Airport (CUF) is 80 km away.

How many ski lifts does Claviere have?

10 lifts: 9 chairlifts, 1 magic carpets.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.