Forêt Blanche : Vars/Risoul ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Forêt Blanche : Vars/Risoul is a ski area in Crévoux, Hautes-Alpes, France. Its 192 mapped downhill runs add up to 131 km, which ranks it #20 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 1.5% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 682 m long.

Slopes at Forêt Blanche : Vars/Risoul

About 66% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 27% intermediate and 7% advanced or expert, which makes Forêt Blanche : Vars/Risoul a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 38 lifts: 18 chairlifts, 11 button lifts, 5 magic carpets, 2 drag lifts, 1 gondola, 1 combined lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,632 m up to 2,722 m, a vertical drop of 1,090 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Forêt Blanche : Vars/Risoul

The nearest airport is Cuneo International Airport (CUF), about 77 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 40 min by car; Turin Airport (TRN) is 104 km away. Nearby ski areas include Crévoux (20.1 km), Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye, Queyras - Ceillac (17.9 km) and Les Orres (53.7 km), which together add 108 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.