Puy-Saint-Vincent ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Puy-Saint-Vincent is a ski area in Puy-Saint-Vincent, Hautes-Alpes, France. Its 74 mapped downhill runs add up to 42 km, which ranks it #57 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 0.5% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 564 m long.

Slopes at Puy-Saint-Vincent

About 62% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 31% intermediate and 5% advanced or expert, which makes Puy-Saint-Vincent a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 12 lifts: 8 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets, 1 button lift, 1 drag lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,410 m up to 2,664 m, a vertical drop of 1,254 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 Puy-Saint-Vincent

The nearest airport is Cuneo International Airport (CUF), about 95 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 4 min by car; Turin Airport (TRN) is 102 km away. Nearby ski areas include Pelvoux-Vallouise (15.4 km), Serre-Chevalier (157.4 km), Orcières Merlette (49.5 km) and Site Nordique de Serre Chevalier, which together add 243 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.