Val Cenis ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Val Cenis is a ski area in Lanslevillard, Savoie, France. Its 152 mapped downhill runs add up to 90 km, which ranks it #29 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 592 m long.

Slopes at Val Cenis

About 67% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 29% intermediate and 4% advanced or expert, which makes Val Cenis a good choice for beginners and families. 1.9 km (2%) of the runs have snowmaking, which helps early and late in the season.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 33 lifts: 14 chairlifts, 13 button lifts, 4 magic carpets, 2 gondolas. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,305 m up to 2,737 m, a vertical drop of 1,432 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 Val Cenis

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), about 61 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 19 min by car; Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) is 88 km away. Nearby ski areas include Espace Haute Maurienne Vanoise (208.4 km), Bessans (1.3 km), Aussois (30.0 km) and La Norma (28.7 km), which together add 268 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.