La Thuile ski ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

La Thuile ski is a ski area in La Thuile, Valle D'Aosta, Italy. Its 140 mapped downhill runs add up to 79 km, which ranks it #6 of 277 ski areas in Italy and gives it 1.5% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 562 m long.

Slopes at La Thuile ski

About 31% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 54% intermediate and 15% advanced or expert, which makes La Thuile ski a balanced resort for intermediate skiers. 1.4 km (2%) of the runs have snowmaking, which helps early and late in the season.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 17 lifts: 10 chairlifts, 4 magic carpets, 2 button lifts, 1 gondola. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,468 m up to 2,608 m, a vertical drop of 1,140 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 La Thuile ski

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), about 69 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 30 min by car; Turin Airport (TRN) is 79 km away. Nearby ski areas include Centro Fondo Arpy - Morgex, Courmayeur (41.7 km), Valgrisenche Ski (2.5 km) and Courmayeur Val Ferret, which together add 75 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.