Vars ski resort - weather, snow reports and reviews

Vars Southern Alps 1860-2732m

Weather report

Fair forecasted today. Temperature low -9 °C, high -1 °C. Wind at 7km/h.

Current conditions in Guillestre at resort level: 4°C (min 4°C / max 4°C), overcast clouds, cloud cover 99%, Winds WSW at 10.7 km/h

Weather today

Weather conditions ski area

night-1 °C
morning3 °C
afternoon3 °C
evening2 °C

Weather outlook

Weather conditions resort

4cmWed-9 / -1 °C
Thu-5 / 2 °C
Fri-3 / 4 °C
9mmSat-7 / 6 °C

Mountain weather

Mountain temperature at Pic de Chabrieres 2732m 3 to -4°C.

Snow Alert

Snow alert Wednesday April 9

0cm
3cm
4cm
2296m
2732m

4cm settles on the upper slopes today

Avalanche

Avalanche risk level Wednesday April 9

Avalanche risk indication 2

Snow forecast

5-day snow forecast

3cm
11cm
14cm
2296m
2732m

14cm settles on the upper slopes within 5 days

Snow depth

Snow report Wednesday April 9

20-70cm
92cm
124cm
2296m
2732m

Snow depth on the upper slopes is 124cm.

Snow quality

Snow quality 9.0
Snow condition Premium: Deep and Consistently Maintained Snow Pack - Class 5: Thin Layer of Fresh Snow. 8cm of fresh snow settled during the last 48h. Last substantial snowfall on Wed Mar 26: 5cm.

Snow anomaly

111%

Average long-year snow depth in week 15 is 58 cm on the lower slopes and 112 cm on the upper slopes. Current snow depth is above long-term average.

Lifts

57 %
27 of 47 lifts in operation

Slopes

32 %
59 of 185 km slopes open

Snow days

days with snow depth during ski season (in %, 10-year avg)

050cm (85%)
100cm (61%)
150cm (20%)
200cm (9%)
250cm (2%)

Snow sure

Rank class based on 10yr average snow depth and temperature

15/100

Ski area

The ski area of La Foret Blanche consists of 185.0 km of skiing slopes between 1650-2750m altitude. 82% is above 2000m. 38% is facing East.

There are 75.0 km of blue, 90.0 km of red, and 20.0 km of black slopes serviced by 47 lifts.

Ski map

Rating

The ski region La Foret Blanche was voted an average of 7.6 by our visitors.

Reviews

Despite the height of the resort, since this is one of the most southerly in France (other than Pra-Loup and Isola 2000) it does enjoy reliably good weather. I understand it has one of the best sun ..

Transfer

Closest transit point for ski destination Vars is Torino airport. The travel distance is 159 km which equals an est. travel time of 2 hours 30 mins.

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Closeby

Resorts in close proximity of Vars:

  • Risoul (6.3 km)
  • Crevoux (6.8 km)
  • Sainte Anne la Condamine (12.8 km)
  • Celliers (11.8 km)
  • Les Orres (12.9 km)
  • Arvieux en Queyras (21.3 km)
  • La Chalp (22.7 km)
  • Molines en Queyras (21.1 km)
  • Ceillac en Queyras (21.1 km)
  • Sauze Supersauze (24.6 km)
  • Tourist office

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