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Chastreix sancy resort profile

Massif Central · France · 1350–1730 m

Altitude1350-1730 m
Vertical drop380 m
Slopes16 km
Lifts8

Chastreix sancy, Massif Central

Resort overview
GPS2.771381 E 45.529022 N
Altitude1350 m
StateMassif Central
CountryFrance

Chastreix Sancy ski area

Chastreix sancy is part of this ski area.

Terrain and lift totals on this page refer to the complete ski area rather than only the resort centre.

Mountain rangeMassif du Sancy
Vertical drop1350 - 1730 meters
Descent380 meters

Chastreix Sancy ski area overview

Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Chastreix sancy.

This profile covers the Chastreix Sancy ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 16 km of slopes, 1350-1730 m altitude, 8 lifts. Intermediate terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 44%.

Ski areaAltitude range1350–1730 m97% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix16 km slopes97% confidenceSki areaLift network8 lifts97% confidence
Compact ski areaDense lift network
Ski-area scale 16 km. A compact network is practical for short stays and straightforward navigation.
Terrain character The mix leans toward intermediate terrain while retaining useful variety. The largest share is about 44%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

Lower-elevation sensitivityLimited vertical rangeDense lift access
Altitude resilience Snow reliability is likely to depend more strongly on aspect, weather cycles and snowmaking than on extreme altitude.
Lift infrastructure About 2.0 slope km per lift indicates a relatively dense access network. Published hourly capacity is 5,420 persons, about 678 persons/hour per lift and 339 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 4.6 km, averaging about 0.6 km of lift line per lift.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Chastreix Sancy.

The slope mix leans toward intermediate skiers, while still offering variety. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.

Strong advanced share
Slopes3 ski slopes
Total16 km
  • Blue3 km
  • Red7 km
  • Black6 km
Blue3 km19%
Red7 km44%
Black6 km37%

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Chastreix Sancy.

The ski area has 8 lifts. T-bar / platter is the largest published category at 7. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 0% of the published lift-type breakdown. Type is not published for 1 lifts. The network provides about 2.0 slope km per lift.

Dense terrain access
T-bar / platter 7
Type not published 1
Total lifts8
Lift capacity 5,420 persons/hour
Lift length4.6 km

Ski pass

Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.

The adult day pass has a mid-range cost relative to the published slope network.

Mid-range terrain cost
TicketPricePrice/km
Daycard adult€26.30€1.64/km
6-day adult€128.20€8.01/km
Daycard child€21.50€1.34/km
6-day child€103.20€6.45/km

Chastreix sancy ratings

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Overall rating 6.6
All resorts 6.2
Beginner n.a. 7.6
Advanced n.a. 7.7
Expert n.a. 7.1
Free-nature n.a. 6.9
Snow n.a. 7.6
Family n.a. 7.8
Après-ski n.a. 6.7
Nature n.a. 7.7
Hiking n.a. 7
Lifts n.a. 7.2

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Address

AddressOffice de tourisme Massif du Sancy Bureau de tourisme Chastreix Point Information de Chastreix - Massif du Sancy Le Bourg 63680 Chastreix France
PlaceChastreix sancy Massif Central France

Contact

Websitesancy.com

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Resort profile

What makes this resort different

Technical-terrain specialist

Mountain character

Chastreix Sancy is best understood as a technical-terrain specialist: black pistes and steeper mapped terrain form an unusually strong part of the area profile.

38% black pistes

Weather-sensitive

The trade-off

Strong skiers looking for a materially steeper and more technical terrain mix.

The defining strength is technical terrain; it is not automatically the strongest progression or easy-cruising choice.

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