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Claviere ski resort

The short answer

Claviere has about 41 km of mapped runs and 10 lifts, with skiing from about 1,536 m up to 2,544 m (8,346 ft), a vertical drop of 1,009 m. By mapped runs it is number 57 of the 103 France ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Turin (TRN), about 75 km away in a straight line.

Claviere: runs from 1,536 m to 2,544 m, a vertical drop of 1,008 m1,7502,0002,2502,500Top of the highest mapped run: 2,544 m (8,346 ft)Top 2,544 m · 8,346 ftBase 1,536 m · 5,039 ft1,008 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,544 m8,346 ft
Vertical drop
1,009 m3,310 ft
Mapped runs
41 km79 runs
Lifts
10mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 4% (1.7 km), Easy 44% (17.8 km), Intermediate 48% (19.4 km), Advanced 5% (1.9 km)Novice: 1.7 km, 5 runs (4%)Easy: 17.8 km, 35 runs (44%)44%EasyIntermediate: 19.4 km, 35 runs (48%)48%IntermediateAdvanced: 1.9 km, 4 runs (5%)

About 48% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 48% intermediate and 5% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice51.7 km
Easy3517.8 km
Intermediate3519.4 km
Advanced41.9 km

Lifts

10 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts9
Magic carpets1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Turin (TRN)Caselle Torinese (TO)75 km
Cuneo (CUF)Levaldigi (CN)80 km
Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF)Chambéry105 km
Nice-Côte d'Azur (NCE)Nice, Alpes-Maritimes146 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Claviere?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,544 m (8,346 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,536 m (5,039 ft), a vertical of 1,009 m (3,310 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Claviere have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 41 km of downhill runs and 10 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Claviere?

Turin (TRN) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 75 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Claviere piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.