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Queyras - Arvieux ski resort

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Skiing in Les Adrets, French Alps. Photo: Anselme Courau / Pexels.

Good for

  • Beginners60% of mapped runs are easy

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Queyras - Arvieux has about 14 km of mapped runs and 6 lifts, with skiing from about 1,629 m up to 2,361 m (7,746 ft), a vertical drop of 733 m. By mapped runs it is number 116 of the 138 France ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cuneo (CUF), about 75 km away in a straight line.

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Queyras - Arvieux 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,995 m · updated 30 Oct, 01:54 UTC

About 2 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 3011°-1°0 mm
  2. Sat 3111°-4°0 mm
  3. Sun 16°-1°0.3 mm
  4. Mon 27°-5°0 mm
  5. Tue 38°-3°0.1 mm
  6. Wed 43°-2°1.9 mm
  7. Thu 56°-5°0 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Queyras - Arvieux: runs from 1,629 m to 2,361 m, a vertical drop of 732 m1,8002,0002,200Top of the highest mapped run: 2,361 m (7,746 ft)Top 2,361 m · 7,746 ftBase 1,629 m · 5,344 ft732 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,361 m7,746 ft
Vertical drop
733 m2,405 ft
Mapped runs
14 km29 runs
Lifts
6mostly drag lifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 50% (7.2 km), Easy 10% (1.4 km), Intermediate 39% (5.6 km), Advanced 1% (0.1 km)Novice: 7.2 km, 13 runs (50%)50%NoviceEasy: 1.4 km, 5 runs (10%)10%EasyIntermediate: 5.6 km, 10 runs (39%)39%IntermediateAdvanced: 0.1 km, 1 runs (1%)

About 60% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 39% intermediate and 1% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice137.2 km
Easy51.4 km
Intermediate105.6 km
Advanced10.1 km

Lifts

6 mapped lifts, most of them drag lifts.

Lift typeCount
Drag lifts4
Chairlifts1
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
Cuneo (CUF)Levaldigi (CN)75 km
Turin (TRN)Caselle Torinese (TO)85 km
Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF)Chambéry116 km
Nice-Côte d'Azur (NCE)Nice, Alpes-Maritimes131 km

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Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Queyras - Arvieux?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,361 m (7,746 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,629 m (5,344 ft), a vertical of 733 m (2,405 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Queyras - Arvieux have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 14 km of downhill runs and 6 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Queyras - Arvieux?

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

Where can I see the Queyras - Arvieux 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.

Geneva → Arvieux

280 km by road