Forêt Blanche
2 villages · France
Slope breakdown
Forêt Blanche at a glance
Forêt Blanche is a ski area in France with 185 km of marked slopes served by 42 lifts. The lifts reach 2,750 m from a lowest base of 1,650 m, a vertical of 1,100 m.
Those figures describe the whole linked network, not one village. All 2 bases on Intski sell the same skiing, which is why each of their pages shows 185 km and 42 lifts. Choosing between them is a question of altitude, atmosphere and price rather than terrain.
The graded pistes break down as 75 km easy (41%), 90 km intermediate (49%) and 20 km expert (10%). Gradings count marked piste only, so off-piste terrain does not appear in them.
An adult day pass starts at 53 EUR for 2026/27. The first planned opening is Risoul on 5 December 2026.
Slope figures come from the resorts and their operators; the difficulty breakdown follows the published piste statistics for this area (source).
Where to stay in Forêt Blanche
Every village here sells the same 185 km of slopes, so the skiing is not what you are choosing between. This is what is: the altitude of the village, the sector on its own doorstep, when it opens and what a day costs.
Village altitude is the base of the lifts at that village. Day pass prices are adult walk-up rates and each carries its own season; see the lift pass price index. Opening dates are checked against the operators' own pages on the opening dates page.
Resorts in Forêt Blanche
Full stats, season dates and travel details for each base.
Frequently asked questions about Forêt Blanche
Answers computed from the resort data on this page.
Forêt Blanche covers 185 km of marked slopes served by 42 lifts, reached from 2 villages on Intski. The lifts run from 1,650 m to 2,750 m, a vertical of 1,100 m.
Forêt Blanche is reached from 2 villages on Intski: Risoul and Vars. They sit on one lift network, so each of them shows the same 185 km and 42 lifts. What changes is where you sleep, not what you ski.
Of the 185 km of graded piste, 75 km is easy (41%), 90 km intermediate (49%) and 20 km expert (11%). Gradings count marked pistes only, so unmarked off-piste terrain is not in these figures.
Risoul, at 1,850 m, is the highest base in Forêt Blanche, and Vars is the lowest at 1,650 m. A higher village usually means snow to the door for longer; a lower one usually means a real town with more to do off the slopes.
An adult day pass starts at 53 EUR for 2026/27 in our data, sold at Vars. Across 185 km of slopes that is about €0.29 per kilometre. Prices are walk-up rates; buying online or for several days is usually cheaper.
The first planned opening in Forêt Blanche is Risoul on 5 December 2026. Dates move with the snow, so check the resort before booking early-season travel.