Slope Breakdown
Le Corbier at a glance
Le Corbier is a ski resort in France, part of the Sybelles ski area. It offers 310 km of slopes served by 68 lifts, with skiing between 1,550 m and 2,620 m (1,070 m vertical). That makes it the 15th largest of the 40 ski resorts in France listed on Intski. The season usually runs from December to April. Le Corbier is an intermediate's mountain: roughly 71% of the slopes are red runs.
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
About 35 cm of new snow at the top (2,620 m) in the next 3 days, 14 cm at the base.
New snow and temperature at the top station. Estimated by Intski from the MET Norway forecast, updated every few hours. Where it snows most this week
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An alert when 15 cm or more is on the way at Le Corbier, and a heads-up before it opens.
Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Chambery (CMF) — about 54 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 46.50 EUR (2025/26 season). Les Sybelles day pass, high season rate.
About €0.15 per km of piste the pass covers (310 km).
Compare lift pass prices at all resortsPrice source, checked 2026-09-14
Driving to Le Corbier
Rules for a car in France, checked 30 September 2026 against official sources.
Road charge
Motorway tolls by distance. A43 (AREA) Saint-Quentin-Fallavier barrier (Lyon) to Chambéry Nord, 88 km, class 1 €13.40, A43 (AREA) Chignin barrier to Aiton, 31 km, class 1 (towards Albertville and Maurienne) €4.20
Winter tyres
Winter tyres or chains on board, 1 Nov to 31 Mar, in the signed mountain zones
Studded tyres
Allowed 1 Nov to 31 Mar (90 km/h, rear disc)
Le Corbier resort facts
Difficulty shares from skiresort.info, applied to the area total.
About Le Corbier
Le Corbier is a ski resort in the commune of Villarembert in Savoie, and its significance is out of proportion to its own size, because it is one of the resorts that make up Les Sybelles.
Resort Highlights
A quiet entry point to Les Sybelles
Le Corbier is a ski resort in the commune of Villarembert in Savoie, and its significance is out of proportion to its own size, because it is one of the resorts that make up Les Sybelles. Wikipedia ranks Les Sybelles as the fourth largest ski area in France, with 310 km of pistes linked by lifts, and the whole of it is available from Le Corbier on one pass.
The skiing
The resort sits at 1,550 m and the highest lift reaches 2,620 m, a vertical of a little under 1,100 m. The top is above the 2,200 m mark, so altitude helps the upper slopes hold snow through the December-to-April season, and the site’s snow-sure rating reflects that. The longest run is 2.9 km, which tells you this is a mountain of many medium-length pistes rather than a few epic descents; the appeal is the sheer breadth of the linked area rather than any single run.
Les Sybelles has 68 lifts in our data for its 310 km, and Wikipedia’s figures point to drag lifts outnumbering chairlifts by roughly two to one, which is worth knowing for snowboarders and for parents with small children. The site nonetheless tags the resort for its modern lifts. There is no easy, intermediate and expert breakdown in our data, but Wikipedia records a mixture of all the colours from green to black, and a 310 km area is by definition broad. Le Corbier itself, with its 1,550 m base and short longest run, is the sort of place intermediates and families settle into, using the wider area for day trips.
Purpose-built, not a village
Wikipedia calls Le Corbier a ski resort in the commune of Villarembert rather than a village in its own right, and a 1,550 m base is typical of French stations built to sit at the snow rather than in the valley. Accommodation on site is a mixture of hotels and apartment residences.
Who it suits
Families and intermediates who want a big linked area from a compact, purpose-built base, and who are happy to trade village atmosphere for slope-side convenience. Experts will find their share of black runs across Les Sybelles but should not expect long, steep descents from a 2.9 km longest run.
Practical
Chambéry (CMF) is the nearest airport, roughly 54 km away as the crow flies. The season runs from December to April.
Frequently asked questions about Le Corbier
The linked ski area in the French Alps that Le Corbier belongs to. Wikipedia ranks it the fourth largest in France, with 310 km of pistes linked by lifts.
The resort is at 1,550 m and the highest lift reaches 2,620 m.
2.9 km.
Yes. Wikipedia counts 26 chairlifts and 50 drag lifts, so drag lifts outnumber chairs by about two to one.
No. It is a purpose-built ski resort in the commune of Villarembert, with hotels and apartment residences on site.
Le Corbier has 310 km of marked slopes: 67 km easy (blue), 219 km intermediate (red), 24 km expert (black), served by 68 ski lifts.
The skiing in Le Corbier ranges from 1,550 m at the base to 2,620 m at the top — a vertical drop of 1,070 m.
The ski season in Le Corbier typically runs from December to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
Le Corbier is better suited to confident skiers — only around 22% of the slopes are rated easy.
Le Corbier has 24 km of expert (black) slopes — about 7% of the total.
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