Puy-Saint-Vincent
Slope Breakdown
Puy-Saint-Vincent at a glance
Puy-Saint-Vincent is a ski resort in France, part of the Puy-Saint-Vincent area. It offers 75 km of slopes served by 13 lifts, with skiing between 1,400 m and 2,700 m (1,300 m vertical). That makes it the 38th largest of the 40 ski resorts in France listed on Intski. The season usually runs from December to April. Puy-Saint-Vincent offers a balanced mix: 37% easy, 45% intermediate and 18% expert slopes.
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
About 10 cm of new snow at the top (2,700 m) in the next 3 days, none 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 Puy-Saint-Vincent, and a heads-up before it opens.
Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Cuneo (CUF) — about 95 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 41.50 EUR (2025/26 season). Puy-Saint-Vincent day pass.
About €0.55 per km of piste the pass covers (75 km).
Compare lift pass prices at all resortsPrice source, checked 2026-09-14
Driving to Puy-Saint-Vincent
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)
Puy-Saint-Vincent resort facts
Difficulty shares from skiresort.info, applied to the area total.
About Puy-Saint-Vincent
Puy-Saint-Vincent, Puei Sant Vincent in Occitan, is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department of south-eastern France, and its ski area carries the same name.
Resort Highlights
A Hautes-Alpes resort with a serious vertical
Puy-Saint-Vincent, Puei Sant Vincent in Occitan, is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department of south-eastern France, and its ski area carries the same name. In our data it has 75 km of pistes and 13 lifts, with the base at 1,400 m and the top station at 2,700 m. That 1,300 m of vertical is the headline figure: it is more than many far larger resorts can offer, and it means long, sustained top-to-bottom descents rather than a series of short pitches.
The skiing
The top station at 2,700 m is high enough for the altitude to help snow reliability, and our data tags Puy-Saint-Vincent as snow-sure. The base at 1,400 m is lower, so the bottom of the mountain will be the first part to suffer in a poor winter, but the depth of the vertical means there is a great deal of skiing above it. The season runs from December to April.
Thirteen lifts for 75 km is a lean ratio, and combined with the vertical it suggests a resort of long lifts and long runs. The pistes are not graded in our figures, so study the piste map if you have beginners or experts in the group. Because the ski area is Puy-Saint-Vincent’s own, rather than part of a wider linked network, the 75 km is the whole story: a comfortable amount for a week for most skiers, though keen mileage-hunters will have seen it all by mid-week. The profile, a big vertical, a snow-sure tag and a modest lift count, points to skiers who care more about the quality of each descent than the size of the map. It is the kind of resort where you ski the same mountain all week and get to know it.
Character
Our data flags the resort for traditional charm and scenic views. As a commune rather than a purpose-built station it has a settled identity of its own, and the Occitan name, Puei Sant Vincent, used alongside the French one, is a reminder that this is the southern end of the French Alps. A standalone ski area also tends to make for a quieter, more self-contained holiday than the big linked domains offer.
Practicalities
The nearest airport in our data is Turin (TRN), across the border in Italy, roughly 100 km away as the crow flies. Local information is on the commune’s official website.
Frequently asked questions about Puy-Saint-Vincent
No. The Puy-Saint-Vincent ski area is standalone, with 75 km of pistes and 13 lifts of its own.
1,300 m, from a base at 1,400 m to a top station at 2,700 m, which is a large vertical for a 75 km area and means long top-to-bottom runs.
The Hautes-Alpes, in south-eastern France. The commune's Occitan name is Puei Sant Vincent.
Our data tags it as snow-sure, thanks to a top station at 2,700 m. The lower slopes near the 1,400 m base are more dependent on the winter.
Puy-Saint-Vincent has 75 km of marked slopes: 28 km easy (blue), 34 km intermediate (red), 13 km expert (black), served by 13 ski lifts.
The skiing in Puy-Saint-Vincent ranges from 1,400 m at the base to 2,700 m at the top — a vertical drop of 1,300 m.
The ski season in Puy-Saint-Vincent typically runs from December to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
Puy-Saint-Vincent works for beginners, though it is not a dedicated beginner resort: about 37% of the slopes (28 km) are easy blue runs.
Puy-Saint-Vincent has 13 km of expert (black) slopes — about 18% of the total.
An adult day pass in Puy-Saint-Vincent costs around 41.50 EUR (2025/26 season). Puy-Saint-Vincent day pass.
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