Vars

Vars includes several small, old villages on or near the approach road, chief among them Vars-Ste-Marie.

weather Forecast today: Mainly fair

Max temp: 13 °c
Min temp: 3.6 °c

Last Updated: Wed 10 Jun

weather Forecast today: Mainly fair

Max temp: 13 °c
Min temp: 3.6 °c

Last Updated: Wed 10 Jun

The combined Vars/Risoul ski area has 185km of pistes which offer skiing and boarding for all abilities.

Beginners have plenty of areas to learn their skills around the bases of Vars and Risoul. Intermediates need to head further up the mountain to find the majority of the blue runs – the Col Des Saluces in particular has a great range of blues. There are also plenty of red runs; the steepest of these drop from the summit of the mountain. Whilst there are a few black pistes, advanced skiers will have to head off piste for a real challenge – the Eyssina and Chabrières areas have a over a hundred skiable couloirs.

Vars has a lot of purpose-built apartments from the 1970s and, despite recent improvements, is still not the prettiest resort. Most of the accommodation is in self-catering apartments, making the resort perfect for families. Turin is the closest airport to Vars and is just under a three hour drive away.

Resort website: www.vars.com

Pros and cons

Attractive, family-friendly resorts
Reasonably snow-sure and with lots of treelined runs
Among the cheapest resorts in the French Alps

Still mainly draglifts and slow old chairs, though a few fast ones
Few on-piste challenges for experts
Little to do off the slopes

Top (2683m)

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Weather	Generally clear	Generally clear	Partly cloudy	Generally clear	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Generally clear	Some drizzle	Mainly fair	Light rain shwr	Light rain shwr	Light rain shwr	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Light rain shwr	Some drizzle	Light rain shwr	Light rain shwr	Light rain shwr
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Max temp	7.3°c	7.3°c	3.9°c	7.8°c	8.2°c	6.1°c	11.5°c	11.7°c	9.4°c	13.5°c	13.6°c	11°c	13.1°c	13.1°c	10°c	11.7°c	11.7°c	9.2°c	11.6°c	11.6°c	8.6°c	12.5°c	12.5°c	9.8°c	12.9°c	13°c	10.2°c	13.2°c	13.2°c	10.4°c
Min temp	4.1°c	3.9°c	0.5°c	1.7°c	6.1°c	2.4°c	5.2°c	9.4°c	5.2°c	8°c	11°c	6.4°c	8.3°c	10°c	5.8°c	7.6°c	9.2°c	5.4°c	7.2°c	8.6°c	5.6°c	7.7°c	9.8°c	6.4°c	8.5°c	10.2°c	7°c	8.8°c	10.4°c	7.3°c
Feels like temp	1.3°c	4.4°c	1°c	-1.4°c	5.8°c	4.1°c	2.7°c	9.9°c	7.8°c	7.2°c	12.2°c	10.3°c	7.6°c	11.5°c	8.6°c	6.9°c	10.1°c	7.8°c	6.6°c	9.8°c	6.8°c	7°c	11°c	8.5°c	7.8°c	11.7°c	9.8°c	8.2°c	11.9°c	9.5°c

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Max temp	7.3°c	7.3°c	3.9°c
Min temp	4.1°c	3.9°c	0.5°c
Feels like temp	1.3°c	4.4°c	1°c

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Max temp	7.8°c	8.2°c	6.1°c
Min temp	1.7°c	6.1°c	2.4°c
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Max temp	11.5°c	11.7°c	9.4°c
Min temp	5.2°c	9.4°c	5.2°c
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Max temp	13.5°c	13.6°c	11°c
Min temp	8°c	11°c	6.4°c
Feels like temp	7.2°c	12.2°c	10.3°c

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Max temp	13.1°c	13.1°c	10°c
Min temp	8.3°c	10°c	5.8°c
Feels like temp	7.6°c	11.5°c	8.6°c

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Max temp	11.7°c	11.7°c	9.2°c
Min temp	7.6°c	9.2°c	5.4°c
Feels like temp	6.9°c	10.1°c	7.8°c

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Max temp	11.6°c	11.6°c	8.6°c
Min temp	7.2°c	8.6°c	5.6°c
Feels like temp	6.6°c	9.8°c	6.8°c

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Max temp	12.5°c	12.5°c	9.8°c
Min temp	7.7°c	9.8°c	6.4°c
Feels like temp	7°c	11°c	8.5°c

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Max temp	12.9°c	13°c	10.2°c
Min temp	8.5°c	10.2°c	7°c
Feels like temp	7.8°c	11.7°c	9.8°c

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Max temp	13.2°c	13.2°c	10.4°c
Min temp	8.8°c	10.4°c	7.3°c
Feels like temp	8.2°c	11.9°c	9.5°c

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Resort (1853m)

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Weather	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Clear skies	Clear skies	Generally clear	Clear skies	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Mainly fair	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Occasional rain
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Max temp	13°c	13°c	9.4°c	14.2°c	14.6°c	11.8°c	17.3°c	17.6°c	15°c	20.2°c	20.2°c	17°c	19.5°c	19.5°c	15.9°c	18.6°c	18.6°c	15.1°c	18.3°c	18.3°c	14.7°c	19°c	19°c	15.9°c	19.6°c	19.6°c	16°c	19.8°c	19.8°c	16.4°c
Min temp	8.1°c	9.4°c	3.6°c	6°c	11.8°c	5.5°c	9.3°c	15°c	8.3°c	12.2°c	17°c	10°c	12.9°c	15.9°c	9.4°c	12.2°c	15.1°c	9°c	12°c	14.7°c	9°c	12.4°c	15.9°c	9.9°c	13.2°c	16°c	10.4°c	13.6°c	16.4°c	10.7°c
Feels like temp	7.8°c	11.7°c	7.9°c	5.4°c	12.7°c	11°c	8.7°c	16.8°c	14.8°c	11.6°c	19.2°c	16.8°c	12.7°c	18.7°c	15.5°c	11.8°c	17.7°c	14.6°c	11.6°c	17.4°c	14.2°c	12°c	18.3°c	15.5°c	13°c	19.3°c	16.1°c	13.7°c	19.6°c	16.6°c

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Max temp	13°c	13°c	9.4°c
Min temp	8.1°c	9.4°c	3.6°c
Feels like temp	7.8°c	11.7°c	7.9°c

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Max temp	14.2°c	14.6°c	11.8°c
Min temp	6°c	11.8°c	5.5°c
Feels like temp	5.4°c	12.7°c	11°c

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Max temp	17.3°c	17.6°c	15°c
Min temp	9.3°c	15°c	8.3°c
Feels like temp	8.7°c	16.8°c	14.8°c

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Max temp	20.2°c	20.2°c	17°c
Min temp	12.2°c	17°c	10°c
Feels like temp	11.6°c	19.2°c	16.8°c

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Max temp	19.5°c	19.5°c	15.9°c
Min temp	12.9°c	15.9°c	9.4°c
Feels like temp	12.7°c	18.7°c	15.5°c

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Max temp	18.6°c	18.6°c	15.1°c
Min temp	12.2°c	15.1°c	9°c
Feels like temp	11.8°c	17.7°c	14.6°c

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Max temp	18.3°c	18.3°c	14.7°c
Min temp	12°c	14.7°c	9°c
Feels like temp	11.6°c	17.4°c	14.2°c

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Max temp	19°c	19°c	15.9°c
Min temp	12.4°c	15.9°c	9.9°c
Feels like temp	12°c	18.3°c	15.5°c

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Max temp	19.6°c	19.6°c	16°c
Min temp	13.2°c	16°c	10.4°c
Feels like temp	13°c	19.3°c	16.1°c

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Max temp	19.8°c	19.8°c	16.4°c
Min temp	13.6°c	16.4°c	10.7°c
Feels like temp	13.7°c	19.6°c	16.6°c

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Resort Conditions

Snowfall	Next 3 days	No information
Depths	Upper piste depth	No information
Depths	Lower piste depth	No information
Snow conditions	Snow quality	No information
Lifts	Lifts open	No information
	Resort opening date	Sat 05 Dec 2026
	Resort closing date	Sun 04 Apr 2027

Snow Overview

France

Updated 07/04

After a good couple of weeks for the French Alps, things settle down through this week as high pressure brings fine, dry and bright conditions to the region.

Temperatures will be warm, with the freezing line dropping only to 2,500m overnight and climbing as high as 3,500m in the midday sun. A rare flutter of cloud could move in over on Friday and Sunday, but otherwise spring is firmly here in the French Alps.

A couple of flurries of snow could fall early next week as the freezing line drops in to the new week, but it remains a bit too early to tell exactly how much, when, and where this might fall.

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