Vars

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

weather Forecast today: Clear skies

Max temp: 14.2 °c
Min temp: 4.2 °c

Last Updated: Fri 12 Sep

weather Forecast today: Clear skies

Max temp: 14.2 °c
Min temp: 4.2 °c

Last Updated: Fri 12 Sep

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

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Min temp	1.8°c	2.8°c	0.2°c	1.2°c	2.1°c	0.8°c	1°c	5.2°c	3.1°c	4.2°c	6.4°c	3.5°c	3.7°c	4.8°c	2.4°c	3.3°c	5.8°c	3.8°c	4.5°c	7.2°c	4.5°c	5°c	6.8°c	4.4°c	4.4°c	6.2°c	3.8°c	3.4°c	4.6°c	2.8°c
Feels like temp	-1.1°c	4.4°c	2.5°c	1.1°c	2.4°c	2°c	-1.7°c	6.3°c	4.8°c	3.8°c	9.2°c	6°c	3.4°c	6.6°c	4.4°c	2.9°c	8.2°c	5.4°c	4.1°c	10.1°c	6.8°c	4.5°c	11.1°c	6.4°c	4°c	10.2°c	5.9°c	3.1°c	7°c	4.3°c

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Min temp	1.8°c	2.8°c	0.2°c
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Min temp	3.7°c	4.8°c	2.4°c
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Min temp	3.3°c	5.8°c	3.8°c
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Max temp	11.4°c	11.4°c	7.2°c
Min temp	4.5°c	7.2°c	4.5°c
Feels like temp	4.1°c	10.1°c	6.8°c

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Max temp	8.5°c	8.5°c	4.6°c
Min temp	3.4°c	4.6°c	2.8°c
Feels like temp	3.1°c	7°c	4.3°c

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Resort (1853m)

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Max temp	14.2°c	14.2°c	8.1°c	11.5°c	10.5°c	7.3°c	14.2°c	15°c	10.2°c	17.3°c	17.5°c	11.8°c	15.5°c	15.6°c	10°c	16.5°c	16.6°c	11.1°c	17.8°c	17.9°c	12.2°c	18.6°c	18.6°c	12.1°c	17.9°c	17.9°c	11.8°c	15.4°c	15.4°c	10°c
Min temp	4.7°c	8.1°c	4.2°c	4.6°c	7.3°c	5°c	4.5°c	10.2°c	6.9°c	7.8°c	11.8°c	7.6°c	7.4°c	10°c	5.7°c	6.7°c	11.1°c	7.4°c	7.6°c	12.2°c	8.2°c	8.2°c	12.1°c	8.6°c	8°c	11.8°c	8°c	7.3°c	10°c	7.2°c
Feels like temp	4.4°c	12.6°c	7.6°c	4.2°c	10.1°c	7.1°c	4.3°c	13.4°c	9.9°c	7.5°c	16.8°c	11.7°c	7.2°c	14.4°c	9.5°c	6.2°c	15.6°c	10.7°c	7.2°c	17.4°c	12°c	7.7°c	17.7°c	11.9°c	7.6°c	17.4°c	11.7°c	7.1°c	14.9°c	9.9°c

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Max temp	11.5°c	10.5°c	7.3°c
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Max temp	17.3°c	17.5°c	11.8°c
Min temp	7.8°c	11.8°c	7.6°c
Feels like temp	7.5°c	16.8°c	11.7°c

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Max temp	15.5°c	15.6°c	10°c
Min temp	7.4°c	10°c	5.7°c
Feels like temp	7.2°c	14.4°c	9.5°c

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Max temp	16.5°c	16.6°c	11.1°c
Min temp	6.7°c	11.1°c	7.4°c
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Max temp	17.8°c	17.9°c	12.2°c
Min temp	7.6°c	12.2°c	8.2°c
Feels like temp	7.2°c	17.4°c	12°c

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Max temp	18.6°c	18.6°c	12.1°c
Min temp	8.2°c	12.1°c	8.6°c
Feels like temp	7.7°c	17.7°c	11.9°c

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Feels like temp	7.6°c	17.4°c	11.7°c

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Max temp	15.4°c	15.4°c	10°c
Min temp	7.3°c	10°c	7.2°c
Feels like temp	7.1°c	14.9°c	9.9°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 06 Dec 2025
	Resort closing date	Sun 12 Apr 2026

Snow Overview

France

Updated 02/05

Warm temperatures start the weekend, with the freezing line hitting 4,000m during the midday sun on Friday. This will fall, however, over the course of the long weekend, eventually hitting 2,000m on Monday evening and staying low throughout the new week.

Cloud will dominate this weekend, and with it will come precipitation. This will begin as rain on Saturday, but as things turn cooler this will turn to snow, with around 5cm falling across the region over Sunday evening, Monday and throughout Tuesday; this will fall on higher ground only as the freezing line remains on or just above 2,000m. High pressure returns in the middle of the week with plenty of fine, dry and bright conditions

Thus concludes this season’s snow overviews; thank you to everyone who has read them this season, and we look forward to seeing you again next year!

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