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Forecast today: Clear skies
- Max temp: 6.4 °c
- Min temp: -1.6 °c
- Last snowed: Wed 10 Dec
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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Mainly fair |  Snow grains |
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| Max temp | 2.2°c | 1.9°c | -2.6°c | 0.1°c | 0.1°c | -2.7°c | 0.2°c | 0.2°c | -3.8°c | 0°c | 0°c | -3.2°c | -0.4°c | -0.4°c | -4.2°c | -1.5°c | -1.5°c | -5°c | -3.9°c | -3.8°c | -3.7°c | -2.7°c | -2.7°c | -4.9°c | -2.4°c | -2.4°c | -4°c | -2.6°c | -2.6°c | -3.6°c |
| Min temp | -1.4°c | -2.8°c | -2.8°c | -2.3°c | -2.8°c | -3°c | -3.7°c | -3.8°c | -4°c | -3.9°c | -3.4°c | -3.4°c | -3.9°c | -4.4°c | -4.5°c | -5.1°c | -5.4°c | -5.4°c | -5.6°c | -4.9°c | -4.4°c | -4.3°c | -4.9°c | -5°c | -5.2°c | -4.6°c | -4.6°c | -4.2°c | -4.4°c | -4.3°c |
| Feels like temp | -1.4°c | -0.7°c | -2.8°c | -5.9°c | -3.6°c | -6.6°c | -3.7°c | 0.2°c | -3.8°c | -3.9°c | 0°c | -3.4°c | -3.9°c | -0.4°c | -4.4°c | -5.1°c | -1.5°c | -5.4°c | -9.2°c | -7.5°c | -8.5°c | -7.9°c | -2.7°c | -4.9°c | -5.2°c | -2.4°c | -4.6°c | -7.4°c | -5.7°c | -7.7°c |
| AM | PM | Night | |
| Weather | Clear skies |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 2.2°c | 1.9°c | -2.6°c |
| Min temp | -1.4°c | -2.8°c | -2.8°c |
| Feels like temp | -1.4°c | -0.7°c | -2.8°c |
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| Weather | Mainly fair |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 0.1°c | 0.1°c | -2.7°c |
| Min temp | -2.3°c | -2.8°c | -3°c |
| Feels like temp | -5.9°c | -3.6°c | -6.6°c |
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| Weather | Generally clear |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 0.2°c | 0.2°c | -3.8°c |
| Min temp | -3.7°c | -3.8°c | -4°c |
| Feels like temp | -3.7°c | 0.2°c | -3.8°c |
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| Weather | Clear skies |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 0°c | 0°c | -3.2°c |
| Min temp | -3.9°c | -3.4°c | -3.4°c |
| Feels like temp | -3.9°c | 0°c | -3.4°c |
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| Weather | Clear skies |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -0.4°c | -0.4°c | -4.2°c |
| Min temp | -3.9°c | -4.4°c | -4.5°c |
| Feels like temp | -3.9°c | -0.4°c | -4.4°c |
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| Weather | Generally clear |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -1.5°c | -1.5°c | -5°c |
| Min temp | -5.1°c | -5.4°c | -5.4°c |
| Feels like temp | -5.1°c | -1.5°c | -5.4°c |
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| Weather | Snow grains |
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| Snow expected | 0.7 cm | 1 cm | 0.8 cm |
| Max temp | -3.9°c | -3.8°c | -3.7°c |
| Min temp | -5.6°c | -4.9°c | -4.4°c |
| Feels like temp | -9.2°c | -7.5°c | -8.5°c |
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| Weather | Snow grains |
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| Snow expected | 0.4 cm | 0.2 cm | 0.2 cm |
| Max temp | -2.7°c | -2.7°c | -4.9°c |
| Min temp | -4.3°c | -4.9°c | -5°c |
| Feels like temp | -7.9°c | -2.7°c | -4.9°c |
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| Weather | Generally clear |
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| Snow expected | 0.2 cm | 0.3 cm | 0.3 cm |
| Max temp | -2.4°c | -2.4°c | -4°c |
| Min temp | -5.2°c | -4.6°c | -4.6°c |
| Feels like temp | -5.2°c | -2.4°c | -4.6°c |
Resort (1853m)
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Clear skies |
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Clear skies |
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Clear skies | Generally clear |
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Mainly fair | Snow grains |
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| Max temp | 6.4°c | 6.4°c | -0.4°c | 4.9°c | 4.9°c | -0.3°c | 5.2°c | 5.2°c | -1°c | 5°c | 5°c | -0.8°c | 5°c | 5°c | -1.2°c | 4°c | 4°c | -1.7°c | 2.4°c | 2.4°c | -0.5°c | 3.5°c | 3.5°c | -1.1°c | 3.4°c | 3.4°c | -1°c | 3.2°c | 3.2°c | -0.6°c |
| Min temp | -1.2°c | -0.4°c | -1.6°c | -1.4°c | -0.3°c | -1.4°c | -2.1°c | -1°c | -2.2°c | -2.4°c | -0.8°c | -1.8°c | -2.2°c | -1.2°c | -2.8°c | -3°c | -1.7°c | -2.4°c | -2.5°c | -0.5°c | -1.2°c | -1.8°c | -1.1°c | -2.7°c | -2.6°c | -1°c | -2°c | -2°c | -0.6°c | -1.2°c |
| Feels like temp | -1.2°c | 5.6°c | -0.4°c | -1.4°c | 4.4°c | -0.3°c | -2.1°c | 4.6°c | -1°c | -2.4°c | 4.4°c | -0.8°c | -2.2°c | 4.4°c | -1.2°c | -3°c | 3.5°c | -1.7°c | -2.5°c | 2.1°c | -0.5°c | -1.8°c | 3.1°c | -1.1°c | -2.6°c | 3°c | -1°c | -2°c | 2.9°c | -0.6°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 6.4°c | 6.4°c | -0.4°c |
| Min temp | -1.2°c | -0.4°c | -1.6°c |
| Feels like temp | -1.2°c | 5.6°c | -0.4°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 4.9°c | 4.9°c | -0.3°c |
| Min temp | -1.4°c | -0.3°c | -1.4°c |
| Feels like temp | -1.4°c | 4.4°c | -0.3°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 5.2°c | 5.2°c | -1°c |
| Min temp | -2.1°c | -1°c | -2.2°c |
| Feels like temp | -2.1°c | 4.6°c | -1°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 5°c | 5°c | -0.8°c |
| Min temp | -2.4°c | -0.8°c | -1.8°c |
| Feels like temp | -2.4°c | 4.4°c | -0.8°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 5°c | 5°c | -1.2°c |
| Min temp | -2.2°c | -1.2°c | -2.8°c |
| Feels like temp | -2.2°c | 4.4°c | -1.2°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 4°c | 4°c | -1.7°c |
| Min temp | -3°c | -1.7°c | -2.4°c |
| Feels like temp | -3°c | 3.5°c | -1.7°c |
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| Snow expected | 0.2 cm | 0.3 cm | 0.4 cm |
| Max temp | 2.4°c | 2.4°c | -0.5°c |
| Min temp | -2.5°c | -0.5°c | -1.2°c |
| Feels like temp | -2.5°c | 2.1°c | -0.5°c |
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| Snow expected | 0.1 cm | 0.1 cm | 0.2 cm |
| Max temp | 3.5°c | 3.5°c | -1.1°c |
| Min temp | -1.8°c | -1.1°c | -2.7°c |
| Feels like temp | -1.8°c | 3.1°c | -1.1°c |
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| Snow expected | 0.1 cm | 0.1 cm | 0.4 cm |
| Max temp | 3.4°c | 3.4°c | -1°c |
| Min temp | -2.6°c | -1°c | -2°c |
| Feels like temp | -2.6°c | 3°c | -1°c |
Resort Conditions
| Snowfall | Last Snowfall | 10/12/2025 |
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| Next 3 days | No information | |
| Depths | Upper piste depth | 65 cm |
| Lower piste depth | 30 cm | |
| Snow conditions | Snow quality | Hard packed |
| Lifts | Lifts open | 5 out of 34 |
| Resort opening date | Sat 06 Dec 2025 | |
| Resort closing date | Sun 12 Apr 2026 |
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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