Ancelle
Ski resort · Hautes-Alpes, France
Ancelle is a ski resort in Hautes-Alpes (France) with 23 km of runs and 14 lifts. You can ski between 1,322 m and 1,801 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 479 m. Its longest run is Vallons (2.0 km) and the steepest, Varney, reaches 51% on its toughest stretch.
See Ancelle on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 23 km
- Lifts
- 14
- Elevation
- 1,322–1,801 m
- Vertical drop
- 479 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green3.6 km
- Blue12 km
- Red6.7 km
- Black0.9 km
The steepest runs at Ancelle
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Varney Black51% · 27°
- Sapet Red49% · 26°
- Saut de l'Armée Blue48% · 26°
- Goulet Red42% · 23°
- Vallons Blue40% · 22°
The longest runs
- Vallons Blue2.0 km
- Napoléon Blue1.5 km
- Zénith Blue1.2 km
- Sapet Red1.0 km
- Prévost Red1.0 km
Lifts
11 platter lifts · 2 chairlifts · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Ancelle
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,522 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,562 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Ancelle
- Saint-Léger-Les-Mélèzes4 km · 15 km of runs
- Serre Eyraud8 km · 6.8 km of runs
- Réallon10 km · 13 km of runs
- Chaillol10 km · 11 km of runs
- Laye13 km · 8.6 km of runs
- Orcières Merlette14 km · 50 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ancelle?
- In Hautes-Alpes, France. The nearest resort is Saint-Léger-Les-Mélèzes, 4 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Ancelle have?
- 23 km: 3.6 km of green runs, 12 km of blue runs, 6.7 km of red runs, 0.9 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Ancelle?
- You can ski between 1,322 m and 1,801 m: a vertical drop of 479 m.
- How many lifts does Ancelle have?
- 14: 11 platter lifts, 2 chairlifts, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Ancelle?
- Varney (black), at 51% (27°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Ancelle?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Ancelle?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.