Orelle
Ski resort · Savoie, France
Orelle is a ski resort in Savoie (France) with 23 km of runs and 6 lifts. You can ski between 2,338 m and 3,221 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 883 m. Its longest run is Lory (3.5 km) and the steepest, Mauriennaise, reaches 66% on its toughest stretch.
See Orelle on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 23 km
- Lifts
- 6
- Elevation
- 2,338–3,221 m
- Vertical drop
- 883 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green3.1 km
- Blue12 km
- Red5.4 km
- Black1.4 km
- Itinerary / freeride1.6 km
The steepest runs at Orelle
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Mauriennaise Red66% · 33°
- Combe de Rosaël Black61% · 31°
- Coraïa Red49% · 26°
- Bouchet Red48% · 26°
- Gentianes Blue42% · 23°
The longest runs
- Lory Blue3.5 km
- Gentianes Blue3.0 km
- Mauriennaise Red2.4 km
- Peyron Blue2.4 km
- La croix d'Antide Green2.2 km
Lifts
3 chairlifts · 2 gondolas · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Orelle
For snow, March: 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 2,503 m (the resort's mean elevation is 2,780 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near Orelle
- Val Thorens - Orelle2 km · 141 km of runs
- Val Thorens5 km · 115 km of runs
- Les Trois Vallées10 km · 542 km of runs
- Les Ménuires10 km · 120 km of runs
- Valfréjus11 km · 36 km of runs
- La Norma12 km · 29 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Orelle?
- In Savoie, France. The nearest resort is Val Thorens - Orelle, 2 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Orelle have?
- 23 km: 3.1 km of green runs, 12 km of blue runs, 5.4 km of red runs, 1.4 km of black runs, 1.6 km of itineraries and freeride.
- What is the elevation of Orelle?
- You can ski between 2,338 m and 3,221 m: a vertical drop of 883 m.
- How many lifts does Orelle have?
- 6: 3 chairlifts, 2 gondolas, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Orelle?
- Mauriennaise (red), at 66% (33°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Orelle?
- For snow, March: 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 Orelle?
- 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.