Puy-Saint-Vincent
Ski resort · Hautes-Alpes, France
Puy-Saint-Vincent is a ski resort in Hautes-Alpes (France) with 42 km of runs and 12 lifts. You can ski between 1,150 m and 2,666 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 1,516 m. Its longest run is Vallouise (2.3 km) and the steepest, Pendine, reaches 71% on its toughest stretch.
See Puy-Saint-Vincent on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 42 km
- Lifts
- 12
- Elevation
- 1,150–2,666 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,516 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green6.6 km
- Blue19 km
- Red13 km
- Black2.1 km
The steepest runs at Puy-Saint-Vincent
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Pendine Black71% · 35°
- Rocher Noir Black70% · 35°
- Carmen Black60% · 31°
- Grand Combe Red55% · 29°
- Bois des Coqs Red54% · 28°
The longest runs
- Vallouise Blue2.3 km
- Bois des Coqs Red1.9 km
- Draille Red1.8 km
- Le chemin, Chemin des Bartavelles Green1.7 km
- Crêtes Blue1.7 km
Lifts
8 chairlifts · 2 magic carpets · 1 platter lift · 1 drag lift.
When to go to Puy-Saint-Vincent
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is November.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,921 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,908 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Puy-Saint-Vincent
- Pelvoux-Vallouise5 km · 15 km of runs
- Serre-Chevalier14 km · 157 km of runs
- Orcières Merlette17 km · 50 km of runs
- Queyras - Arvieux22 km · 14 km of runs
- Serre Eyraud23 km · 6.8 km of runs
- Montgenèvre23 km · 62 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Puy-Saint-Vincent?
- In Hautes-Alpes, France. The nearest resort is Pelvoux-Vallouise, 5 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Puy-Saint-Vincent have?
- 42 km: 6.6 km of green runs, 19 km of blue runs, 13 km of red runs, 2.1 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Puy-Saint-Vincent?
- You can ski between 1,150 m and 2,666 m: a vertical drop of 1,516 m.
- How many lifts does Puy-Saint-Vincent have?
- 12: 8 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets, 1 platter lift, 1 drag lift.
- What is the steepest run at Puy-Saint-Vincent?
- Pendine (black), at 71% (35°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Puy-Saint-Vincent?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is November. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Puy-Saint-Vincent?
- 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.