Vars

France • Southern Alps
⛷ La Forêt Blanche 185 km slopes 🏔 1650–2750 m ❄ Snow-sure

Resort overview

Vars is a Southern Alps resort linked with Risoul, offering sunny skiing, strong value and good intermediate terrain.

Ski area
La Forêt Blanche
Piste
185 km
Altitude
1650–2750 m
Resort type
Mixed
Season
December – April
Recommended airport
Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB)

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Quick traits

Snow-sure Yes
Glacier skiing No
Night skiing No
Car-free No

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Vars lifts, pistes and resort location

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📍 Southern Alps, France ✈ Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB)

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Airport options

Recommended

Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB)

Typical transfer: 🚐 170 mins

Notes: Most practical seeded French airport option.

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Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)

Typical transfer: 🚐 190 mins

Notes: Longer major-airport fallback.

Status: Longer transfer option

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Geneva Airport (GVA)

Typical transfer: 🚐 240 mins

Notes: Very long fallback option.

Status: Longer transfer option

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More about Vars

Vars is part of the La Forêt Blanche ski area with Risoul, giving users a sizeable Southern Alps option outside the more obvious northern French resort clusters. It is popular for sunny skiing, good value and a mix of village areas, purpose-built convenience and relaxed intermediate terrain. It helps SNOW EXP improve French coverage beyond the Tarentaise, Three Valleys and Haute-Savoie.

Why choose Vars?

Good value, sunny skiing, useful piste mileage and strong intermediate appeal.

Things to know

Longer airport transfers and less international profile than northern French Alps resorts.

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