Puy St Vincent france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Puy St Vincent France.
Puy St Vincent Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1937 the French ski resort Puy St Vincent lies at 2750 metres altitude in the Hautes - Alpes region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Puy St Vincent ski area is snow sure. Over 64 snow cannons ensure artificial Puy St Vincent snow making covers 15km of ski trails, which equates to around 40 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Puy St Vincent (France) is Turin / Torino at a distance of 130km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Puy St Vincent ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Located in the largest park in France, the 92000 acre 'Les Ecrins', Puy Saint Vincent is a year round purpose-designed centre split in to two resorts at 1400 and 1600 metres. Very wide raging facilities, including a night-skiing piste.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Puy St Vincent France
Beginner Trails
 6 runs ?km |
17% |
Intermediate Trails
 14 runs ?km |
41% |
Advanced Trails
 12 runs ?km |
35% |
Expert Trails
 2 runs 2km |
5% |
Puy St Vincent Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €? - €? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Puy St Vincent Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 75km |
| total length of Puy St Vincent trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 2.8km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | NE |
| direction Puy St Vincent ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2750m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1400m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1400m |
| centre of Puy St Vincent ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1350m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1350m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Puy St Vincent
Skiing Puy St Vincent you'll enjoy 34 pistes and trails and that means approximately 75km of ski runs. Puy St Vincent lifts number 13 with the capacity to uplift 13609 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Puy St Vincent is over 2.8km long.
Puy St Vincent Ski Area
Puy St Vincent ski area has 17% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 41% intermediate, 35% advanced ski slopes and 5% for expert skiers - the most difficult Puy St Vincent piste is the 1.7km Carmen run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Puy St Vincent after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Puy St Vincent for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Puy St Vincent
If you snowboard Puy St Vincent you'll want to know that, of the 13 ski lifts in total, 6 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Puy St Vincent snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Puy St Vincent snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 1 quarter pipe and 1 boardercross courses.
Puy St Vincent for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Puy St Vincent Apres Ski
The apres ski Puy St Vincent scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
3 apres ski bars 12 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 2 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Archery, Ice Climbing, Sun Dial Spotting, Snakeslide, Snowshoeing, Cinemas, Skidoo School, Honeyhouse.
SNO-man says
On the snow quad bike tours are available at the base of the slopes as well as snowmobiling and dog sledding. At a slower pace, snowshoe tours and ice climbing are also offered and 25km of pathways are kept clear for walkers. In neighbouring Val Louise ski-joring - being towed behind a horse on your skis, is a possibility. At both resort bases there are ice rinks and toboggan runs and you can race down the slopes on a snake slide - a modern multi-person sledge. In L'Argentiere La Bessee there's an indoor swimming pool.
Paragliding is available to discover our mountin with another view.
Another unusual but less alarming attraction is a visit to the Observatoire Astronomique de Briançon for an astronomy lesson.
Puy St Vincent for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Puy St Vincent Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Puy St Vincent resort - ski Puy St Vincent by any other name
The French ski resort of Puy St Vincent ski resort is also known as Puy St Vincent Massif des Ecrins and has the following common misspellings:
Puy St Vincent ski area has ski slopes which face NE
The direction which the various Puy St Vincent ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Puy St Vincent ski resort has ski slopes facing NE.
Puy St Vincent for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall