What's new?

the ski area

The Vars resort has completed its 5-year multiannual plan from 2019, marked by the creation of the telemix, 2 snowmats and 3 detachable 6-seater chairlifts: Bois Noir chairlift, Vars Speed Master chairlift and La Mayt chairlift. Last winter saw the inauguration of the 2 new fixed-grip 4-seater chairlifts in the Peynier ski area.

A successful gamble for Vars, with more skiing and less time spent on the lifts.

The summits

In less than 10 minutes

In maximum authorized speed

The main objective of this modernization was to optimize ski time, and this is confirmed by the fact that none of our lifts take more than 10 minutes to ascend*.

*Maximum authorized speed

Focus on

The last 2

Last February, 2 new fixed-grip 4-seater chairlifts replaced Peynier’s old 2-seater chairlift. These 2 new, modern lifts link the Peynier and Les Claux sectors.

With a common departure point for both new chairlifts, the Les Plans chairlift serves as a link to the Les Claux slope and the main snow front, while the Peynier chairlift provides access to the summit of the same name, the resort’s flagship “ski-forêt” sector.

TS Peynier

477 m vertical drop

Length: 1340 m

TS des Plans

152 m vertical drop

Length: 612 m

The summits

accessible to all

These new lifts have been accompanied by the creation of new runs accessible to all ski levels: byebye the frustration for beginners of staying at the bottom of the resort to ski on easy runs.

The “grande verte

The Vars resort is developing an easy itinerary with a series of 3 green runs from the top of the Mayt chairlift, freshly inaugurated in winter 2023, to the Vars les Claux snow front.

In all, almost 7km of green runs from the peaks, where the views are breathtaking, to the bottom of the resort, for a vertical drop of 545m.

See skiing in blue

Beginners can enjoy a series of blue runs at an altitude of over 2000m! Starting out fromChabrières, La Mayt or Peyrol, you can let yourself be guided along gentle slopes and enjoy a “big blue” experience, taking in kilometers of slopes while admiring panoramic views. An unrivalled opportunity for unlimited pleasure on the snow-covered peaks of Vars!

Itinerary ideas

Blue tracks

TSD Vars Speed Master: 5 min climbFrom Chabrières6.4km downhill / 800m ascent

Accessible to skiers and pedestrians since winter 2023, the Vars Speed Master chairlift takes you directly to the summit of Chabrières (2750m), the highest point in the ski area, arriving at an altitude of 2733m. Literally flying over the record-breaking Chabrières speed ski run, it offers a view – if not THE panoramic view – of the resort from the top: 360° on all the surrounding massifs.

The chain of 4 blue runs makes it easy to ski right up to the resort’s snow front, and provides a beautiful 6km stroll with an 800m vertical drop.

TSD La Mayt: 6 min climbFrom the Mayt7.8km downhill / 545m ascent

From the top of the Mayt chairlift, a 100% blue route is accessible via the aptly-named piste des Heureux. A wide run, ideal for big turns, with little gradient to make it accessible to as many people as possible, it gives way at mid-course to a forest path typical of ski touring.

A series of 4 blue runs over almost 8km with a vertical drop of 545m.

TSD Sainte-Marie + Peyrol: 10 min ascentFrom Peyrol8.6km downhill / 895m ascent

On the Sainte-Marie side, the 2 blue runs of Le Vallon and Le Grand Vallon offer a real wilderness interlude in a day’s skiing: calm, silence, forest and alpine farms accompany skiers in search of peaceful gliding over 8.6km for 895m of vertical drop, with a finish in the village of Sainte-Marie.

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