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Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

Chabanon ski resort

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Skiing in Les Adrets, French Alps. Photo: Anselme Courau / Pexels.

Good for

  • Beginners60% of mapped runs are easy

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Chabanon has about 26 km of mapped runs and 12 lifts, with skiing from about 1,528 m up to 2,028 m (6,654 ft), a vertical drop of 500 m. By mapped runs it is number 75 of the 138 France ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Nice-Côte d'Azur (NCE), about 106 km away in a straight line.

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Chabanon 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,778 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 8 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 139°2°0.5 mm
  2. Sat 148°-2°5 mm
  3. Sun 156°3°11.2 mm
  4. Mon 163°1°6.4 mm
  5. Tue 176°-2°24.1 mm
  6. Wed 181°-1°7.7 mm
  7. Thu 193°-2°3.7 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Chabanon: runs from 1,528 m to 2,028 m, a vertical drop of 500 m1,6001,7001,8001,9002,000Top of the highest mapped run: 2,028 m (6,654 ft)Top 2,028 m · 6,654 ftBase 1,528 m · 5,013 ft500 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,028 m6,654 ft
Vertical drop
500 m1,640 ft
Mapped runs
26 km43 runs
Lifts
12mostly platter lifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 42% (11 km), Easy 19% (4.9 km), Intermediate 34% (8.9 km), Advanced 6% (1.5 km)Novice: 11 km, 17 runs (42%)42%NoviceEasy: 4.9 km, 8 runs (19%)19%EasyIntermediate: 8.9 km, 15 runs (34%)34%IntermediateAdvanced: 1.5 km, 3 runs (6%)

About 60% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 34% intermediate and 6% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice1711 km
Easy84.9 km
Intermediate158.9 km
Advanced31.5 km

Lifts

12 mapped lifts, most of them platter lifts.

Lift typeCount
Platter lifts11
Chairlifts1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Nice-Côte d'Azur (NCE)Nice, Alpes-Maritimes106 km
Cuneo (CUF)Levaldigi (CN)108 km
Avignon Caumont airport (AVN)Avignon121 km
Marseille Provence (MRS)Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône133 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Chabanon?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,028 m (6,654 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,528 m (5,013 ft), a vertical of 500 m (1,640 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Chabanon have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 26 km of downhill runs and 12 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Chabanon?

Nice-Côte d'Azur (NCE) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 106 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Chabanon piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.