Val Cenis is a ski resort in France, with skiing up to 2,800 m above sea level. The piste map below shows every run and lift and can be downloaded in high resolution.
Piste map of Val Cenis
The piste map of Val Cenis shows how the Val Cenis Vanoise ski area spreads out above the twin villages of Lanslebourg and Lanslevillard in the Haute Maurienne, linked by a single lift system with 29 lifts and 125 kilometres of piste between 1 400 and 2 800 metres. Lower down, tree-lined blue runs wind their way towards the villages, with a full 73 kilometres of beginner-friendly terrain, while higher up the map opens out onto bare mountainside and sweeping fields in the direction of the Col du Mont Cenis. That is where you will find the 42 kilometres of red pistes along with the more demanding black sections, totalling 10 kilometres. What makes this map unusual is how clearly it distinguishes between the sheltered, wooded lower slopes and the open high-mountain character further up.
The map downloads as an image file. On your iPhone it lands in the Files app under Downloads. Tap the icon at the bottom of the address bar to open the map straight away.On your iPad it lands in the Files app under Downloads. Tap the icon at the top right of the address bar to open the map straight away.On your phone it lands in the Downloads folder. Tap the download notification to open the map straight away.The file lands in your Downloads folder. You can also look for the icon at the top right of the screen and open the map from there.
Piste breakdown in Val Cenis
This is how the pistes break down by difficulty. The colours on the map follow the same scale.
How to ski in Val Cenis
The two villages of Lanslebourg and Lanslevillard sit side by side at the very bottom of the system, and this is where most beginners and families start their day. The tree-lined blue runs wind down through the treeline almost all the way to the villages, offering both shelter from the wind and clear points of reference for anyone who has just learned to ski. With 58 per cent of the piste map marked blue, there is plenty of gentle terrain to explore whichever village you set off from.
The higher up the map you go, the more the landscape opens out onto bare mountainside and wide expanses towards the Col du Mont Cenis. This is where the red pistes dominate, and the black sections, which make up just eight per cent of the system, are found up on these open high-mountain slopes where the terrain is steeper and more exposed.
The lift system links both villages, so you can move freely between Lanslebourg and Lanslevillard during the day without having to drop down to the road in between. With 29 lifts and 125 kilometres of piste across a vertical drop of 1 400 metres, from village level at 1 400 metres up to the top at 2 800 metres, a single day is ample for sampling both the wooded descents and the open fields higher up.
One tip is to plan your day around where the snow is best: the wooded lower pistes hold their snow quality for longer thanks to the shade from the trees, while the open slopes up towards Mont Cenis are more exposed to sun and wind and can turn hard or blustery later in the day.
Book a ski holiday in Val Cenis
Fancy skiing the pistes and riding the lifts of Val Cenis? You book the accommodation with the lift pass included in the price, and you arrange your own travel by car, train or a flight you book separately. Read our complete guide to the resort with tips, snow statistics and price level.
Frequently asked questions about the Val Cenis piste map
The highest skiing in Val Cenis is at 2,800 m above sea level. The village sits at 1,400 m.
You can download the piste map of Val Cenis here on this page, in high resolution. Click "Download the piste map" and the map is saved as an image file, perfect to have on your phone out on the slopes.
Pistes are colour-coded by difficulty: blue runs are easy and suit beginners, red runs are intermediate and black runs are difficult, for experienced skiers. Lifts are drawn as lines between the stations, often with a symbol for gondola, chairlift or drag lift. Start by finding your base station and then follow the lifts upwards on the map.
