Ski slopes of La Thuile

A guide to all the ski runs in and around La Thuile. Also, snowparks in La Rosiere and ski runs of La Rosiere.

Boulevard – Green

A wide gentle ski run in the middle of a big plateau above the tree line.

Chalets -  Green

Parallel to Boulevard, another gentle run for beginners to practice on.

Canalino – Blue

This piste starts at the top of the Argillien Express chair lift and then goes under the lift and crosses the red La Nouva piste before joining the Promenade ski run down to Les Suches.

Edelweiss – Blue

A piste for beginner skiers in La Thuile village.

Fourclaz - Blue

This piste is one of the ski links between France and Italy. It starts at the top of the Bellecombe 2 ski lift that brings you from France; the top of ski lift is one the border with Italy.

Liason – Blue

Provides a return from La Thuile to La Rosière in France. It starts at the top of Le Belvedere (2,640m) and joins the blue Faisan ski run which leads to the Chardonnet chairlift from where you can ski back to la Thuile.

Piloni – Blue

A short ski run at the top of the gondola used frequently by the la Thuile ski school. Just make sure that you do not get on to the black pistes: these are both long and unsuited to the inexperienced skier

Promenade – Blue

This ski run starts at the top of the Fourclaz chairlift and descends to Les Suches. As its name suggests this is nice gentle blue piste.

Standard – Blue

This piste runs from the bottom of the Chaz Dura chairlift to the top of the Bosco Express. The Les Suches telecabine can be used to descend down to La Thuile village.

Terre Noire – Blue

This piste is a wide open and gentle blue ski run from the top of the Chalets Express chair lift to Les Suches at 2200m.

Argilien - Red

Use this short piste if you are on the black Maisonnettes run, and want to get across to the Argillien Express ski lift.

Arnouvaz – Red

Half way down the Cerellaz, this run forks off to the left, and then rejoins the Cerellaz where it meets the Ponteilles.

Cerellaz – Red

This long ski run starts at the top of the Chaz Dura Express, and joins the Ponteilles and La Nouva pistes which then carry on down to La Thuile village.

Chaz Dura – Red

This red starts near the top of the Chaz Dura peak (2,579m) from where there are some great views across to Mont Blanc and other peaks of the French, Italian and Swiss Alps. There are some good opportunities for off-piste skiing just off the side of the run.

Col - Red

The piste is parallel to the Longet piste, the first half of the ski run is in France, the second half in Italy.

Collet – Red

This so-called piste is approximately 30m long and links the top of Arnouvaz chair to the Arnouvaz piste.

Eaux Rousses – Red

A short red ski run that brings you back to the Fourclaz chairlift.

Fourclaz – Red

This run provides a link from the blue Fourclaz and Promenade pistes to the group of red ski runs returning to La Thuile village.

Gran Testa - Red

This piste starts off quite steeply before giving access to the easier pistes of les Suches

La Nouva - Red

A long piste, which follows on from the Chaz Dura, and carries on through the trees all the way down to La Thuile.

La Tour - Red

A fairly steep piste in part going across the forest from the top of the gondola to the village of la Thuile.

Le Dune – Red

From the top of the Belvedere ski lift, this piste runs parallel to Ponteilles, before joining it and leading to the Arnouvaz lift, or down La Nouva to the village of La Thuile.

Leyse – Red

Part way down the la Nouva ski run, allows you to catch the Argillien Express lift back up rather than going all the way down to la Thuile.

Longet – Red

This red piste runs the length of the Piccolo San Bernardo Express, remaining on the Italian side of the border.

Pont Serrand – Red

Running parallel to the Eaux Rousses piste that brings you back to the Fourclaz chairlift.

Ponteilles – Red

This piste is often closed but really nice to see the ruins of old deserted chalets from years gone by. It is the quickest and most direct way to get from the top of Belvedere down to La Thuile – at the tree line it joins la Nouva that takes you all the way down to the valley

Posaz – Red

This piste runs from the top of the Arnouva lift, back down to its start.

Primavera – Red

This is a good undulating giant slalom piste and is kept very well groomed.

Raccordo - Red

This straight run starts at the top of the Argillien chair lift and joins the Ponteilles piste.

San Bernado – Red

The longest piste in the whole ski domain starting from the top of the San Bernado Pass all the way down to la Thuile. In Summer some of this ski run is a road: you will ski past road signs and crash barriers!

Torrent - Red

From the top of the Arnouvaz chairlift, this red run takes you to the Argillien Express lift.

Belvedere – Black

Starting near the top of the Belvedere ski lift, this piste provides a steep but fast ski back round to the Fourclaz chairlift.

Diretta – Black

One of the steepest pistes in the la Rosière/ la Thuile ski area. In fresh snow this would provide a memorable ski down for a much deserved lunch in la Thuile.

Le Defi – Black

A short black ski run from the top of Belvedere (2,641m) that joins the San Bernardo piste. The Belvedere peak is right on the border of France and Italy.

Murel – Black

From just above the tree line at 2200m, in the right snow conditions a lovely black run that joins the red la Nouva ski run back to la Thuile at 1450m.

Petit Lac – Black

Descends between the Chaz Dura ski run and the Chaz Dura Express. Can be testing depending on the ski conditions.

Touraisse – Black

This runs the top of the Picollo San Bernardo ski lift on the border between France and Italy back to the bottom of the lift in Italy just above the Col du San Bernardo. It is from the bottom that most of the heli-skiing takes commences.

Tre – Black

One of the steepest ski runs in the whole ski area, if the snow is good this is a truly excellent run through the trees back down to la Thuile. Similar to Diretta but with a few more opportunities to cut across to the less demanding red runs nearby.

It is recommended that skiing or snowboarding off-piste is only undertaken with a properly qualified guide and when carry the necessary safety equipment.