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Bessans

Alpine ski area overview

Bessans

📏 Altitudes: 1720 m – 1850 m
🎿 Alpine skiing: 3 km
⛷️ Cross-country skiing: 120 km
🚠 ski lifts: 3
💰 13.4 €/day (2026-2027 prices)
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📅 Open 19 December 2026 to 28 April 2027

Location of the alpin ski area — Bessans

Alpine ski area — Bessans

To give younger children and adults their first ski experience, a small alpine ski area facing due south is available at unbeatable prices. 2 drag lifts serve 2 blue runs and 1 green run, at 8.50 to 11 euros per day.

Runs and ski lifts — Bessans

Runs — Bessans (3)

33.3%
66.7%
  • Green runs: 1
  • Blue runs: 2
  • Red runs: 0
  • Black runs: 0

Ski lifts — Bessans (3 lifts)

Lift breakdown:

    Power moment*: 123 km.sk/h (Small resort)

    8107173 km.sk/h

    Average lift age: 23 years

    The average age of ski lifts in France is 34 years.

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    Ski pass prices — Bessans

    For the 2026-2027 season, the alpine ski pass for Bessans (13.40 €) is 67.8% cheaper than the French average (41.63 €). Its ski area is 92% smaller than the national average and its lift fleet is 85% smaller than the national average.

    Day pass

    13.40 €
    12.00 €
    (lowest price)
    41.63 €
    (average price)
    84.20 €
    (highest price)
    Season (prices) Day pass 6-day pass Season pass
    2026-2027 13.4 € 66.4 € 118 €
    Change vs. previous season +3.1% +2.9% +3.1%

    Between 2025-2026 and 2026-2027, the day pass for Bessans is up 3.1%, compared with +3.3% on average across the 133 French alpine ski areas with prices on record for both seasons.

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    Resorts in this ski area — Bessans