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Champoluc Ski Holidays

At a glance

  • Extensive piste
  • Traditional Italian village
  • Scenery

Great for

  • Scenery
  • Quiet après ski
  • Long runs
  • Off-Piste

Ski Holidays in Champoluc

Champoluc is a quiet, authentic Italian mountain town with jaw dropping sights of the Italian, French and Swiss Alps including giants like Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn. Top this off with access to 180km of piste in Italy’s answer to the 3 valleys and ski holidays here should be a week to remember.

  • Flight Time
  • 2 hours
  • From London
  • Nearest Airports
  • Turin, Milan Malpensa
  • Geneva, Innsbruck
  • Time zone
  • GMT + 1 hour
  • Language
  • Italian
  • Currency
  • Euros
  • Ski Season
  • Dec - April

Champoluc Stats

Top Altitude
2970m (across the region)
Bottom Altitude
1200m (across the region)
Resort Altitude
1570m
Total Piste
180km
Longest Run
9km. Pistone Betta (Gressoney)
Slope Orientation
W SW E SE
Vertical Drop
1118m
Skiable Vertical
1118m
Night Skiing
No
Glacier Skiing
No

Champ is the main resort in Ayas Valley, which is one of the three lift-linked valleys (Ayas, Gressoney and Sesia) that make up the Monterosa ski region. Sharing 180km of piste between them, Monterosa has been dubbed Italy’s very own Les Trois Vallees and won the ‘Best Upcoming Resort’ at the 2012 World Snow Awards. Sat in the shadow of Monte Rosa massif, the area is famous for its mind boggling views of the 4000m+ peaks including alpine legends Monte Blanc and the Matterhorn.

As the largest of the Monterosa resorts, it has more of a ski town vibe than the nearby villages and hamlets. Surrounded by snow-topped pines, it’s an authentic mountain town through and through, complete with an old church, village square and chalet-style buildings that stretch down a long mountain road. While less sleepy than other villages in the area, the town retains a low key atmosphere with a handful of family run restaurants and good quality bars.

Accessible within a couple of hours drive, the nearest airports are Turin (1hr 30min drive) and Milan (just over 2h), with a number of taxi services providing first class transfers all across the Aosta Valley region.

Also in the Ayas valley, 3km to the north, cute hamlets include Saint Jacques and Frachey, which besides Champoluc itself, is the other place with gondola access to the ski area. Antagnod to the south has fascinating historic architecture and its own small ski area. Buses also run from Periasc and Brusson back up to the main village, giving you great choice on how close to the action you stay.

The Monterosa Ski pass covers around 180km of piste across the lift-linked towns of Champoluc, Gressoney Stafal, La Trinite & St Jean and Alagna and individual resort passes are also available if you don’t intend on leaving one particular valley.

Winter Sports Ratings

Beginners

Intermediate

Advanced

Snowboarding

Champoluc Transfer Times

Turin 1hr 30mins
Milan 2hrs
Geneva 3hrs

The nearest airport to Champoluc is Turin at 103 km or about 1 hour 30 minutes by car

What's the ski area like in Champoluc?

Dubbed Les Trois Vallees of Italy, the Monterosa region has some fantastic piste and with the Monterosa Ski Pass as well, you’ll have free reign to ride any slope you desire.

Which other ski resorts are near to Champoluc?

The nearest ski resorts to Champoluc include Gressoney, Alagna.

Ski Area Facts

LocationChampoluc, Monterosa, Aosta Valley, Italy
Established1959
Downhill180km
Lift Pass210Euro for the whole Monterosa region (adult 6 day)

Beginner Slopes

26runs30%

Intermediate Skiing

51runs59%

Advance & Expert Terrain

10runs11%

Snowboarding Trails

180km100%

What is Champoluc like for Beginner skiers?

For beginners, Antagnod is a great starting point. A short bus journey outside the main town, it has a magic carpet and two chair lifts serving three blue slopes, one red and a short black. From the Frachey gondola, you can take the Alpe Mandria and enjoy the Del Lago blue back to the Frachey side or cut off early and trying your hand at the Contenery and Ciosal red, to then work down the lengthy Belvedere blue on the Champoluc section.

What is Champoluc like for Intermediate skiers?

If you’re an intermediate, the Monterosa is your oyster. From the Champoluc lifts, take the Ostafa Galle Sarezza chairlift to Mt Sarezza at 2702m, and ski the challenging Sarezza before linking up to Ostafa back to the top of the Crest gondola. Alternatively, work your way to the Frachey lifts, taking the sharp descent down the Sarezza Contenery.

What is Champoluc like for Advanced skiers?

For the most challenging runs, you may need to head further afield. Our favourite is the Olen black run, which is the only piste run down to Alagna, from the 2971m peak of Passo Salati. Experts will also enjoy the freedom to make long descends from high peaks on some good red runs as well.

What is Champoluc like for snowboarding?

Gressoney’s snow park on the Gabiet Lago blue is the hub of freestyle action, with a mix of small and large rails and kickers.

What is Champoluc like for off-piste skiing?

Book a guide who can show you some of the best off-piste runs in the Aosta Valley. After a fresh powder dump, the descent from Punta Indren 3260m down to Gressoney is one of the best places to make fresh tracks. Heli-skiing is also available across the region.

What is Champoluc like for cross country skiing?

The local area has 24km of track with amazing views of the mountains around Gressoney-Saint Jean.

Champoluc Restaurants

Watch the sun go down over the shoulders of Monte Blanc and the Matterhorn from 2400m at Refugio Belvedere’s sun terrace- also a perfect place for a spot lunch while descending the blue Belvedere. Rifugio Vieux Crest’s bar is also a very chilled out place for a beer.

There’s a nice mix of independent as well as hotel based restaurants open to the public including Hotel Castor just across the road from the Champ’s church square. For great pizza cooked in a traditional wood burning oven, check out Kremer Thal in Antagnod.

Where to eat in Champoluc and on the mountain

Champoluc Après Ski

While this isn’t somewhere to party the night away from the table tops, Champ does have the most variety in the area when it comes to après ski. Il Golosone is very close to the town centre and usually has live music events at the weekend. Café Rimbaud has a wide selection of tequilas and make some of the best cocktails you’ll find in the Monterosa area. For the outrageous, nothing says alpine après ski like heading to the West Road Bar in the Frachey end of town for a spot of karaoke...

Bars Late Night Clubs and Cafes in Champoluc

Champoluc Activites for Non-skiers

Champoluc is a patchwork of local shops with hand crafted goods perfect to take home as souvenirs. The Maison Fouriner and San Martino parish church in Antagnod are also great historical sites just a short bus ride away if you fancy taking some time off the slopes.

For activities which don’t involve tackling the piste, there’s an ice rink in Brusson, a short bus ride down the valley. The eco-adventure park is also good fun for people of all ages and just by the Crest gondola, with Bruno’s bar being a usual stop off point after this high wire park. Similarly, guide operators offer ice climbing and snow shoeing activities.

Clothing Food & Souvenir Shops

Like many of the smaller ski resorts, the shopping is on a smaller scale, with a few boutiques and souvenir shops. There are the essentials though, with a green grocer, Fromagerie, bakery, butcher and a couple of convenience stores. Ski hire and sport shops are plentiful for the size of the resort.

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Best Time to Visit Champoluc

Snowfall in the resort is quite consistent from the start of December until around mid-March; so regardless of your commitments to peak times, the piste won’t be too busy much of the year. January and February snowfalls have been good in the past, and for those that have the flexibility, it would be rude not to take advantage of the great powder and the empty piste in off-peak weeks.

With lifts providing access across the entire region, you should be able to find good powder throughout the season. Champoluc itself is based at 1570m, and with much of the piste above 2000m, reaching a top altitude of 2971m, this is always a good place to take in some of the great white stuff.

Off-piste and heli-skiing on the northern massifs such as the Matterhorn, Monte Rosa and their sisters are also snow-sure enough for some great skiing throughout the season.

What's Champoluc like at Christmas?

Enjoy a traditional Christmas in Champoluc, attending Mass on Christmas Eve. Take to the pistes and return to your hotel for an Italian hosted Christmas meal.
Christmas Ski Holidays

What's Champoluc like in the New Year?

This town comes to life at New Years in Champoluc as they celebrate the occasion with live bands and parties in the local bars.
New Year Ski Holidays

What's Champoluc like in Half-Term?

Half term in Champoluc usually has some of the best snow in the season and compared to the French 3 Valleys, the piste should be nice and quiet.
Half Term Ski Holidays

What's Champoluc like at Easter?

With access to some of the best off-piste and heli-skiing in the region, high altitude skiing makes for a good Easter in Champoluc. Variety in après ski is also available, ensuring all ages will always have something to do.

Champoluc Snow Conditions

Snow Report, History & Forecast

View our detailed Champoluc snow report to see skiing confitions now. Our Champoluc snow history shows you what snow depths have been in recent years month-by-month. If you're visiting soon, use the Champoluc snow forecast to see predicted snowfall over the coming days.

  • Sunny skies Today
  • Partly cloudy skies Saturday
  • Light snow Sunday
  • Partly cloudy skies Monday
  • Moderate snow Tuesday
  • Moderate or heavy snow with thunder Wednesday
  • Current snow depth at top
    90 cm
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  • Current snow depth at base
    40 cm

Ski Accommodation in Champoluc

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Champoluc is a super place for families in the Monterosa region, if you’ve all skied before as the intermediate terrain is awesome. If you are new to skiing, the ski school here has a great reputation and there are some very kind and easily accessible blue and red runs on the main piste as well as in nearby Antagnod. For experienced families, the intermediate runs have a wide mix of wide cruisers, tree lined trails andsteep descents. The snow park in Gressoney is great for all levels of expertise. For younger children not yet ready to take to the slopes, Ski2 Mini Club for kids up to 12 is also an option for families with youngsters.

A traditional alpine town with a modern feel, the local restaurants are welcoming and have some great food choices. You won’t be short of finding good pizza here, and Lo Bistrot has some of the best. Many of the hotel restaurants such as Hotel Castor, Petit Tournalin and Hoel Le Sapin are also open to the public.

The extensive piste means that the clan should be well worn out by the end of a day hard skiing, meaning cosy evenings snuggled up in your hotel or apartment. If you all have a good energy reserve, a number of hotels have swimming pools. A particular favourite for kids not on the piste is the eco-adventure park. Located by the main town gondola, this it is perfect for children of all ages as well as parents.

Groups looking for adventure will have a blast in Champoluc. With 180km of piste across the entire Monterosa area, there’s a lot of piste on offer and much of it rarely used. The Monterosa ski pass will enable you to take advantage of the wide variety of slopes across the valleys, perfect for groups of mixed abilities.

A snow park in the Gabiet Lago blue run on the Gressoney side of the piste also allows you to enjoy kickers and rails of varying size, perfect for a group of mixed abilities. If you’ve all been skiing or snowboarding for donkey’s years, the off-piste skiing and heli-skiing in this region is some of the best you’ll find in Italy.

The après ski is friendly and relaxed - great for those looking to relax while not on the piste. If you’re craving some cheesy bar action, the West Road Bar has karaoke, and Café Rimaud does a great selection of cocktails and tequila.

For the non-skiers, this region has some great history. Maison Fournier, the former strong hold of the Counts of Challant is now a host to the permanent exhibit of Valdostane crafts set in the idyllic town of Antagnod. You may even be lucky enough to catch the town during one of its crafts fairs, with handmade objects from the local Walser community. As a non-ski activity, try out the eco adventure park by the Crest gondola. Suitable for all ages, it involves a mixture of high-wire and ladder climbing; great for taking a unique angle on the stunning views of Monte Rosa massif.

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We were very fortunate to have perfect weather – there had been an enormous dump of snow the week before, leaving fresh snow at the beginning of the holiday. Then we had blue skies and sunshine every day. There is lots of skiing but the only downside is that Champoluc itself isn’t particularly exciting and co... + more
Mr Christmas,
3 out of 5
If the snow is good, I would say that it’s a good resort for intermediate and advanced skiers. + more
Mark, Northamptonshire
4 out of 5
Champoluc is somewhere you go for the off piste skiing, not for the scenery – it’s not like the Dolomites which are very pretty. We are experienced skiers and the off piste was the reason we came here. Usually Champoluc is Off Piste Paradise but when we stayed there was very little snow and conditions were a ... + more
Susan, Cornwall
2 out of 5
The backdrop of the Monterosa Massif alone’s enough to make the pulse quicken, and with more than 10 peaks breaking the 4000m boundary, this area’s one of the world’s best for heli-boarding. There’s plenty of powder to ride if you don’t have a chopper, too: the ski area alone covers 3 valleys, and I can’t... + more
R.O., London
5 out of 5
We had a good holiday; Champoluc is a fairly quiet place but it’s a nice place to be and the whole thing suited us fine. The hotel is right next to the ski lift so you can basically hop over the fence and get into the lift. We had half board and the food was very nice, we got a free bottle of wine every night ... + more
Mr Pereira, Sheffield
5 out of 5
A fantastic small resort in Italy, we turned up being relatively experienced skiers and expecting to get bored towards the end of the week. We were pleasantly surprised however, and managed to be kept busy exploring for all 6 days of skiing. You can ski the whole way from top to bottom of the mountain, a run fo... + more
Tom, Sno Staff
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Ski Extras

How much is a ski pass in Champoluc

Maximum and minimum adult Champoluc lift pass prices ranged from €222 to €234 for 6 days access to the Champoluc ski lift system at the start of the 2025 winter season. Our lift passes are part of a packaged Champoluc holiday with accommodation, so prices vary depending on chalet or hotel suppliers. Confirm price for the lift ticket before booking your holiday.

Lift Tickets Child Adult Senior
1 Day Price N / A €40 - €50 N / A
6 Day Price €155 - €155 €222 - €234 €195 - €195
Age Range N / A 18 - 64 65+
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Getting to Champoluc

Most of our ski holidays to Champoluc packaged with flights include airport transfers. We can also arrange private transfers to Champoluc from nearby airports

How long does it take to fly to Champoluc from the UK?

Flights from London take about 2 hours to Turin, Milan Malpensa, Geneva, Innsbruck. This table shows approximate transfer times to Champoluc from the nearest airports, smaller airports can be more prone to delays.

Airport Distance Transfer Time
Turin 103 km 1 hour 30 minutes
Milan 169 km 2 hours 30 minutes
Aosta 65 km 45 minutes
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How long does it take to drive to Champoluc from the UK?

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How long is the transfer from nearest Italy train station to Champoluc?

The transfer time from alpine train stations are generally shorter than from airports, Call us for details of Champoluc transfers.

Station Distance Transfer Time
Verres 26 km 26 minutes
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Going to Champoluc under your own steam

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Champoluc Tourism Office Champoluc is the largest resort in the Monterosa area, with wonderful glacier views, uncrowded slopes and fabulous off-piste runs! Surrounded by wooded terrain and based at one end of the Monterosa ski area, Champoluc boasts spectacular views of the region’s dramatic glaciers and peaks. Those based here have access to the whole Monterosa circuit. Champoluc is strung out along a mountain road, and when entering the village it is stunning and traditional with a spectacular warm and cosy ambiance. With more hotels than other resorts in the area, Champoluc is the largest base in the three valleys. Champoluc is also the best choice in the region for beginner skiers, with easier beginners’ slopes. Snowboarders will love the free-riding across all three valleys, and cross-country skiers are spoilt for choice too. Immediately after entering the village, the tourist office of Champoluc is located in a charming chalet. You may park across from the tourism office and it has accessible parking too. The Tourism office is well known and it is also a reference point for tourists and residents. In addition to offering detailed information on events and activities in Val d’Ayas and throughout the region, it also provides the following services: - Sale of tickets for regional castles and the Fortress of Bard - Sale of tickets for the Skyway Monte Bianco cable car - Sale of the Aosta Valley Card - Sale of fishing licences in the Aosta Valley - Booking of workshops and organised activities - Sale of hiking maps of the Aosta Valley and gadgets with the tourist logo - Offers and reservation of hotels on Aosta Valley Booking Opening Times: From December to April 9.30-13.00 / 14.00-17.30 01/12: closed and closed Christmas holidays 9.00-13.00 /15.00-18.00 9.00-12.30 /14.00-17.30 21st November closed in the morning 23rd, 24th and 30th November: closed all day long.

Farmacia San Rocco Business hours: Mon through Sat: 09h00-12h30 and 15h30-19h00 Sun: 09h00-12h30

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