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Vars in short

  • Height: 1650 - 1850 metres
  • Modern ski resort
  • Three lovely old villages nearby
  • No queuing for the lifts
  • Guaranteed snow due to altitude

Vars-Les-Claux is a modern ski resort that was built in the 60s above Vars-Ste-Marie and the two hamlets of Ste-Catherine and St-Marcellin. The main part of Vars is made up of a mixture of not particularly attractive concrete blocks and traditional chalet style buildings. Vars is extremely popular with French families with children and has a nice relaxed atmosphere. There are plenty of restaurants and some lively après-ski that continues long into the night - especially when many French groups come up at weekends. Generally, there are very few queues at the ski lifts - except at weekends when many French people come up to Vars from the south.

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Weather in Vars

Today

Mix of rain, sleet and snow

Mix of rain, sleet and snow
-5 / 3

Frost line

1519 metres

Rain

44 mm

Tomorrow

Snow showers with some sunshine

Snow showers with some sunshine
-8 / -1

Frost line

1517 metres

Snow

4 cm
Après-ski & nightlife in Vars
Restaurants 30
Bars & cafés 3
Discos 1
Cinema 1
Theater
Casino
Concert Hall
Ski schools & ski lessons in Vars
Number of Ski Schools 5
Number of Ski Instructors 150
Instruction slope
Ski lessons in Nederlands
Private ski lessons 46
Ski lessons
Snowboard lessons
Cross-country skiing
Book your ski school online in Vars
Adult Ski Lessons 3 offers available
Kids Ski Lessons 5 offers available
Off Piste Skiing 1 offers available
Ski Touring 1 offers available
Snowboard Lessons 1 offers available
Facilities in Vars
Number of hotels 13
Number of hotel beds
Number of tourist beds
Supermarkets 4
Bank
Tourist information for Vars
Name Office de Tourisme Vars
E-mail info@otvars.com
Telephone 465131
Distance to Vars
Distance from Brussels approx. km
Airport Marseille approx. 200 km with bus service
Train station Montdauphin-Guillestre approx. 15 km with bus service
From the highway approx. 17 km
Vars for the children
Childcare
Childcare from 30 months
Number of hours of childcare 4 hours a day
Price without lunch
Price with lunch
Children's Carousel
Magic Carpet
Child Lift 1
Adventure Park
Playground
Mascot
Mascot Name pioupiou, Dorlotte
After skiing in Vars
Public sauna
Fitness Centre
Public solarium
Massage
Spa & Wellness
Indoor pool
Balloon flight
Paragliding
Indoor tennis
Squash court
Hiking trails
Torchlight Tours
Indoor skating rink
Ice skating rink
Curling
Snow rafting
Dog sledge
Snowmobiles
Toboggan run