Puy-de-Dôme, France
Super Besse ski resort
- Top 1,834 m
- 58 km of runs
- 37 lifts
Good for
- Beginners65% of mapped runs are easy
From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.
The short answer
Super Besse has about 58 km of mapped runs and 37 lifts, with skiing from about 1,223 m up to 1,834 m (6,017 ft), a vertical drop of 611 m. By mapped runs it is number 40 of the 138 France ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), about 39 km away in a straight line.
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Super Besse 7-day mountain forecast
At about 1,529 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC
- Fri 131°-3°0 mm
- Sat 147°-3°2.2 mm
- Sun 157°2°12.3 mm
- Mon 162°1°7.9 mm
- Tue 175°0°29.4 mm
- Wed 183°2°31.6 mm
- Thu 193°2°19 mm
Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.
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Ski area facts
- Top elevation
- 1,834 m6,017 ft
- Vertical drop
- 611 m2,005 ft
- Mapped runs
- 58 km118 runs
- Lifts
- 37mostly platter lifts
Runs by difficulty
About 65% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 24% intermediate and 11% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).
| Difficulty | Runs | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Novice | 39 | 15.4 km |
| Easy | 45 | 22.1 km |
| Intermediate | 25 | 14 km |
| Advanced | 9 | 6.6 km |
Lifts
37 mapped lifts, most of them platter lifts.
| Lift type | Count |
|---|---|
| Platter lifts | 20 |
| Chairlifts | 7 |
| Magic carpets | 6 |
| Drag lifts | 2 |
| Gondolas | 1 |
| Cable cars | 1 |
Piste map
For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.
Nearest airports
Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).
| Airport | City | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|---|
| Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) | Clermont-Ferrand | 39 km |
| Aurillac airport (AUR) | Aurillac | 77 km |
| Brive Souillac airport (BVE) | Brive | 119 km |
| Lyon Saint-Exupéry (LYS) | Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône | 176 km |
Ski transfers to Super Besse
Frequently asked questions
What is the elevation of Super Besse?
The highest mapped run starts at about 1,834 m (6,017 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,223 m (4,012 ft), a vertical of 611 m (2,005 ft).
How many km of ski runs does Super Besse have?
OpenStreetMap maps about 58 km of downhill runs and 37 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.
What is the nearest airport to Super Besse?
Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 39 km away in a straight line.
Where can I see the Super Besse piste map?
Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.
Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.
Lyon → Besse
263 km by road