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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

Overcast with steady rainfall

Overcast with steady rainfall
5 / 10

Frost line

2456 metres

Rain

20 mm

Tomorrow

Heavy showers with occasional sunshine

Heavy showers with occasional sunshine
3 / 9

Frost line

2187 metres

Rain

14 mm
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
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