One of the most beautiful villages in France, Bonneval-sur-Arc sits at the very top of the Maurienne at 1800 m, all dark stone and slate. Tiny but high and snowy, it is for lovers of authenticity and wild scenery.
Bonneval-sur-Arc is a ski resort in France, in the French Alps. The village sits at 1800 m and the lifts top out at 2860 m, with 25 km of pistes and 10 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 84/100, and the season usually runs Dec 14 → May 1.
How we score and classify resortsRun counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Very good · 564 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Bonneval-sur-Arc, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Guests rate this hotel as very good (4.5/5 from 564 reviews). It sits about 100 m from the slopes. A mid-range option for Bonneval-sur-Arc, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 91 reviews
Strong value for Bonneval-sur-Arc, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 47 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Bonneval-sur-Arc, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Very good · 37 reviews
Strong value for Bonneval-sur-Arc, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 11 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Bonneval-sur-Arc, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
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Bonneval is a protected old village, so there are no slope-side towers; charming stone gîtes and small hotels cluster a short walk from the single lift base.
Bonneval-sur-Arc is the last village in the Haute-Maurienne, a perfectly preserved huddle of dark-stone houses with no modern building allowed, at the foot of the Col de l'Iseran. Its ski area is small, around 25 km of piste, but it climbs high and north, so the snow is among the most reliable in the Alps and the off-piste is superb. This is a place for skiers who value silence, glaciated horizons and a genuine mountain village over lift-linked mileage.
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Bonneval-sur-Arc offers 25 km of pistes across 10 lifts, from 1800 m to 2860 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Dec 14 to May 1, with a snow score of 84/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
Bonneval is a protected old village, so there are no slope-side towers; charming stone gîtes and small hotels cluster a short walk from the single lift base.
Bonneval-sur-Arc has 25 km of marked pistes served by 10 lifts, between 1800 m and 2860 m of altitude.
Bonneval-sur-Arc counts about 26 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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