The winter season is approaching and skiers are eagerly awaiting the opening of the ski areas. The dates communicated by the resorts are provisional, and may be brought forward if there is enough snow, or postponed if there is a lack of snow. Here is an overview of the main opening dates for the 2025-2026 season.
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| Station | Opening date |
|---|---|
| Abondance | 20 December |
| Abriès in Queyras | 20 December |
| Needles in Queyras | 20 December |
| Aillons Margeriaz | 20 December |
| Albiez Montrond | 20 December |
| Alpe d'Huez | 29 November |
| Alpe du Grand Serre | 27 December |
| Alti Aigoual | 3 January |
| Ancelle | 13 December |
| Arêches-Beaufort | 20 December |
| Artouste | 20 December |
| Arvieux en Queyras | 20 December |
| Ascou Pailhères | 20 December |
| Auris-en-Oisans | 6 December |
| Auron | 6 December |
| Aussois | 13 December |
| Autrans Méaudre | 20 December |
| Avoriaz | 13 December |
| Ax 3 Domaines | 13 December |
| Beille | 27 December |
| Bellevaux - Hirmentaz | 20 December |
| Bernex | 20 December |
| Bessans | 20 December |
| Besse Super-Besse | 20 December |
| Beuil les Launes | 27 December |
| Bolquère - Pyrénées 2000 | 6 December |
| Bonneval-sur-Arc | 20 December |
| Bramans | 3 January |
| Brameloup | 27 December |
| Brides-les-Bains | 13 December |
| Bussang - Larcenaire | 20 December |
| Cambre d'Aze | 19 December |
| Camurac | 20 December |
| Cauterets | 6 December |
| Ceillac in Queyras | 20 December |
| Chabanon | 6 December |
| Chaillol | 20 December |
| Chalmazel | 20 December |
| Chamonix | 7 December 2024 |
| Champagny-en-Vanoise | 13 December |
| Chamrousse | 13 December |
| Chastreix-Sancy | 20 December |
| Châtel | 13 December |
| Col d'Ornon | 27 December |
| Col de Marcieu | 20 December |
| Col de Porte | 13 December |
| Col de Rousset | 20 December |
| Combloux | 20 December |
| Cord | 27 December |
| Corrençon-en-Vercors | 13 December |
| Courchevel | 6 December |
| Crest-Voland Cohennoz | 20 December |
| Crévoux | 20 December |
| Doucy | 13 December |
| Espace Alpin Bellefontaine | 27 December |
| Lers pond | 20 December |
| Flaine | 13 December |
| Flumet - St-Nicolas-la-Chapelle | 20 December |
| Font d'Urle | 20 December |
| Font-Romeu - Pyrénées 2000 | 6 December |
| Formiguères | 13 December |
| Gaschney 360 | 27 December |
| Gavarnie-Gèdre | 20 December |
| Ghisoni | 20 December |
| Goulier | 27 December |
| Gourette | 13 December |
| Grand Tourmalet (La Mongie / Barèges) | 13 December |
| Gresse-en-Vercors | 27 December |
| Gréolières les Neiges | 20 December |
| Guzet | 20 December |
| Gérardmer | 27 December |
| Hautacam | 27 December |
| Isola 2000 | 6 December |
| L'Audibergue - La Moulière | 10 January |
| La Bresse Brabant | 27 December |
| La Bresse Hohneck | 20 December |
| La Bresse Lispach | 20 December |
| La Chapelle d'Abondance | 20 December |
| La Clusaz | 13 December |
| La Colmiane | 6 December |
| La Combe Saint-Pierre | 27 December |
| La Croix de Bauzon | 27 December |
| La Giettaz | 20 December |
| La Grave-la-Meije | 27 December |
| The Guards' Lodge | 27 December |
| La Norma | 20 December |
| La Pierre-Saint-Martin | 13 December |
| La Plagne | 13 December |
| La Planche des Belles Filles | 20 December |
| La Rosière 1850 | 13 December |
| La Schlucht | 27 December |
| La Tania | 6 December |
| La Toussuire | 13 December |
| Laguiole | 27 December |
| Lans-en-Vercors | 13 December |
| Laye en Champsaur | 19 December |
| The Ballon d'Alsace | 27 December |
| Le Bleymard - Mont Lozère | 31 January |
| The Field of Fire | 13 December |
| Le Chioula | 20 December |
| Le Collet d'Allevard | 20 December |
| Le Corbier | 13 December |
| The Entremont Desert | 27 December |
| Le Grand-Bornand | 13 December |
| Le Grand Valtin | 27 December |
| Le Granier | 27 December |
| Le Lac Blanc | 27 December |
| Le Lioran | 20 December |
| Le Markstein | 26 December |
| Le Mont-Dore | 20 December |
| Le Mourtis | 19 December |
| Le Reposoir | 27 December |
| Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse | 19 December |
| Le Schnepfenried | 27 December |
| Le Semnoz | 13 December |
| Les 2 Alpes | 29 November |
| Les 7 Laux | 20 December |
| Les Angles | 10 December |
| Les Arcs | 13 December |
| Les Bottières | 12 December |
| Les Brasses | 20 December |
| Les Carroz | 20 December |
| Les Contamines-Montjoie | 6 December |
| Les Coulmes | 27 December |
| The Equals | 7 January |
| Les Fourgs | 13 December |
| Les Gets | 13 December |
| Les Habères | 27 December |
| Les Houches | 19 December |
| Les Karellis | 20 December |
| Les Menuires | 6 December |
| The Monts d'Olmes | 13 December |
| Les Orres | 13 December |
| Les Plans d'Hotonnes - Plateau de Retord | 26 December |
| Les Saisies | 13 December |
| Luchon-Superbagnères | 13 December |
| Lus-la-Jarjatte | 20 December |
| Luz-Ardiden | 20 December |
| Manigod | 20 December |
| Megève | 13 December |
| Menthières | 27 December |
| Mijanès-Donezan | 20 December |
| Molines-en-Queyras | 20 December |
| Mont-Saxonnex | 27 December |
| Montchavin - La Plagne | 13 December |
| Montclar-les-2-Vallées | 13 December |
| Montgenèvre | 29 November |
| Montmin - Col de la Forclaz | 27 December |
| Montriond | 6 December |
| Monts-Jura | 13 December |
| Morillon | 19 December |
| Morzine | 13 December |
| Méribel | 6 December |
| Métabief - Mont d'Or | 13 December |
| Nistos | 20 December |
| Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe | 20 December |
| Oz 3300 | 29 November |
| Orcières Merlette | 13 December |
| Orelle | 23 November |
| Passy - Plaine Joux | 20 December |
| Peisey-Vallandry | 13 December |
| Pelvoux-Vallouise | 20 December |
| Peyragudes | 6 December |
| Piau Engaly | 13 December |
| Porte-Puymorens | 13 December |
| Prabouré | 27 December |
| Pralognan-la-Vanoise | 20 December |
| Praloup | 13 December |
| Praz-de-Lys - Sommand | 20 December |
| Praz-sur-Arly | 20 December |
| Puy-Saint-Vincent | 13 December |
| Puyvalador | 10 January |
| Risoul | 13 December |
| Ristolas-en-Queyras | 20 December |
| Roc d'Enfer - St-Jean-d'Aulps | 20 December |
| Romme | 27 December |
| Roubion - Les Buisses | 20 December |
| Reallon | 20 December |
| Saint-Colomban-des-Villards | 20 December |
| Saint-François-Longchamp | 13 December |
| Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc | 13 December |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-Touvet | 27 December |
| Saint-Jean-d'Arves | 13 December |
| Saint-Lary | 5 December |
| Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes | 20 December |
| Saint-Martin-de-Belleville | 13 December |
| Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle | 20 December |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse / Le Planolet | 20 December |
| Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves | 13 December |
| Saint-Véran | 20 December |
| Sainte-Anne-la-Condamine | 20 December |
| Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise | 13 December |
| Samoëns | 20 December |
| Sauze Super-Sauze | 20 December |
| Savoie Grand Revard | 20 December |
| Serre-Chevalier | 6 December |
| Serre Eyraud | 20 December |
| Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval | 16 January |
| Les Rousses ski resort - Jura sur Léman | 6 December |
| Superdévoluy - La Joue-du-Loup | 13 December |
| Thollon-les-Mémises | 20 December |
| Tignes | 22 November |
| Turini - Camp d'Argent | 20 December |
| Val Cenis | 13 December |
| Val Louron | 20 December |
| Val Pelens | 27 December |
| Val Thorens | 22 November |
| Val d'Allos | 13 December |
| Val d'Azun | 13 December |
| Val d'Isère | 29 November |
| Valberg | 20 December |
| Valfréjus | 20 December |
| Valloire | 6 December |
| Valmeinier | 13 December |
| Valmorel | 20 December |
| Vars | 6 December |
| Vaujany | 6 December |
| Ventoux - Mont Serein | 3 January |
| Villard-Reculas | 13 December |
| Villard-de-Lans | 13 December |
| Xonrupt - Le Poli | 27 December |