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Mont Dore resort profile

Massif Central · France · 1225–1846 m

Altitude1225-1846 m
Vertical drop621 m
Slopes32 km
Lifts14

Mont Dore, Massif Central

Resort overview
Altitude1000 m
CountryFrance

Mont Dore ski area

Mont Dore is part of this ski area.

Terrain and lift totals on this page refer to the complete ski area rather than only the resort centre.

Mountain rangeMassif du Sancy
Vertical drop1225 - 1846 meters
Descent621 meters

Mont Dore ski area overview

Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Mont Dore.

This profile covers the Mont Dore ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 32 km of slopes, 1225-1846 m altitude, 14 lifts. Beginner terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 41%.

Ski areaAltitude range1225–1846 m97% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix32 km slopes97% confidenceSki areaLift network14 lifts97% confidence
Compact ski areaDense lift network
Ski-area scale 32 km. A compact network is practical for short stays and straightforward navigation.
Terrain character The mix leans toward beginner terrain while retaining useful variety. The largest share is about 41%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

Dense lift accessHigh published capacity
Altitude resilience Snow reliability is likely to depend more strongly on aspect, weather cycles and snowmaking than on extreme altitude.
Lift infrastructure About 2.3 slope km per lift indicates a relatively dense access network. Published hourly capacity is 15,070 persons, about 1076 persons/hour per lift and 471 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 9.1 km, averaging about 0.7 km of lift line per lift.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Mont Dore.

The slope mix leans toward beginner skiers, while still offering variety. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.

Slopes40 ski slopes
Total32 km
  • Blue13 km
  • Red12 km
  • Black7 km
Blue13 km41%
Red12 km38%
Black7 km21%

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Mont Dore.

The ski area has 14 lifts. T-bar / platter is the largest published category at 9. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 23% of the published lift-type breakdown. Type is not published for 1 lifts. The network provides about 2.3 slope km per lift.

Dense terrain accessHigh published capacity
Aerial tramway 1
Chairlift 3
T-bar / platter 9
Type not published 1
Total lifts14
Lift capacity 15,070 persons/hour
Lift length9.1 km

Ski pass

Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.

The adult day pass has a mid-range cost relative to the published slope network.

Mid-range terrain cost
TicketPricePrice/km
Daycard adult€43.50€1.36/km
6-day adult€177€5.53/km
Daycard child€31€0.97/km
6-day child€123.90€3.87/km

The overall rating for Mont Dore currently uses third-party overall rating evidence. No SkiWeather visitor review has been counted yet.

Overall rating 6.2
All resorts 6.2
Beginner n.a. 7.6
Advanced n.a. 7.7
Expert n.a. 7.1
Free-nature n.a. 6.9
Snow n.a. 7.6
Family n.a. 7.8
Après-ski n.a. 6.7
Nature n.a. 7.7
Hiking n.a. 7
Lifts n.a. 7.2

No visitor review is available for Mont Dore yet.

Address

PlaceMont Dore Massif Central France

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Location

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Resort profile

What makes this resort different

Weather-sensitive lower mountain

Mountain character

Mont Dore is best understood as a weather-sensitive lower mountain: lower elevation and/or weaker snow-reliability evidence imply greater dependence on favourable weather cycles.

Top elevation 1,846 m

Snow-reliability 44/100

The trade-off

Trips chosen with a close eye on the current weather and snow cycle rather than structural snow resilience.

Lower elevation and/or weaker snow-reliability evidence increase dependence on favourable conditions.

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