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Home<\/a><\/span> Destinations – Hautes-Alpes<\/a><\/span> Destinations – Hautes-Alpes<\/a><\/span> Vars<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

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The White Forest<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vars<\/strong>, linked to Risoul <\/a><\/strong>by the For\u00eat Blanche<\/strong> ski area, it’s an XXL playground where tapered carving, freeride sessions and a sunny atmosphere meet, all in the heart of unspoilt nature. Here, altitude rhymes with adrenalin… and authenticity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Vars,<\/strong>the sportswoman with a thousand faces<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Vars is all about speed, with its legendary KL<\/strong> (kilometer-launched) run<\/strong>, where world records flirt with 255 kph. It’s also about creativity, with its renowned snow park<\/strong>, a playground for riders. But Vars is even more: a gateway to the wild Val d’Escreins<\/strong>, a natural gem, and to the Col de Vars, an essential stage in the 6 Jours Cyclo<\/strong> and the Route des Grandes Alpes<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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La For\u00eat Blanche,<\/strong>the power of connection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Linking Vars <\/strong>and Risoul<\/a>, La For\u00eat Blanche<\/strong> lives up to its name: a sea of fir trees where the trails weave their way through, offering panoramic views stretching all the way to the \u00c9crins<\/a>. It’s this unique link between two resorts that makes its strength: two atmospheres, two characters, but a single promise: that of escape.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The KL track, <\/strong>the extreme straight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A veritable totem of Vars, the KL piste<\/strong> is a living legend. Steep, smooth and implacable, it defies the laws of gravity and human limits. It’s not a question of descent, but of flight. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Vars in figures<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
SKI LIFTS<\/strong><\/td>36<\/td><\/tr>
TRACKS<\/td>119<\/td><\/tr>
KM DESCENT<\/strong><\/td>185<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The call of the slopes<\/div><\/div>
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Vars<\/strong> highlights<\/h2>\n\n
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Culture<\/em>Vars on stage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Free of charge and in the open air, the concert brings together some of France’s top names at the foot of the slopes, transforming the resort into a dancefloor under the stars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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T. Blais<\/div><\/div>

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Speed skiing<\/em>Speedmasters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A vertiginous and spectacular event where the best speed skiers, including local champion Simon Billy, flirt with 250 km\/h on the Chabri\u00e8res piste.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Practical<\/strong> notebook<\/h2>\n\n