# Courmayeur FAQ > Answers to 28 common questions about skiing in Courmayeur, from snow and lifts to transfers and prices, all from our data. Canonical: https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/courmayeur/faq · Updated: 2026-09-21T22:00:24.359Z · Data as of: 2026-09-21T22:00:24.359Z · Source: Just Piste ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Resort | Courmayeur, Italy | | Questions answered | 28 | ## FAQ ### How far is Courmayeur from Geneva airport? Geneva is about 100 minutes by road from Courmayeur (83.5 km). ### How many km of pistes does Courmayeur have? Courmayeur has 48.7 km of marked pistes across 15 runs, measured from OpenStreetMap geometry. ### How many lifts does Courmayeur have? 24 lifts (3 gondolas or cable cars, 7 chairlifts and 3 drag lifts). ### Which ski area is Courmayeur in? Courmayeur is part of Courmayeur Mont Blanc. ### Can you get to Courmayeur by train? There is no station in the resort itself; the last leg is by road from Geneva. ### Is Courmayeur good for beginners? Courmayeur scores 3.6/10 for beginners; 0% of its piste km is green and we list 0 ski schools. ### Is Courmayeur good for families? Courmayeur scores 4.3/10 for families, with 0 childcare providers listed and 32.9% of its pistes green or blue. ### How much snow is there in Courmayeur right now? 0 cm at the base. These depths are modelled from Open-Meteo, not measured by the resort. ### Does Courmayeur have glacier skiing? Yes. ### Which ski resorts are near Courmayeur? The closest resorts we cover are Chamonix, Les Arcs and Megève. ### Is it snowing in Courmayeur now? 0 cm has fallen in the last 24 hours. ### How many runs of each colour does Courmayeur have? 0 green, 7 blue, 5 red and 2 black, 15 in total. ### What is the longest run in Courmayeur? The longest single marked run we measure is 3.3 km. ### Where can I download the Courmayeur piste map? The resort publishes the current map itself; the link on this page goes straight to it, and the lift and piste tables below are generated from OpenStreetMap. ### What kinds of lift does Courmayeur have? 3 gondolas or cable cars, 7 chairlifts, 3 drag lifts and 5 magic carpets. ### How many lifts does Courmayeur run? 24 lifts serve 15 marked runs. ### What is the uphill capacity in Courmayeur? About 17,912 skiers an hour, summed from the lifts we hold capacity figures for. ### How many gondolas does Courmayeur have? 3, plus 7 chairlifts. ### Which airport is closest to Courmayeur? Geneva, about 100 minutes by road (83.5 km). ### How long is the transfer from Geneva to Courmayeur? About 100 minutes by road over 83.5 km, routed by openrouteservice. ### How long is the transfer from Turin to Courmayeur? About 111 minutes by road over 83.9 km, routed by openrouteservice. ### How long is the transfer from Chambéry Aix les Bains to Courmayeur? About 116 minutes by road over 86.1 km, routed by openrouteservice. ### Is there a railway station in Courmayeur? No — the nearest stations are down-valley; the last leg is by road. ### Is there childcare in Courmayeur? 0 childcare providers are listed in OpenStreetMap for Courmayeur. ### How many ski schools are there in Courmayeur? 0. ### How much of Courmayeur is easy skiing? 32.9% of the piste km we measure is green or blue. ### How high is the village in Courmayeur? 1,224 m. ### Are there magic carpets in Courmayeur? 5 magic carpets are mapped in Courmayeur. ## Related ### This resort - [Getting there](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/courmayeur/getting-there.md) - [Accommodation](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/courmayeur/accommodation.md) - [Restaurants](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/courmayeur/restaurants.md) - [Après-ski](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/courmayeur/apres-ski.md) - [Families](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/courmayeur/families.md) - [Beginners](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/courmayeur/beginners.md) - [FAQ](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/courmayeur/faq.md) ### Country - [Ski resorts in Italy](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-resorts/italy.md) - [Italy snow report](https://www.justpiste.com/snow-report/italy.md) ### Ski area - [Courmayeur Mont Blanc](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-areas/courmayeur-mont-blanc.md) ### Airports & transfers - [Geneva Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/geneva-international-airport.md) — 100 min - [Resorts near Geneva](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/geneva-international-airport/nearest-ski-resorts.md) - [Geneva to Courmayeur](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/geneva-international-airport/to/courmayeur.md) — 84 km - [Turin Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/turin-airport.md) — 111 min - [Resorts near Turin](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/turin-airport/nearest-ski-resorts.md) - [Turin to Courmayeur](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/turin-airport/to/courmayeur.md) — 84 km - [Chambéry Aix les Bains Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/chambery-aix-les-bains-airport.md) — 116 min - [Resorts near Chambéry Aix les Bains](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/chambery-aix-les-bains-airport/nearest-ski-resorts.md) - [Chambéry Aix les Bains to Courmayeur](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/chambery-aix-les-bains-airport/to/courmayeur.md) — 86 km ### Nearest resorts - [Chamonix](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/chamonix.md) — 17 km - [Les Arcs](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-arcs.md) — 27 km - [Megève](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/megeve.md) — 28 km ### Similar resorts - [Zell am See](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/zell-am-see.md) - [Obergurgl](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/obergurgl.md) - [Mayrhofen](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/mayrhofen.md) ### Featured in - [Best ski resorts — Italy](https://www.justpiste.com/best/ski-resorts/italy) — #5 - [Longest-run ski resorts — Italy](https://www.justpiste.com/best/longest-ski-runs/italy) — #8 - [Glacier ski resorts — Europe](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-resorts/with-glaciers/europe.md) — #13 ### From nearby cities - [Geneva to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/geneva/ski-resorts.md) — 86 min - [Turin to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/turin/ski-resorts.md) — 111 min - [Grenoble to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/grenoble/ski-resorts.md) — 149 min ## Sources - Image: View to mountain in Courmayeur, Italy. — Tiia Monto — CC BY-SA 3.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 Cite as: Just Piste, "Courmayeur FAQ", https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/courmayeur/faq, accessed 2026-09-22