Topic: Winter sports and ski holidays in France

Winter sports and ski holidays in France - statistics & facts

French resorts recorded more than 55 million skier visits during the 2018-2019 season, the highest number in the world behind Austria. This performance is the result of a combination of ideal natural conditions, numerous mountain massifs and an early willingness of the state to develop a large network of ski resorts. However, several resorts are sounding the alarm, as global warming could have dramatic consequences for their activities.

Share of French population that skis
13%

Favorite month of the year to go skiing in France
February

Share of Savoyard ski resorts in the total number of visitors in France
**%

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Current statistics on this topic

Individual Sports

Number of people who ski in selected European countries 2020-2021, by country

Individual Sports

Number of ski areas in selected European countries 2020-2021, by country

Sports & Fitness

Most common skiing injury types France 2021-2022

Number of skiers in France and Europe

Number of people who ski in selected European countries 2020-2021, by country
Number of people who ski in selected European countries 2020-2021, by country
Number of people who ski in selected countries in Europe in 2020/21, by country (in 1,000s)
Share of skiers in selected European countries 2020-2021
Share of skiers in selected European countries 2020-2021
Share of people that ski in selected countries in Europe in 2020/21, by country
Percentage of the French skiing 2000-2016
Percentage of the French skiing 2000-2016
Share of the French skiing between 2000 and 2016
Frequency of skiing among young people aged 15-25 in France 2020
Frequency of skiing among young people aged 15-25 in France 2020
Share of French people aged 15 to 25 years old skiing in 2020, according to frequency of practice
Winter sports practice rate by age in France 2018
Winter sports practice rate by age in France 2018
Practice of winter and mountain sports in the last 12 months by age in France in 2018
Winter sports practice rate by socio-professional group in France 2018
Winter sports practice rate by socio-professional group in France 2018
Practice of winter and mountain sports in the last 12 months by socio-professional group in France in 2018
Winter sports practice rate by handicap status in France 2018
Winter sports practice rate by handicap status in France 2018
Practice of winter and mountain sports in the last 12 months by handicap status in France in 2018
Winter sports practice rate by region in France 2018
Winter sports practice rate by region in France 2018
Practice of winter and mountain sports in the last 12 months by region in France in 2018

Skiers' habits & expectations

Main reasons for young people to go on vacation in the mountains in France 2018
Main reasons for young people to go on vacation in the mountains in France 2018
What is the reason that could make you decide to go on vacation in the mountains?
Activities on a typical day of winter holidays in the mountains in France 2019
Activities on a typical day of winter holidays in the mountains in France 2019
Numbers of hours spent on activities during a typical 12-hour day of winter holidays in the mountains in France in 2019
Change in demand for skiing activities in France for the 2019-2020 winter season
Change in demand for skiing activities in France for the 2019-2020 winter season
Change in demand for skiing activities, compared to previous year, in France for the 2019 to 2020 winter season
Evolution of the number of participants in winter sports in France for the 2019-2020
Evolution of the number of participants in winter sports in France for the 2019-2020
Variation in the number of visitors to winter sports activities activities (except skiing) compared to the previous year, in France for the 2019-2020 winter season
Main apres-ski activities French people would like to discover 2018
Main apres-ski activities French people would like to discover 2018
What apres-ski activities would you like to discover?*
Months during which people who regularly do winter sports go skiing in France 2018
Months during which people who regularly do winter sports go skiing in France 2018
Time of the year at which French people who regularly practice winter sports go skiing or snowboarding in 2018
Duration of planned winter vacation in the mountains in France 2019
Duration of planned winter vacation in the mountains in France 2019
Duration of the winter vacation planned in the mountains among French people 2019
Budget allocated by French tourists to their winter holidays 2019
Budget allocated by French tourists to their winter holidays 2019
What budget will you spend on your February vacation?

Ski resorts & attendance

Number of ski areas in selected European countries 2020-2021, by country
Number of ski areas in selected European countries 2020-2021, by country
Number of ski areas in selected countries in Europe in 2020/21, by country
Number of ski resorts by mountain range in France 2019
Number of ski resorts by mountain range in France 2019
Number of ski resorts by mountain range in France in 2019
Ski resorts' average revenue per skier day in France 2000-2025
Ski resorts' average revenue per skier day in France 2000-2025
Average revenue per skier day at ski resorts in France from 2000 to 2025 (in euros)
Breakdown of skier-days market share by type of ski resort in France 2016-2019
Breakdown of skier-days market share by type of ski resort in France 2016-2019
Market share in skier-days on average over 4 years by resort type in France between 2016 and 2019
Customer breakdown at ski resorts in France in winter 2024-2025, by nationality
Customer breakdown at ski resorts in France in winter 2024-2025, by nationality
Distribution of customers at ski resorts in France in winter season 2024/2025, by nationality
Share of ski resort attendance in France 2014-2025, by vacation period
Share of ski resort attendance in France 2014-2025, by vacation period
Share of attendance at ski resorts in France from winter season 2013/2014 to 2024/2025, by vacation period
Breakdown of skier-days by mountain range in France 2016-2019
Breakdown of skier-days by mountain range in France 2016-2019
Average market share in skier-days per mountain range over four years in France between 2016 and 2019
Number of ski resorts by size according to their power moment in France 2016-2019
Number of ski resorts by size according to their power moment in France 2016-2019
Number of ski resorts by size according to their power moment (PM) in France from 2016 to 2019
Annual evolution in ski resort attendance in France 2010-2020
Annual evolution in ski resort attendance in France 2010-2020
Annual trend in ski area frequentation in France from 2010 to 2020
Prices of adult six-days pass for large ski areas in France February 2020
Prices of adult six-days pass for large ski areas in France February 2020
Prices of six-days adult ski pass for large ski areas over 200 kilometers in France, in February 2020 (in euros)

Nordic skiing

Number of cross-country skiing sites with the Nordic France label 2015-2016
Number of cross-country skiing sites with the Nordic France label 2015-2016
Number of cross-country skiing sites labeled Nordic France in France over the winter season 2015 to 2016, by mountain massif
Time spent practicing a Nordic activity in France 2015-2016
Time spent practicing a Nordic activity in France 2015-2016
Duration of Nordic activity on the sites of Savoie Mont-Blanc, France over the winter season 2015 to 2016
Most popular Nordic activities in France 2015-2016
Most popular Nordic activities in France 2015-2016
What Nordic activities do you practice?
Breakdown of classic cross country skiers in France 2015-2016, by age
Breakdown of classic cross country skiers in France 2015-2016, by age
Breakdown of classic cross country skiers at the Savoie Mont-Blanc sites in France over the winter season 2015 to 2016, by age
Breakdown of snowshoe hikers in France 2015-2016, by age
Breakdown of snowshoe hikers in France 2015-2016, by age
Breakdown of snowshoe hikers at the Savoie Mont-Blanc sites in France over the winter season 2015 to 2016, by age

Winter sports risks

Most frequent injuries diagnosed for snowboarders in France 2019/2020
Most frequent injuries diagnosed for snowboarders in France 2019/2020
Distribution of injury diagnoses among snowboarders in France during the 2019/2020 season
Most common skiing injury types France 2021-2022
Most common skiing injury types France 2021-2022
Most common types of injuries suffered by skiers in France in the 2021/22 ski season
Share of avalanche fatalities by activity in France 1980-2018
Share of avalanche fatalities by activity in France 1980-2018
Distribution of avalanche fatalities by type of activity in France between 1980 and 2018
Usage rate of avalanche victim detectors in off-piste skiing in France 1993-2018
Usage rate of avalanche victim detectors in off-piste skiing in France 1993-2018
Share of off-piste skiers buried under the snow equipped with avalanche victim detectors in France between 1993 and 2018
Weekly number of traumatology consultations by mountain doctors in France 2019-2020
Weekly number of traumatology consultations by mountain doctors in France 2019-2020
Weekly number of traumatology consultations performed by mountain doctors in France from week 51, 2019 to week 16, 2020
Number of avalanche accidents in France 2019-2020
Number of avalanche accidents in France 2019-2020
Number of avalanche accidents in France during the 2019-2020 winter season, by type of activities

Skiing and climate change

Annual duration of snow cover in the French Alps 1961-2017
Annual duration of snow cover in the French Alps 1961-2017
Number of days of annual snowfall at the Col de Porte in France from 1961 to 2017, according to snow depth
Number of ski resorts in operation in France 1930-2019
Number of ski resorts in operation in France 1930-2019
Number of operating ski resorts in France from 1930 to 2019
Rate of use of artificial snow in Europe in 2018, by country
Rate of use of artificial snow in Europe in 2018, by country
Ratio of surface area secured by artificial snow production on the total surface area of ski slopes in Europe in 2018, by country
Investment sectors in the Alpine ski resort in Isère in France 2017
Investment sectors in the Alpine ski resort in Isère in France 2017
Breakdown of the main investment sectors in the ski resorts of the Isère department in France in 2017 (in million euros)
Number of passengers at Grenoble-Alpes-Isère airport in France 1997-2019, by origin
Number of passengers at Grenoble-Alpes-Isère airport in France 1997-2019, by origin
Passenger traffic at Grenoble-Alpes-Isère airport in France between 1997 and 2019, according to passenger origin

Share of French population that skis
13%

Favorite month of the year to go skiing in France
February

Share of Savoyard ski resorts in the total number of visitors in France
**%

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- Number of skiers in Germany
- 14.6m
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Number of people who ski in selected European countries 2020-2021, by country
- Share of French 15-25-year-olds who have never skied
- **%
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Frequency of skiing among young people aged 15-25 in France 2020
- French region with the lowest share of skiers
- Pays-de-la-Loire
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Winter sports practice rate by region in France 2018

- Share of young French people going skiing mainly to eat fondue
- *%
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Main reasons for young people to go on vacation in the mountains in France 2018
- Time spent skiing by day during winter holidays in France
- ***min
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Activities on a typical day of winter holidays in the mountains in France 2019
- Main apres-ski activities French people would like to discover in France
- Dog sled ride
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Main apres-ski activities French people would like to discover 2018

- Share of French ski resort visitors who come from Great Britain
- **%
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Customer breakdown at ski resorts in France in winter 2024-2025, by nationality
- Annual evolution in ski resort attendance in France
- -****%
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Annual evolution in ski resort attendance in France 2010-2020

- Most frequent injury among snowboarders in France
- Wrist fracture
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Most frequent injuries diagnosed for snowboarders in France 2019/2020
- Number of days with more than one meter of snow on the ground in the Col de Porte weather station
- *
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Annual duration of snow cover in the French Alps 1961-2017
- Ratio of surface area secured by artificial snow production on the total surface area of ski slopes in France
- **%
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Rate of use of artificial snow in Europe in 2018, by country

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