NEW FOR 25/26: the multi-resort Pyrenean pass Carte No Souci is now available to Passe Montagne subscribers at the special rate of €40 instead of €46, alongside its Alpine equivalent, the Ski à la Carte pass at €9 instead of €29!
Do you live (roughly) the same distance from both mountain ranges? Torn between the 14 Pyrenean resorts and the 9 Alpine resorts and linked areas? We’ll help you make your choice (or not!) between these two offers designed for regular skiers.
Which multi-resort pass to choose based on how you ski?
Do queues at the lift ticket office bring you out in hives? Forget the itch with the Ski à la Carte (Alps) and Carte No Souci (Pyrenees) multi-resort passes.
On both the Alpine and the Pyrenean side, they know full well that we love to “get our money’s worth out of the pass.” Queuing at the lift ticket office while the chairlifts are already spinning? No thanks.
That’s why the Ski à la Carte and Carte No Souci passes work like an electronic toll badge: first you ski, then you’re charged. No pass to load before heading out; no more grumbling about the lack of 4G on level -2 of the underground car park where you usually park. Nothing stopping you from making the first track in your secret spot loaded with fresh snow (apart from maybe an alarm clock failure, but we’ll let you handle that).
When it comes to discounts? It’s a tie between the Ski à la Carte (Alps) and Carte No Souci (Pyrenees) passes!
The Ski à la Carte (Alps) and Carte No Souci (Pyrenees) offers aren’t exactly identical, but both let you:
enjoy discounts on your daily ski passes (up to -40% with the Ski à la Carte offer for the Alps; and up to -30% with the Carte No Souci offer for the Pyrenees – depending on the resorts and the periods)
ski for free (or almost) after a certain number of days on the slopes (9th day of skiing at €1 for the Ski à la Carte pass; 7th day at -50% and 10th day free for the Carte No Souci, for example).
On top of these two major benefits: on the Pyrenees side, ski insurance is included with the Carte No Souci (and you ski for free on the closing day); on the Alps side, you can ski at a discount in 3 partner resorts on top of the 9 areas already included in the Ski à la Carte pass.
In other words: you’ll have to dig a bit deeper to choose your pass if you live SMACK between the two mountain ranges. More on that in a moment.
Do you avoid skiing the same run twice in a day? Edge goes to the Ski à la Carte pass (Alps)!
The multi-resort Ski à la Carte pass (Alps) gives you access to the largest non-linked ski area in France (Serre Chevalier, 250 km of pistes) as well as the largest linked area in the world (Les 3 Vallées, 600 km of pistes). Not to mention the linked Paradiski (425 km of alpine pistes shared between Les Arcs, La Plagne and Peisey-Vallandry) and Tignes – Val d’Isère (300 km of pistes) areas. Perfect if you’re the zappy type who never skis the same run twice in a day!
On the Pyrenees side, the prize for the largest ski area accessible with the multi-resort Carte No Souci pass goes to the Grand Tourmalet with its 100 km of alpine pistes. More than enough to get those thighs burning (but we understand if the “always more” team feels a bit cramped and prefers an XXL area).
Just starting out in skiing or snowboarding? Edge goes to the Carte No Souci (Pyrenees)!
When you take up skiing or snowboarding for the very first time, you spend a lot of time in the beginner areas. And the idea of paying full price for a pass while spending the day going round on the same three lifts can get on your nerves…
The Pyrenees have got the message! With the multi-resort Carte No Souci pass, if you only scan in at the lifts of a beginner area (and on no other lifts), then the beginner pass price is automatically applied and charged to your account. A great incentive to seriously take up snow sports this winter… or to accompany your little ones at mini prices on their first turns on the green runs!
Oh, and in case you were wondering, “beginner” days count just as much as “classic” days in your loyalty count. No need to ski twice as much to enjoy -50% on the 7th day or to ski free on the 10th day; your snowplough turns are worth their weight in gold! (Or at least, in cheap days of skiing.)
Do you love ski seasons that start early and end late? Edge goes to the Ski à la Carte pass (Alps)!
With the multi-resort Ski à la Carte pass (Alps), you can plan to clip into your skis as early as late November and head off riding on a whim until early May in the highest-perched resorts in France: Tignes, Val Thorens (3 Vallées)…
In concrete terms, that means: 1/ you can start skiing before everyone else, 2/ end your season after everyone else, and 3/ generally treat yourself to wide turns and tight godilles more often than everyone else. More carving on perfectly groomed snow, more postcard turns in the powpow, more ski-terrace sessions in spring. More. More. More. When you’re the type with the webcam pages of all your favourite resorts open by default at PC startup, that makes the difference!
Skiing with the family? Edge goes to the Carte No Souci (Pyrenees)!
“Have kids,” they said! And “they” were quite right. Because thanks to your offspring, you’ll be able to ski at the same rate as your kids all winter long… Here’s how:
Buy a Carte No Souci for the whole family (at least three people including one child, to be precise). Note that all three passes must be linked to the same account (for instance, if you usually go skiing “with the lads” with your brother and your little one – or “with the girls” with your sister and your youngest, make sure you link your brother’s/sister’s pass to your own account)
Go skiing in a Carte No Souci resort.
There you go. That’s it! As soon as you all ski together (or at least the three of you, including the smaller one of course), everyone will be charged at the child’s rate. Thanks to them!
In short, impossible to choose given the strengths of both multi-resort passes! Ski à la Carte plays the Alpine thrill and total freedom card, while Carte No Souci goes for Pyrenean friendliness and family deals. In other words, to each their own playground. Budget-wise, however, a small edge for the Alps: Ski à la Carte costs just €9 (instead of €29), versus €40 (instead of €46) for the Carte No Souci. Put another way, you’ll need a few extra runs to make that one pay off!
How to buy the Ski à la Carte or Carte No Souci passes with Passe Montagne?
1/ Make sure you have a PRO code (essential to access these two offers). To do so: get in touch with your works council (if it’s already a Passe Montagne partner), or ask us to call them to set up a partnership (it’s free!). Plus d’infos sur le partenariat PRO.
2/ Log in to your compte Passe Montagne avec votre code PRO (and while you’re at it, sign up to Passe Montagne if you haven’t already, to enjoy discounts at many ski resorts not included in the Ski à la Carte pass or the Carte No Souci; not compulsory, but given the price you’d be daft not to! From €2.50 / person / winter for a solo subscription with your PRO code)
3/ Choisissez votre pass multi-stations : Ski à la Carte (Alpes) ou Carte No Souci (Pyrenees).
Chose Ski à la Carte? We’ll give you a promo code to use on the official Ski à la Carte website to enjoy the ultra-preferential rate we’ve negotiated for you (€9 instead of €29!).
Prefer the Carte No Souci? In that case, you can buy an e-ticket directly on the Passe Montagne website (€40 instead of €46), then use it on the official Carte No Souci website.
