The Abriès ski area

Abriès has 28 km of pistes, 7 lifts carrying 5,500 people an hour, 860 m of vertical, from 1,550 m to 2,410 m. 3 green runs, 5 blue, 20 red and 3 black.

Abriès is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes), in the commune of Abriès-Ristolas. The village sits at 1,513 m and the ski area rises to 2,410 m, a skiable vertical of 860 m.

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Runs by level

31 runs over 28 km:

3 green 5 blue 20 red 3 black

Vertical drop: 860 m — from 1,550 m to 2,410 m
Slope aspect: 65 % west · 23 % north · 8 % south · 4 % east — computed from the fall line of 33 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 7 October 2026

5 kmLongest piste — Valpreveyre (red), 696 m of vertical

696 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 2,363 → 1,666 m, 5 km

2,410 mHighest lift top — Ruibon (platter lift), national lift register

5,500Total lift capacity, people per hour — 7 installations: 1 chairlift, 6 drag lifts

32 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1971, newest 2023

1,600Biggest lift, people per hour — Gilly (detachable chairlift, 2006)

6 kmTotal length of lifts — 8 lifts mapped

863 haSki area boundary (OSM)

374Inhabitants — Abriès-Ristolas (INSEE 05001)

Measured on OpenStreetMap (altitudes: IGN RGE ALTI), not taken from the brochure. The vertical above is that of one piste, not of the whole ski area. Population: INSEE municipal population via geo.api.gouv.fr.

Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to Abriès only (“ABRIES”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

7 lifts , carrying 5,500 people an hour in total , 32 years old on average (from 1971 to 2023).

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Télésièges	1	1,600
Téléskis	6	3,900

Lift by lift

The 7 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
GILLY	Télésiège débrayable	1,600	1398 m	473 m	2006	POMAGALSKI
COLETTE	Téléski à perche débrayable	800	1165 m	347 m	1984	MONTAZ MAUTINO
BRUNE	Téléski à enrouleur	700	1150 m	329 m	2023	G.M.M.
RUIBON	Téléski à perche débrayable	650	1487 m	510 m	1972	MONTAZ MAUTINO
Fil Neige de l'ESF	Téléski à corde	600	48 m	4 m	2006	SCHIPPERS
AIGUILLET	Téléski à perche débrayable	600	975 m	243 m	1986	MONTAZ MAUTINO
TEMPANEL	Téléski à perche débrayable	550	227 m	45 m	1971	MONTAZ MAUTINO

French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “ABRIES” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.

Official piste map

No downloadable piste map published by the resort.

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