The Auris-en-Oisans ski area

Auris-en-Oisans has 12 lifts carrying 14,250 people an hour, 831 m of vertical, from 1,325 m to 2,156 m.

Auris-en-Oisans is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Isère), in the commune of Auris. The village sits at 1,600 m and the ski area rises to 2,156 m, a skiable vertical of 831 m.

Vertical drop
831 m — from 1,325 m to 2,156 m
Slope aspect
40 % south · 30 % north · 20 % west · 10 % east — computed from the fall line of 54 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 7 October 2026
8 kmLongest piste — Sarenne (black), 1,657 m of vertical
1,657 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 3,306 → 1,650 m, 8 km
2,156 mHighest lift top — Fontfroide (detachable chairlift), national lift register
14,250Total lift capacity, people per hour — 12 installations: 6 chairlifts, 2 drag lifts, 4 magic carpets
13 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1991, newest 2022
2,700Biggest lift, people per hour — Fontfroide (detachable chairlift, 2011)
56 kmTotal length of lifts — 66 lifts mapped
5,890 haSki area boundary (OSM)
189Inhabitants — Auris (INSEE 38020)

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 Auris-en-Oisans only (“AURIS”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

Register of 1 January 2025

12 lifts , carrying 14,250 people an hour in total , 13 years old on average (from 1991 to 2022).

Type (as registered, in French)CountCapacity (people/h)
Télésièges612,050
Téléskis21,400
Tapis roulants4800

Lift by lift

The 12 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

LiftTypeCapacityLengthVerticalYearManufacturer
Fontfroide Télésiège débrayable 2,700 1291 m 453 m 2011 POMAGALSKI
Sures Télémix 2,650 715 m 274 m 2022 POMAGALSKI
Lombards Télésiège 2,000 647 m 256 m 2010 POMAGALSKI
Les Louvets Télésiège débrayable 2,000 856 m 163 m 2006 POMAGALSKI
Auris Express Télésiège débrayable 1,800 1787 m 267 m 1991 POMAGALSKI
Maronnes Télésiège 900 953 m 337 m 2000 CECIL
Piou-Piou Tapis roulant 800 19 m 2 m 2017 FICAP
Piegut Téléski à enrouleur 700 316 m 49 m 2015 G.M.M.
Forêt Téléski à enrouleur 700 385 m 73 m 2015 G.M.M.
Jardin Tapis roulant — 34 m 3 m 2022 FICAP
Bauchets Tapis roulant — 140 m 18 m 2015 TUSA (IDM)
Bambins Tapis roulant — 51 m 8 m 2015 FICAP

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

Official piste map

Open the piste map (PDF, 1.5 MB) ↗

Published by Auris-en-Oisans · file dated 14 March 2020 · link checked on 10 October 2026 · official page

Link to the resort’s own file — a piste map is a copyrighted artwork, we host no copy.

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