The Barioz ski area
Barioz has 2 km of pistes, 3 lifts carrying 1,174 people an hour, 323 m of vertical, from 1,363 m to 1,686 m. 1 green runs, 1 blue, 1 red and 1 black.
Barioz is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Isère), in the commune of Theys. The village sits at 1,360 m and the ski area rises to 1,686 m, a skiable vertical of 323 m.
Runs by level
4 runs over 2 km:
- Vertical drop
- 323 m — from 1,363 m to 1,686 m
- Slope aspect
- 81 % north · 19 % west — computed from the fall line of 3 runs
The ski area in figures
Measured on 9 September 2026Measured 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 Barioz only (“COL DU BARIOZ”), magic carpets included.
The lifts
Register of 1 January 20253 lifts , carrying 1,174 people an hour in total , 38 years old on average (from 1981 to 1997).
| Type (as registered, in French) | Count | Capacity (people/h) |
|---|---|---|
| Téléskis | 3 | 1,174 |
Lift by lift
The 3 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.
| Lift | Type | Capacity | Length | Vertical | Year | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Plan | Téléski à perche fixe | 514 | 880 m | 324 m | 1981 | SCHIPPERS |
| Sources | Téléski à perche fixe | 360 | 240 m | 65 m | 1983 | DUPORT |
| Tirbout'chou | Téléski à corde | 300 | 41 m | 5 m | 1997 | AUTRE FABRICANT |
French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “COL DU BARIOZ” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.