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:

1 green 1 blue 1 red 1 black
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 2026
1 kmLongest piste — Les Rhodos (red), 264 m of vertical
264 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,693 → 1,429 m, 1 km
1,684 mHighest lift top — Grand Plan (platter lift), national lift register
1,174Total lift capacity, people per hour — 3 installations: 3 drag lifts
38 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1981, newest 1997
514Biggest lift, people per hour — Grand Plan (platter lift, 1981)
1 kmTotal length of lifts — 3 lifts mapped
278 haSki area boundary (OSM)
3,470Inhabitants — Crêts en Belledonne (INSEE 38439)

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 Barioz only (“COL DU BARIOZ”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

Register of 1 January 2025

3 lifts , carrying 1,174 people an hour in total , 38 years old on average (from 1981 to 1997).

Type (as registered, in French)CountCapacity (people/h)
Téléskis31,174

Lift by lift

The 3 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

LiftTypeCapacityLengthVerticalYearManufacturer
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.

Official piste map

No downloadable piste map published by the resort.