The Bessans ski area
Bessans has 1 km of pistes, 3 lifts carrying 2,000 people an hour, 132 m of vertical, from 1,710 m to 1,842 m. 2 green runs, 2 blue, 0 red and 0 black.
Bessans is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Savoie). The village sits at 1,707 m and the ski area rises to 1,842 m, a skiable vertical of 132 m.
Runs by level
4 runs over 1 km:
- Vertical drop
- 132 m — from 1,710 m to 1,842 m
- Slope aspect
- 100 % south — 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 Bessans only (“BESSANS”), magic carpets included.
The lifts
Register of 1 January 20253 lifts , carrying 2,000 people an hour in total , 22 years old on average (from 1985 to 2018).
| Type (as registered, in French) | Count | Capacity (people/h) |
|---|---|---|
| Téléskis | 3 | 2,000 |
Lift by lift
The 3 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.
| Lift | Type | Capacity | Length | Vertical | Year | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARET | Téléski à enrouleur | 800 | 588 m | 136 m | 2006 | POMAGALSKI |
| LES DIABLOTINS | Téléski à corde | 600 | 50 m | 3 m | 2018 | LST |
| ECOLE du BABY | Téléski à perche fixe | 600 | 187 m | 20 m | 1985 | POMAGALSKI |
French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “BESSANS” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.
Official piste map
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