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The Chaillol 1600 ski area

Chaillol 1600 has 11 km of pistes, 9 lifts carrying 8,585 people an hour, 403 m of vertical, from 1,553 m to 1,956 m. 12 green runs, 9 blue, 5 red and 0 black.

Chaillol 1600 is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes), in the commune of Saint-Michel-de-Chaillol. The village sits at 1,600 m and the ski area rises to 1,956 m, a skiable vertical of 403 m.

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Runs by level

26 runs over 11 km:

12 green 9 blue 5 red 0 black
Vertical drop
403 m — from 1,553 m to 1,956 m
Slope aspect
75 % south · 15 % east · 10 % west — computed from the fall line of 21 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 7 October 2026
2 kmLongest piste — La Lauzière (red), 384 m of vertical
384 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,930 → 1,546 m, 2 km
1,956 mHighest lift top — Lauziere (chairlift), national lift register
8,585Total lift capacity, people per hour — 9 installations: 2 chairlifts, 6 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet
38 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1967, newest 2013
2,000Biggest lift, people per hour — Clot Chenu (chairlift, 2013)
4 kmTotal length of lifts — 8 lifts mapped
114 haSki area boundary (OSM)
373Inhabitants — Saint-Michel-de-Chaillol (INSEE 05153)

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 Chaillol 1600 only (“CHAILLOL”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

Register of 1 January 2025

9 lifts , carrying 8,585 people an hour in total , 38 years old on average (from 1967 to 2013).

Type (as registered, in French)CountCapacity (people/h)
Télésièges23,575
Téléskis63,710
Tapis roulants11,300

Lift by lift

The 9 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

LiftTypeCapacityLengthVerticalYearManufacturer
CLOT CHENU Télésiège 2,000 780 m 196 m 2013 LST
LAUZIERE Télésiège 1,575 1255 m 397 m 2007 G.M.M.
PIOU PIOU ESF Tapis roulant 1,300 31 m 2 m 2013 SUNKID
ABEIL Téléski à perche débrayable 750 270 m 58 m 1974 MONTAZ MAUTINO
COGNETS Téléski à perche débrayable 635 444 m 100 m 1974 MONTAZ MAUTINO
CLOS D'OMBRETS Téléski à perche débrayable 600 116 m 15 m 1980 MONTAZ MAUTINO
PINATEAU Téléski à perche débrayable 600 116 m 15 m 1980 MONTAZ MAUTINO
COUSTAOUILLE Téléski à perche débrayable 600 652 m 165 m 1967 MONTAZ MAUTINO
CLOTS Téléski à perche débrayable 525 297 m 51 m 1971 MONTAZ MAUTINO

French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “CHAILLOL” · 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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