The Chaillol 1600 ski area

Chaillol 1600 has 11 km of pistes, 9 lifts carrying 8,585 people an hour, 237 m of vertical, from 1,553 m to 1,790 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 1,790 m, a skiable vertical of 237 m.

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Runs by level

26 runs over 11 km:

12 green 9 blue 5 red 0 black

Vertical drop: 237 m — from 1,553 m to 1,790 m
Slope aspect: 75 % south · 15 % east · 10 % west — computed from the fall line of 21 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 9 September 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)

3 kmTotal length of lifts — 6 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

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

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Télésièges	2	3,575
Téléskis	6	3,710
Tapis roulants	1	1,300

Lift by lift

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

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
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.