The Chalmazel ski area
Chalmazel has 11 km of pistes, 9 lifts carrying 7,333 people an hour, 483 m of vertical, from 1,109 m to 1,592 m. 4 green runs, 3 blue, 6 red and 4 black.
Chalmazel is a ski resort in the Massif Central (Loire), in the commune of Chalmazel-Jeansagnière. The village sits at 1,449 m and the ski area rises to 1,592 m, a skiable vertical of 483 m.
Runs by level
17 runs over 11 km:
- Vertical drop
- 483 m — from 1,109 m to 1,592 m
- Slope aspect
- 65 % north · 30 % east · 4 % west · 2 % south — computed from the fall line of 12 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 Chalmazel only (“CHALMAZEL”), magic carpets included.
The lifts
Register of 1 January 20259 lifts , carrying 7,333 people an hour in total , 31 years old on average (from 1964 to 2010).
| Type (as registered, in French) | Count | Capacity (people/h) |
|---|---|---|
| Télésièges | 1 | 1,800 |
| Téléskis | 7 | 5,533 |
| Tapis roulants | 1 | — |
Lift by lift
The 9 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.
| Lift | Type | Capacity | Length | Vertical | Year | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASSERIE | Télésiège débrayable | 1,800 | 2038 m | 354 m | 2002 | LEITNER |
| Les CIMES | Téléski à enrouleur | 900 | 677 m | 178 m | 2008 | LEITNER |
| COUZAN 2 | Téléski à perche débrayable | 900 | 942 m | 237 m | 1987 | MONTAZ MAUTINO |
| Pierre sur haute | Téléski à enrouleur | 878 | 823 m | 147 m | 2002 | DOPPELMAYR |
| CAMPANULES | Téléski à enrouleur | 845 | 464 m | 79 m | 2004 | DOPPELMAYR |
| OURSONS | Téléski à enrouleur | 825 | 146 m | 21 m | 2004 | DOPPELMAYR |
| COUZAN | Téléski à perche débrayable | 620 | 618 m | 149 m | 1969 | POMAGALSKI |
| GRANGES | Téléski à perche débrayable | 565 | 1770 m | 323 m | 1964 | MONTAZ MAUTINO |
| Le Plumot | Tapis roulant | — | 30 m | 3 m | 2010 | SUNKID |
French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “CHALMAZEL” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.