The Chalmazel ski area

Chalmazel has 11 km of pistes, 9 lifts carrying 7,333 people an hour, 474 m of vertical, from 1,109 m to 1,583 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 1,583 m, a skiable vertical of 474 m.

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Runs by level

17 runs over 11 km:

4 green 3 blue 6 red 4 black

Vertical drop: 474 m — from 1,109 m to 1,583 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 7 October 2026

2 kmLongest piste — Les Jasseries (red), 352 m of vertical

352 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,461 → 1,109 m, 2 km

1,583 mHighest lift top — Les CIMES (drag lift), national lift register

7,333Total lift capacity, people per hour — 9 installations: 1 chairlift, 7 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet

31 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1964, newest 2010

1,800Biggest lift, people per hour — Jasserie (detachable chairlift, 2002)

7 kmTotal length of lifts — 8 lifts mapped

219 haSki area boundary (OSM)

457Inhabitants — Chalmazel-Jeansagnière (INSEE 42039)

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 Chalmazel only (“CHALMAZEL”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

9 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.

Official piste map

No downloadable piste map published by the resort.

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