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The Chamrousse ski area

Chamrousse has 51 km of pistes, 25 lifts carrying 30,347 people an hour. 13 green runs, 37 blue, 26 red and 10 black.

Chamrousse is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Isère). The village sits at 1,384 m.

← Chamrousse resort page Version française

Runs by level

86 runs over 51 km:

13 green 37 blue 26 red 10 black
Slope aspect
66 % west · 17 % north · 16 % south · 1 % east — computed from the fall line of 84 runs
Night skiing
11 floodlit runs

As declared by the resort(ANMSM feed)

Ski area
Chamrousse
Pistes
83.7 km · 56 pistes
By grade
6 green · 20 blue · 17 red · 13 black
Lifts
16 in total · 1 gondolas · 7 chairlifts · 6 drag lifts · 2 conveyors
Altitude
1,400 m → 2,250 m (resort base 1,650 m)
Snowmaking
50 % of pistes
Beginners
Beginner zone, free lifts
Fun & sledging
1 sledge run · fun zone
Nordic
Chamrousse · 44.1 km
Passes (as declared)
Adulte 1 jour (forfait station) 44 € · Enfant 1 jour (forfait station) 28.5 € · Sénior 1 jour (forfait station) 35 € (official page)

Figures entered by the resort itself in the ANMSM feed. Our own survey (OpenStreetMap, STRMTG register) is shown above; when the two differ, the resort usually counts its whole linked area.

The ski area in figures

Measured on 13 September 2026
3 kmLongest piste — Olympique Dames (red), 573 m of vertical
573 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 2,245 → 1,672 m, 3 km
2,253 mHighest lift top — La Croix (gondola), national lift register
30,347Total lift capacity, people per hour — 25 installations: 1 gondola, 7 chairlifts, 13 drag lifts, 4 magic carpets
29 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1962, newest 2023
3,000Biggest lift, people per hour — Bachat-Bouloud (Ecrin) (detachable chairlift, 2005)
14 kmTotal length of lifts — 18 lifts mapped
2,050 haSki area boundary (OSM)
453Inhabitants — Chamrousse (INSEE 38567)

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 Chamrousse only (“CHAMROUSSE”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

Register of 1 January 2025

25 lifts , carrying 30,347 people an hour in total , 29 years old on average (from 1962 to 2023).

Type (as registered, in French)CountCapacity (people/h)
Télécabines12,700
Télésièges716,183
Téléskis139,444
Tapis roulants42,020

Lift by lift

The 20 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

LiftTypeCapacityLengthVerticalYearManufacturer
BERANGERE Télésiège débrayable 3,000 1758 m 377 m 2023 LEITNER
Bachat-Bouloud (Ecrin) Télésiège débrayable 3,000 1756 m 297 m 2005 POMAGALSKI
LA CROIX Télécabine 2,700 1953 m 582 m 2009 POMAGALSKI
Casserousse Télésiège débrayable 2,400 1354 m 454 m 2016 POMAGALSKI
Arselle (Bachat-Bouloud) Télésiège 2,383 1031 m 163 m 2005 POMAGALSKI
Gaboureaux Télésiège débrayable 2,100 1143 m 313 m 1992 POMAGALSKI
Amoureux Télésiège débrayable 2,100 1196 m 287 m 1992 POMAGALSKI
L'Arselle (La Lauze) Tapis roulant 2,020 128 m 14 m 2013 SUNKID
Lacs Robert Télésiège 1,200 1020 m 248 m 1997 POMAGALSKI
Lauze Téléski à perche débrayable 900 180 m 36 m 1978 POMAGALSKI
Perche Nord Téléski à perche débrayable 900 796 m 156 m 1972 MONTAZ MAUTINO
Croisette Téléski à perche débrayable 900 216 m 26 m 1967 MONTAZ MAUTINO
Aiguille Téléski à enrouleur 850 450 m 110 m 2013 POMAGALSKI
Bartavelles (site de fond) Téléski à corde 800 60 m 15 m 2012 SCHIPPERS
Ecureuil (Lauze) Téléski à corde 800 60 m 6 m 1996 PELLAT-FINET
Infernets Téléski à perche débrayable 665 169 m 27 m 1962 MONTAZ MAUTINO
Tubepark Téléski à câble bas 663 90 m 18 m 2019 FABRICANT INCONNU
Marmottes (Recoin) Téléski à corde 600 50 m 5 m 1995 PELLAT-FINET
Schippers de l'Arselle Téléski à corde 600 60 m 5 m 1990 SCHIPPERS
Totem 2 Téléski à perche débrayable 600 158 m 17 m 1970 MONTAZ MAUTINO

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

Resort data: declared by OFFICE DE TOURISME and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September