The Chamrousse ski area

Chamrousse has 84 km of pistes, 25 lifts carrying 30,347 people an hour, 850 m of vertical, from 1,400 m to 2,250 m. 6 green runs, 20 blue, 16 red and 12 black.

Chamrousse is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Isère). The village sits at 1,650 m and the ski area rises to 2,250 m, a skiable vertical of 850 m.

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Runs by level

54 runs over 84 km:

6 green 20 blue 16 red 12 black

Vertical drop: 850 m — from 1,400 m to 2,250 m
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 · 54 pistes
By grade: 6 green · 20 blue · 16 red · 12 black
Lifts: 15 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): Adult, 1 day (resort pass) €44 · Child, 1 day (resort pass) €28.50 · Senior, 1 day (resort pass) €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 7 October 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

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

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Télécabines	1	2,700
Télésièges	7	16,183
Téléskis	13	9,444
Tapis roulants	4	2,020

Lift by lift

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

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
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.

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Resort data: declared by OFFICE DE TOURISME and distributed by ANMSM · read on 16 October