The Col du Rousset ski area

Col du Rousset has 16 km of pistes, 11 lifts carrying 10,750 people an hour, 439 m of vertical, from 1,256 m to 1,695 m. 11 green runs, 7 blue, 5 red and 3 black.

Col du Rousset is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Drôme), in the commune of Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors. The village sits at 1,247 m and the ski area rises to 1,695 m, a skiable vertical of 439 m.

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Runs by level

26 runs over 16 km:

11 green 7 blue 5 red 3 black

Vertical drop: 439 m — from 1,256 m to 1,695 m
Slope aspect: 79 % north · 18 % west · 2 % east · 1 % south — computed from the fall line of 24 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 9 September 2026

1 kmLongest piste — Chemin de Beure (green), 162 m of vertical

220 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,476 → 1,256 m, 1 km

1,695 mHighest lift top — Econdus (platter lift), national lift register

10,750Total lift capacity, people per hour — 11 installations: 1 chairlift, 9 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet

36 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1958, newest 2014

2,400Biggest lift, people per hour — Plateau de Beure (Rousset Express) (detachable chairlift, 1991)

6 kmTotal length of lifts — 8 lifts mapped

315 haSki area boundary (OSM)

384Inhabitants — Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors (INSEE 26290)

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 Col du Rousset only (“COL DU ROUSSET”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

11 lifts , carrying 10,750 people an hour in total , 36 years old on average (from 1958 to 2014).

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Télésièges	1	2,400
Téléskis	9	6,750
Tapis roulants	1	1,600

Lift by lift

The 11 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
Plateau de Beure (Rousset Express)	Télésiège débrayable	2,400	744 m	252 m	1991	POMAGALSKI
Skieurs	Tapis roulant	1,600	74 m	5 m	2014	LST
Bambi	Télécorde	1,080	80 m	6 m	2011	MONTAGNER
Abreuvoir	Téléski à perche débrayable	900	670 m	111 m	1982	MONTAZ MAUTINO
Berger	Téléski à perche débrayable	900	746 m	107 m	1982	MONTAZ MAUTINO
Econdus	Téléski à perche débrayable	800	1304 m	238 m	1998	POMAGALSKI
Jardin Enfant	Téléski à corde	800	60 m	3 m	1995	PELLAT-FINET
Echelette	Téléski à perche débrayable	800	1090 m	151 m	1986	MONTAZ MAUTINO
Ecole du Vallon (Ourson)	Téléski à perche fixe	600	83 m	8 m	1989	MONTAZ MAUTINO
Bergerie	Téléski à perche débrayable	600	540 m	82 m	1974	MONTAZ MAUTINO
Vallon	Téléski à perche débrayable	270	685 m	160 m	1958	MONTAZ MAUTINO

French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “COL DU ROUSSET” · 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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