The Domaine de Praz sur Arly ski area

Domaine de Praz sur Arly has 13 lifts carrying 10,760 people an hour, 1,032 m of vertical, from 949 m to 1,981 m.

Domaine de Praz sur Arly is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Haute-Savoie), in the commune of Praz-sur-Arly. The village sits at 1,005 m and the ski area rises to 1,981 m, a skiable vertical of 1,032 m.

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Vertical drop: 1,032 m — from 949 m to 1,981 m
Slope aspect: 59 % north · 22 % east · 14 % west · 5 % south — computed from the fall line of 102 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 7 October 2026

6 kmLongest piste — Sangliers (red), 357 m of vertical

445 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,765 → 1,320 m, 2 km

1,981 mHighest lift top — Ban Rouge (chairlift), national lift register

10,760Total lift capacity, people per hour — 13 installations: 3 chairlifts, 9 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet

34 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1958, newest 2024

2,000Biggest lift, people per hour — Cret Du Midi (detachable chairlift, 2007)

62 kmTotal length of lifts — 78 lifts mapped

7,208 haSki area boundary (OSM)

1,311Inhabitants — Praz-sur-Arly (INSEE 74215)

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 Domaine de Praz sur Arly only (“PRAZ SUR ARLY”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

13 lifts , carrying 10,760 people an hour in total , 34 years old on average (from 1958 to 2024).

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Télésièges	3	4,620
Téléskis	9	6,140
Tapis roulants	1	—

Lift by lift

The 13 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
CRET DU MIDI	Télésiège débrayable	2,000	2320 m	711 m	2007	POMAGALSKI
BAN ROUGE	Télésiège	1,900	1398 m	380 m	1990	POMAGALSKI
Quezet	Téléski à perche débrayable	900	537 m	164 m	1986	POMAGALSKI
Pierre	Téléski à perche débrayable	822	564 m	132 m	1989	MONTAGNER
3 Coins	Téléski à perche débrayable	820	588 m	114 m	2009	MONTAZ MAUTINO
Varins	Téléski à perche débrayable	760	1075 m	232 m	1958	MONTAZ MAUTINO
Bernards	Téléski à perche débrayable	750	1319 m	289 m	1970	MONTAZ MAUTINO
CHENUX (ROSIERE)	Télésiège	720	649 m	85 m	1974	CREISSELS
Boule de Neige 2	Téléski à perche fixe	600	222 m	25 m	1998	POMAGALSKI
Snow Tubing	Téléski à câble bas	574	143 m	12 m	2024	MULTI SKILIFTBAU
Combe Noire	Téléski à perche débrayable	464	520 m	103 m	1964	POMAGALSKI
Boule de Neige 1	Téléski à perche fixe	450	232 m	26 m	1985	MONTAZ MAUTINO
JARDIN D'ENFANTS	Tapis roulant	—	74 m	5 m	2023	SUNKID

French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “PRAZ SUR ARLY” · 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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