The Font d'Urle ski area
Font d'Urle has 16 km of pistes, 11 lifts carrying 9,085 people an hour, 268 m of vertical, from 1,273 m to 1,541 m. 29 green runs, 10 blue, 8 red and 2 black.
Font d'Urle is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Drôme), in the commune of Bouvante. The village sits at 1,389 m and the ski area rises to 1,541 m, a skiable vertical of 268 m.
Runs by level
49 runs over 16 km:
- Vertical drop
- 268 m — from 1,273 m to 1,541 m
- Slope aspect
- 52 % east · 35 % north · 8 % south · 4 % west — computed from the fall line of 23 runs
The ski area in figures
Measured on 9 September 2026Measured 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 Font d'Urle only (“FONT D'URLE”), magic carpets included.
The lifts
Register of 1 January 202511 lifts , carrying 9,085 people an hour in total , 37 years old on average (from 1963 to 2017).
| Type (as registered, in French) | Count | Capacity (people/h) |
|---|---|---|
| Téléskis | 9 | 7,085 |
| Tapis roulants | 2 | 2,000 |
Lift by lift
The 11 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.
| Lift | Type | Capacity | Length | Vertical | Year | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dahu | Télécorde | 1,400 | 55 m | 3 m | 2017 | G.M.M. |
| Eterlou | Tapis roulant | 1,000 | 82 m | 11 m | 2011 | MEB (IDM) |
| Ecureuil | Tapis roulant | 1,000 | 94 m | 9 m | 2011 | MEB (IDM) |
| Cairn | Téléski à perche débrayable | 900 | 1184 m | 212 m | 2002 | POMAGALSKI |
| Lapiaz | Téléski à perche débrayable | 900 | 237 m | 28 m | 1976 | MONTAZ MAUTINO |
| Parking | Téléski à perche débrayable | 800 | 302 m | 42 m | 1996 | POMAGALSKI |
| Lutins | Téléski à perche débrayable | 800 | 302 m | 42 m | 1975 | POMAGALSKI |
| Chaud Clapier | Téléski à perche débrayable | 735 | 470 m | 60 m | 1964 | POMAGALSKI |
| La Forêt | Téléski à perche débrayable | 710 | 375 m | 85 m | 1963 | POMAGALSKI |
| La Combe | Téléski à perche débrayable | 580 | 788 m | 208 m | 1970 | POMAGALSKI |
| Ecole | Téléski à perche fixe | 260 | 89 m | 13 m | 1979 | POMAGALSKI |
French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “FONT D'URLE” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.