The Hautacam ski area

Hautacam has 12 km of pistes, 7 lifts carrying 6,628 people an hour, 238 m of vertical, from 1,488 m to 1,726 m. 7 green runs, 6 blue, 1 red and 0 black.

Hautacam is a ski resort in the Pyrenees (Hautes-Pyrénées), in the commune of Beaucens. The village sits at 1,500 m and the ski area rises to 1,726 m, a skiable vertical of 238 m.

Runs by level

14 runs over 12 km:

7 green 6 blue 1 red 0 black
Vertical drop
238 m — from 1,488 m to 1,726 m
Slope aspect
47 % north · 26 % east · 26 % west — computed from the fall line of 18 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 9 September 2026
1 kmLongest piste — unnamed on the map (green), 66 m of vertical
224 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,723 → 1,499 m, 1 km
1,729 mHighest lift top — Naouit 1 (platter lift), national lift register
6,628Total lift capacity, people per hour — 7 installations: 6 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet
30 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1975, newest 2022
1,400Biggest lift, people per hour — Espace Ludique (magic carpet, 2022)
4 kmTotal length of lifts — 7 lifts mapped
88 haSki area boundary (OSM)
413Inhabitants — Beaucens (INSEE 65077)

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 Hautacam only (“HAUTACAM”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

Register of 1 January 2025

7 lifts , carrying 6,628 people an hour in total , 30 years old on average (from 1975 to 2022).

Type (as registered, in French)CountCapacity (people/h)
Téléskis65,228
Tapis roulants11,400

Lift by lift

The 7 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

LiftTypeCapacityLengthVerticalYearManufacturer
ESPACE LUDIQUE Tapis roulant 1,400 104 m 12 m 2022 MND
NAOUIT 2 Téléski à perche débrayable 900 708 m 229 m 1990 POMAGALSKI
TRAMASSEL Téléski à perche débrayable 900 416 m 73 m 1983 MONTAZ MAUTINO
NAOUIT 1 Téléski à perche débrayable 900 750 m 239 m 1975 POMAGALSKI
CARDOUET Téléski à enrouleur 850 349 m 71 m 2013 LST
ISABY Téléski à enrouleur 848 395 m 93 m 2008 DOPPELMAYR
TROIS SEIGNEURS Téléski à perche débrayable 830 785 m 179 m 1975 POMAGALSKI

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