The La Grave ski area

La Grave has 55 km of pistes, 3 lifts carrying 1,375 people an hour, 2,032 m of vertical, from 1,500 m to 3,532 m. 12 green runs, 17 blue, 6 red and 2 black.

La Grave is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes). The ski area rises to 3,532 m, a skiable vertical of 2,032 m.

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Runs by level

37 runs over 55 km:

12 green 17 blue 6 red 2 black

Vertical drop: 2,032 m — from 1,500 m to 3,532 m
Slope aspect: 49 % west · 33 % east · 13 % north · 6 % south — computed from the fall line of 16 runs
Glacier: Some runs cross a glacier (OpenStreetMap mapping; check summer opening with the resort)

The ski area in figures

Measured on 7 October 2026

1 kmLongest piste — Chevreuil (blue), 97 m of vertical

97 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,756 → 1,659 m, 1 km

3,532 mHighest lift top — Dome (drag lift), national lift register

1,375Total lift capacity, people per hour — 3 installations: 2 aerial tramways, 1 drag lift

44 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1976, newest 1989

475Biggest lift, people per hour — Dome (drag lift, 1989)

8 kmTotal length of lifts — 8 lifts mapped

1,091 haSki area boundary (OSM)

479Inhabitants — La Grave (INSEE 05063)

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 La Grave only (“GRAVE (LA)”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

3 lifts , carrying 1,375 people an hour in total , 44 years old on average (from 1976 to 1989).

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Téléphériques	2	900
Téléskis	1	475

Lift by lift

The 3 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
DOME	Téléski à enrouleur	475	1035 m	293 m	1989	CREISSELS
RUILLANS 2	Téléphérique	460	2730 m	773 m	1977	P.H.B
RUILLANS 1	Téléphérique	440	2424 m	954 m	1976	P.H.B

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