The La Schlucht ski area

La Schlucht has 15 km of pistes, 2 lifts carrying 2,950 people an hour, 412 m of vertical, from 839 m to 1,251 m. 2 green runs, 11 blue, 6 red and 1 black.

La Schlucht is a ski resort in the Vosges (Vosges), in the commune of Gérardmer. The village sits at 1,132 m and the ski area rises to 1,251 m, a skiable vertical of 412 m.

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Runs by level

20 runs over 15 km:

2 green 11 blue 6 red 1 black

Vertical drop: 412 m — from 839 m to 1,251 m
Slope aspect: 36 % north · 31 % west · 23 % east · 10 % south — computed from the fall line of 25 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 9 September 2026

1 kmLongest piste — Montabeu (blue), 113 m of vertical

113 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,256 → 1,142 m, 1 km

1,251 mHighest lift top — Montabeu (platter lift), national lift register

2,950Total lift capacity, people per hour — 2 installations: 1 chairlift, 1 drag lift

39 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1985, newest 1988

2,100Biggest lift, people per hour — Schlucht (detachable chairlift, 1985)

1 kmTotal length of lifts — 2 lifts mapped

12 haSki area boundary (OSM)

74Inhabitants — Le Valtin (INSEE 88492)

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 Schlucht only (“BRESSE (LA) COL DE LA SCHLUCHT”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

2 lifts , carrying 2,950 people an hour in total , 39 years old on average (from 1985 to 1988).

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Télésièges	1	2,100
Téléskis	1	850

Lift by lift

The 2 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
Schlucht	Télésiège débrayable	2,100	637 m	110 m	1985	POMAGALSKI
Montabeu	Téléski à perche débrayable	850	710 m	111 m	1988	MONTAZ MAUTINO

French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “BRESSE (LA) COL DE LA SCHLUCHT” · 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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