The Laye ski area

Laye has 9 km of pistes, 8 lifts carrying 3,670 people an hour, 557 m of vertical, from 1,311 m to 1,868 m. 2 green runs, 2 blue, 10 red and 2 black.

Laye is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes). The village sits at 976 m and the ski area rises to 1,868 m, a skiable vertical of 557 m.

← Laye resort page Version française

Runs by level

16 runs over 9 km:

2 green 2 blue 10 red 2 black

Vertical drop: 557 m — from 1,311 m to 1,868 m
Slope aspect: 64 % east · 30 % north · 6 % south — computed from the fall line of 12 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 9 September 2026

1 kmLongest piste — Le ruisseau (green), 53 m of vertical

319 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,693 → 1,375 m, 1 km

2,240 mHighest lift top — Grand Clot (platter lift), national lift register

3,670Total lift capacity, people per hour — 8 installations: 6 drag lifts, 2 magic carpets

36 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1974, newest 2012

720Biggest lift, people per hour — Col (platter lift, 1974)

4 kmTotal length of lifts — 6 lifts mapped

185 haSki area boundary (OSM)

256Inhabitants — Laye (INSEE 05072)

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 Laye only (“LAYE”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

8 lifts , carrying 3,670 people an hour in total , 36 years old on average (from 1974 to 2012).

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Téléskis	6	3,670
Tapis roulants	2	—

Lift by lift

The 8 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
LAUZON	Téléski à perche débrayable	720	1745 m	453 m	1981	MONTAZ MAUTINO
COL	Téléski à perche débrayable	720	333 m	78 m	1974	POMAGALSKI
Bambi kid	Téléski à corde	600	50 m	5 m	2005	SCHIPPERS
AIGUILLE	Téléski à enrouleur	600	525 m	196 m	1979	POMAGALSKI
RUISSEAU	Téléski à perche débrayable	600	440 m	60 m	1974	MONTAZ MAUTINO
GRAND CLOT	Téléski à perche débrayable	430	1314 m	320 m	1974	POMAGALSKI
TAKATAMUSER	Tapis roulant	—	96 m	16 m	2012	SUNKID
GYMKHANA	Tapis roulant	—	132 m	19 m	2012	SUNKID

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