The Le Chazelet ski area

Le Chazelet has 22 km of pistes, 7 lifts carrying 5,120 people an hour, 664 m of vertical, from 1,500 m to 2,164 m. 12 green runs, 17 blue, 6 red and 2 black.

Le Chazelet is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes), in the commune of La Grave. The village sits at 1,783 m and the ski area rises to 2,164 m, a skiable vertical of 664 m.

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Runs by level

37 runs over 22 km:

12 green 17 blue 6 red 2 black

Vertical drop: 664 m — from 1,500 m to 2,164 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 9 September 2026

1 kmLongest piste — Plateau d'Emparis (red), 423 m of vertical

423 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 2,159 → 1,736 m, 1 km

2,164 mHighest lift top — CLOT RAFFIN (ou EMPARIS) (platter lift), national lift register

5,120Total lift capacity, people per hour — 7 installations: 1 chairlift, 6 drag lifts

27 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1965, newest 2014

1,200Biggest lift, people per hour — Signal (chairlift, 2008)

4 kmTotal length of lifts — 7 lifts mapped

102 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 Le Chazelet only (“CHAZELET (LE)”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

7 lifts , carrying 5,120 people an hour in total , 27 years old on average (from 1965 to 2014).

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Télésièges	1	1,200
Téléskis	6	3,920

Lift by lift

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

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
SIGNAL	Télésiège	1,200	977 m	347 m	2008	POMAGALSKI
LES POUSSINS	Télécorde	900	63 m	5 m	2014	POMAGALSKI
LES NARCISSES	Téléski à enrouleur	680	679 m	120 m	2014	LST
LA BALMETTE	Téléski à perche débrayable	600	660 m	108 m	1998	G.M.M.
PLAGNES	Téléski à perche débrayable	600	722 m	208 m	1971	MONTAZ MAUTINO
CLOT RAFFIN (ou EMPARIS)	Téléski à perche débrayable	600	1198 m	427 m	1965	MONTAZ MAUTINO
LES MICKEYS	Téléski à corde	540	55 m	5 m	2014	SCHIPPERS

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