The Le Lioran ski area

Le Lioran has 39 km of pistes, 20 lifts carrying 24,695 people an hour, 661 m of vertical, from 1,161 m to 1,822 m. 11 green runs, 16 blue, 17 red and 7 black.

Le Lioran is a ski resort in the Massif Central (Cantal). The village sits at 1,160 m and the ski area rises to 1,822 m, a skiable vertical of 661 m.

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Runs by level

51 runs over 39 km:

11 green 16 blue 17 red 7 black

Vertical drop: 661 m — from 1,161 m to 1,822 m
Slope aspect: 47 % north · 34 % east · 13 % west · 6 % south — computed from the fall line of 56 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 9 September 2026

3 kmLongest piste — Prat de Bouc (green), 355 m of vertical

402 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,795 → 1,393 m, 2 km

1,820 mHighest lift top — Plomb du Cantal (detachable chairlift), national lift register

24,695Total lift capacity, people per hour — 20 installations: 1 aerial tramway, 8 chairlifts, 8 drag lifts, 3 magic carpets

28 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1965, newest 2017

2,500Biggest lift, people per hour — Buron du Baguet (detachable chairlift, 2014)

15 kmTotal length of lifts — 16 lifts mapped

919 haSki area boundary (OSM)

537Inhabitants — Laveissière (INSEE 15101)

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 Lioran only (“SUPER LIORAN”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

20 lifts , carrying 24,695 people an hour in total , 28 years old on average (from 1965 to 2017).

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Téléphériques	1	800
Télésièges	8	15,850
Téléskis	8	5,670
Tapis roulants	3	2,375

Lift by lift

The 20 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
Buron du Baguet	Télésiège débrayable	2,500	1347 m	226 m	2014	LEITNER
Plomb du Cantal	Télésiège débrayable	2,400	1009 m	264 m	2001	POMAGALSKI
Masseboeuf	Télésiège	2,100	503 m	195 m	2015	G.M.M.
Remberter	Télésiège	2,100	811 m	191 m	2004	G.M.M.
Combe	Télésiège	2,000	928 m	318 m	2017	G.M.M.
Gardes	Télésiège	1,750	762 m	174 m	1986	POMAGALSKI
Débutants	Tapis roulant	1,500	104 m	16 m	2013	FICAP
Prairie	Télésiège	1,500	550 m	154 m	1992	POMAGALSKI
Rombière	Télésiège	1,500	1295 m	291 m	1984	POMAGALSKI
Refuge	Téléski à perche débrayable	900	700 m	184 m	1994	POMAGALSKI
Mouflets	Tapis roulant	875	58 m	6 m	2013	FICAP
Slalom	Téléski à perche débrayable	840	365 m	99 m	1970	MONTAZ MAUTINO
Plomb du Cantal	Téléphérique	800	2349 m	556 m	1989	POMAGALSKI
La Jambe	Téléski à perche débrayable	750	1040 m	184 m	1993	MONTAZ MAUTINO
Puy du Rocher 1	Téléski à perche débrayable	730	1390 m	240 m	1974	PINGON/TRANSCABLE
La Gare	Téléski à perche débrayable	720	678 m	100 m	1965	POMAGALSKI
Puy du Rocher 2	Téléski à perche débrayable	700	1147 m	184 m	2003	MONTAZ MAUTINO
Haut Lioran	Téléski à corde	600	68 m	10 m	2001	SCHIPPERS
Prat de Bouc	Téléski à perche débrayable	430	185 m	27 m	1994	MONTAZ MAUTINO
ESF	Tapis roulant	—	32 m	3 m	2015	FICAP

French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “SUPER LIORAN” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.

Official piste map

Open the piste map (image, 918 KB) ↗

Published by Le Lioran Tourisme · file dated 26 November 2025 · link checked on 12 September 2026 · official page

Link to the resort’s own file — a piste map is a copyrighted artwork, we host no copy.