The Le Markstein ski area

Le Markstein has 9 km of pistes, 9 lifts carrying 6,770 people an hour, 169 m of vertical, from 1,032 m to 1,201 m. 4 green runs, 5 blue, 2 red and 4 black.

Le Markstein is a ski resort in the Vosges (Haut-Rhin). The village sits at 1,100 m and the ski area rises to 1,201 m, a skiable vertical of 169 m.

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Runs by level

15 runs over 9 km:

4 green 5 blue 2 red 4 black

Vertical drop: 169 m — from 1,032 m to 1,201 m
Slope aspect: 50 % north · 45 % east · 5 % west — computed from the fall line of 16 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 7 October 2026

1 kmLongest piste — Steinlebach (blue), 169 m of vertical

171 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,261 → 1,090 m, 1 km

1,201 mHighest lift top — Bambi Kid (rope tow), national lift register

6,770Total lift capacity, people per hour — 9 installations: 9 drag lifts

39 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1967, newest 2007

900Biggest lift, people per hour — Fédérale 1 (platter lift, 2007)

7 kmTotal length of lifts — 15 lifts mapped

183 haSki area boundary (OSM)

1,215Inhabitants — Oderen (INSEE 68247)

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 Markstein only (“MARKSTEIN (LE)”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

9 lifts , carrying 6,770 people an hour in total , 39 years old on average (from 1967 to 2007).

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Téléskis	9	6,770

Lift by lift

The 9 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
Fédérale 1	Téléski à perche débrayable	900	562 m	171 m	2007	MONTAZ MAUTINO
Fédérale 2	Téléski à perche débrayable	900	562 m	171 m	2007	MONTAZ MAUTINO
Tremplin 1	Téléski à perche débrayable	840	838 m	149 m	1974	POMAGALSKI
Tremplin 2	Téléski à perche débrayable	840	691 m	158 m	1974	POMAGALSKI
Steinlebachrunz	Téléski à perche débrayable	790	1030 m	170 m	1971	POMAGALSKI
Grenouillère 1	Téléski à perche débrayable	700	323 m	40 m	2005	POMAGALSKI
BAMBI KID	Téléski à corde	600	150 m	21 m	2001	SCHIPPERS
Grenouillère 3	Téléski à perche débrayable	600	263 m	37 m	1969	POMAGALSKI
Grenouillère 2	Téléski à perche débrayable	600	376 m	45 m	1967	MONTAZ MAUTINO

French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “MARKSTEIN (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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