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The Le Sauze ski area

Le Sauze has 42 km of pistes, 22 lifts carrying 18,340 people an hour, 973 m of vertical, from 1,374 m to 2,347 m. 23 green runs, 35 blue, 29 red and 2 black.

Le Sauze is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), in the commune of Enchastrayes. The village sits at 1,352 m and the ski area rises to 2,347 m, a skiable vertical of 973 m.

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Runs by level

89 runs over 42 km:

23 green 35 blue 29 red 2 black
Vertical drop
973 m — from 1,374 m to 2,347 m
Slope aspect
62 % north · 26 % west · 10 % east · 2 % south — computed from the fall line of 47 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 7 October 2026
2 kmLongest piste — Soudane (blue), 442 m of vertical
442 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 2,128 → 1,686 m, 2 km
2,347 mHighest lift top — Dome (platter lift), national lift register
18,340Total lift capacity, people per hour — 22 installations: 3 chairlifts, 19 drag lifts
48 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1946, newest 2012
1,500Biggest lift, people per hour — Le Brec (detachable chairlift, 2012)
16 kmTotal length of lifts — 20 lifts mapped
n/aSki area boundary (OSM)
399Inhabitants — Enchastrayes (INSEE 04073)

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 Sauze only (“SAUZE (LE)”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

Register of 1 January 2025

22 lifts , carrying 18,340 people an hour in total , 48 years old on average (from 1946 to 2012).

Type (as registered, in French)CountCapacity (people/h)
Télésièges33,750
Téléskis1914,590

Lift by lift

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

LiftTypeCapacityLengthVerticalYearManufacturer
LE BREC Télésiège débrayable 1,500 1747 m 497 m 2012 DOPPELMAYR
LES CIMES Téléski à corde 1,400 50 m 2 m 1997 PELLAT-FINET
SAUZE Télésiège 1,350 1558 m 343 m 1982 POMAGALSKI
DOME Téléski à perche débrayable 900 1250 m 345 m 1985 POMAGALSKI
AMOUREUX Téléski à perche débrayable 900 605 m 167 m 1981 POMAGALSKI
ALP Télésiège 900 1391 m 359 m 1981 POMAGALSKI
SAVONNETTE 2 Téléski à perche débrayable 900 198 m 35 m 1971 POMAGALSKI
TROIS MELEZES Téléski à perche débrayable 900 375 m 92 m 1969 POMAGALSKI
CLOTS Téléski à perche débrayable 900 491 m 97 m 1963 POMAGALSKI
BERGERES Téléski à perche débrayable 850 714 m 160 m 1981 POMAGALSKI
JOUQUET Téléski à perche fixe 800 139 m 24 m 1984 POMAGALSKI
RENTE Téléski à perche débrayable 780 1205 m 318 m 1963 POMAGALSKI
PRE GUERIN Téléski à perche débrayable 760 1312 m 349 m 1946 POMAGALSKI
VALLONS Téléski à perche débrayable 700 775 m 248 m 1977 POMAGALSKI
BREC II Téléski à perche débrayable 700 1315 m 379 m 1973 POMAGALSKI
GRAND QUARTIER Téléski à perche débrayable 700 872 m 210 m 1967 POMAGALSKI
PETIT BREC Téléski à perche débrayable 650 195 m 50 m 1963 POMAGALSKI
COL DE FOURS Téléski à perche débrayable 630 1190 m 314 m 1971 POMAGALSKI
SAVONNETTE 1 Téléski à perche débrayable 600 237 m 37 m 1970 POMAGALSKI
SAVONNETTE 1 Téléski à corde 576 75 m 11 m 1997 SCHIPPERS

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