The Les Saisies ski area

Les Saisies has 129 km of pistes, 35 lifts carrying 47,062 people an hour, 539 m of vertical, from 1,386 m to 1,925 m. 29 green runs, 80 blue, 25 red and 5 black.

Les Saisies is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Savoie), in the commune of Crest-Voland. The village sits at 1,650 m and the ski area rises to 1,925 m, a skiable vertical of 539 m.

Runs by level

139 runs over 129 km:

29 green 80 blue 25 red 5 black
Vertical drop
539 m — from 1,386 m to 1,925 m
Slope aspect
35 % west · 27 % north · 25 % east · 13 % south — computed from the fall line of 132 runs

As declared by the resort(ANMSM feed)

Ski area
Les Saisies
Linked area
Espace Diamant · 192 km
Lifts
3 in total · 1 gondolas · 16 chairlifts · 11 drag lifts · 2 conveyors
Altitude
1,150 m → 2,069 m (resort base 1,650 m)
Snowmaking
40 % of pistes
Beginners
Beginner zone, free lifts
Fun & sledging
fun zone
Nordic
Les Saisies
Passes (as declared)
Adulte 1 jour (forfait nordique) 13 € · Enfant 1 jour (forfait nordique) 8 € · Sénior 1 jour (forfait nordique) 12 € · Adulte 6 jours (forfait nordique) 73.3 € · Enfant 6 jours (forfait nordique) 32.2 € · Sénior 6 jours (forfait nordique) 67.7 € · Adulte 1 jour (forfait domaine relié) 50 € · Enfant 1 jour (forfait domaine relié) 40 € (official page)

Figures entered by the resort itself in the ANMSM feed. Our own survey (OpenStreetMap, STRMTG register) is shown above; when the two differ, the resort usually counts its whole linked area.

The ski area in figures

Measured on 9 September 2026
6 kmLongest piste — Sangliers (red), 357 m of vertical
445 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,765 → 1,320 m, 2 km
2,052 mHighest lift top — Bellasta (detachable chairlift), national lift register
47,062Total lift capacity, people per hour — 35 installations: 1 gondola, 15 chairlifts, 12 drag lifts, 7 magic carpets
18 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1966, newest 2024
3,300Biggest lift, people per hour — Bisanne (detachable chairlift, 2016)
60 kmTotal length of lifts — 77 lifts mapped
7,208 haSki area boundary (OSM)
734Inhabitants — Hauteluce (INSEE 73132)

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 Les Saisies only (“SAISIES (LES)”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

Register of 1 January 2025

35 lifts , carrying 47,062 people an hour in total , 18 years old on average (from 1966 to 2024).

Type (as registered, in French)CountCapacity (people/h)
Télécabines11,600
Télésièges1530,387
Téléskis1211,175
Tapis roulants73,900

Lift by lift

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

LiftTypeCapacityLengthVerticalYearManufacturer
BISANNE Télésiège débrayable 3,300 2118 m 327 m 2016 POMAGALSKI
LEGETTE Télésiège débrayable 2,800 1092 m 294 m 2019 POMAGALSKI
CHARD DU BEURRE Télésiège débrayable 2,800 1852 m 278 m 2004 POMAGALSKI
DOUCE Télésiège débrayable 2,400 874 m 273 m 2024 POMAGALSKI
COVETAN Télésiège débrayable 2,100 1496 m 357 m 2011 LEITNER
ROCHE BLANCHE Télésiège 2,024 610 m 162 m 2003 SKIRAIL
BELLASTA Télésiège débrayable 2,000 1266 m 429 m 2014 DOPPELMAYR
CHAMOIS Télésiège 2,000 810 m 256 m 2009 SKIRAIL
MANANT Télésiège 1,820 1050 m 183 m 2001 SKIRAIL
GRATTARY Télésiège 1,800 587 m 138 m 2024 SKIRAIL
BRICHOU Télésiège 1,800 825 m 239 m 2005 SKIRAIL
CARRETS (des) Télésiège 1,675 1206 m 167 m 2010 SKIRAIL
ROSIERES (DES) Télécabine 1,600 1133 m 440 m 2021 POMAGALSKI
LUCIOLES (DES) Télécorde 1,500 90 m 8 m 2021 G.M.M.
BOETET Tapis roulant 1,500 161 m 12 m 2014 FICAP
CHARDONS Tapis roulant 1,500 188 m 26 m 2014 FICAP
CHOZAL Télésiège 1,400 1067 m 311 m 1990 SKIRAIL
LUTINS Télécorde 1,350 103 m 10 m 2000 MONTAGNER
CHALLIERS Télésiège 1,350 760 m 71 m 1983 MONTAZ MAUTINO
TROLLS Télécorde 1,250 93 m 8 m 2001 POMAGALSKI

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

Official piste map

Open the piste map (PDF, 13.3 MB) ↗

Published by Les Saisies Tourisme · file dated 17 February 2026 · 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.

Resort data: declared by Les Saisies and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September