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The Luz-Ardiden ski area

Luz-Ardiden has 26 km of pistes, 11 lifts carrying 12,392 people an hour, 790 m of vertical, from 1,694 m to 2,484 m. 5 green runs, 9 blue, 31 red and 5 black.

Luz-Ardiden is a ski resort in the Pyrenees (Hautes-Pyrénées), in the commune of Luz-Saint-Sauveur. The village sits at 1,720 m and the ski area rises to 2,484 m, a skiable vertical of 790 m.

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Runs by level

50 runs over 26 km:

5 green 9 blue 31 red 5 black
Vertical drop
790 m — from 1,694 m to 2,484 m
Slope aspect
67 % east · 27 % north · 4 % south · 2 % west — computed from the fall line of 42 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 7 October 2026
1 kmLongest piste — Myrilles (blue), 215 m of vertical
449 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 2,347 → 1,899 m, 2 km
2,484 mHighest lift top — Cloze (chairlift), national lift register
12,392Total lift capacity, people per hour — 11 installations: 6 chairlifts, 2 drag lifts, 3 magic carpets
28 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1975, newest 2024
2,160Biggest lift, people per hour — Baby (magic carpet, 2013)
6 kmTotal length of lifts — 7 lifts mapped
296 haSki area boundary (OSM)
38Inhabitants — Grust (INSEE 65210)

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 Luz-Ardiden only (“LUZ ARDIDEN”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

Register of 1 January 2025

11 lifts , carrying 12,392 people an hour in total , 28 years old on average (from 1975 to 2024).

Type (as registered, in French)CountCapacity (people/h)
Télésièges68,732
Téléskis21,500
Tapis roulants32,160

Lift by lift

The 11 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

LiftTypeCapacityLengthVerticalYearManufacturer
BABY Tapis roulant 2,160 107 m 14 m 2013 FICAP
BEDERET EXPRESS Télésiège débrayable 2,000 1494 m 467 m 2003 POMAGALSKI
AULIAN EXPRESS Télésiège débrayable 2,000 1194 m 412 m 2000 POMAGALSKI
CAPERETTE Télésiège 1,455 1136 m 452 m 1987 MONTAZ MAUTINO
CLOZE Télésiège 1,300 516 m 220 m 2001 POMAGALSKI
SOURCE Télésiège 1,057 805 m 224 m 1985 POMAGALSKI
AULIAN Télésiège 920 433 m 88 m 1979 POMAGALSKI
POURTERE 2 Téléski à perche débrayable 900 488 m 110 m 1975 POMAGALSKI
BAMBI Téléski à corde 600 81 m 6 m 1986 SCHIPPERS
TURON Tapis roulant — — — 2024 MND
PIOU PIOU Tapis roulant — 20 m 1 m 2017 FICAP

French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “LUZ ARDIDEN” · 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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Where to stay in Luz-Ardiden

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