The Pelvoux Vallouise ski area

Pelvoux Vallouise has 17 km of pistes, 8 lifts carrying 7,095 people an hour, 919 m of vertical, from 1,302 m to 2,221 m. 4 green runs, 11 blue, 5 red and 2 black.

Pelvoux Vallouise is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes), in the commune of Vallouise-Pelvoux. The village sits at 1,461 m and the ski area rises to 2,221 m, a skiable vertical of 919 m.

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Runs by level

22 runs over 17 km:

4 green 11 blue 5 red 2 black

Vertical drop: 919 m — from 1,302 m to 2,221 m
Slope aspect: 72 % east · 24 % north · 5 % south — computed from the fall line of 22 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 9 September 2026

2 kmLongest piste — Crête (red), 406 m of vertical

409 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 2,220 → 1,811 m, 1 km

2,221 mHighest lift top — Crete (chairlift), national lift register

7,095Total lift capacity, people per hour — 8 installations: 2 chairlifts, 6 drag lifts

25 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1974, newest 2018

1,695Biggest lift, people per hour — Preron (chairlift, 2012)

2 kmTotal length of lifts — 3 lifts mapped

126 haSki area boundary (OSM)

1,138Inhabitants — Vallouise-Pelvoux (INSEE 05101)

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 Pelvoux Vallouise only (“PELVOUX”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

8 lifts , carrying 7,095 people an hour in total , 25 years old on average (from 1974 to 2018).

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Télésièges	2	2,895
Téléskis	6	4,200

Lift by lift

The 8 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
PRERON	Télésiège	1,695	1447 m	582 m	2012	G.M.M.
PALATIN	Télécorde	1,500	88 m	5 m	2005	POMAGALSKI
CRETE	Télésiège	1,200	1008 m	409 m	2018	G.M.M.
ALP	Téléski à perche débrayable	600	200 m	59 m	2001	MONTAZ MAUTINO
FREYSSINET	Téléski à perche débrayable	600	219 m	22 m	1997	G.M.M.
CHATEAU D'EAU	Téléski à perche débrayable	600	468 m	74 m	1974	MONTAZ MAUTINO
AJOURDINES	Téléski à perche débrayable	500	678 m	153 m	1992	POMAGALSKI
BAMBI KID	Téléski à corde	400	66 m	2 m	2001	SCHIPPERS

French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “PELVOUX” · 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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