The Planche des Belles Filles ski area
Planche des Belles Filles has 3 km of pistes, 5 lifts carrying 3,850 people an hour, 162 m of vertical, from 983 m to 1,145 m. 2 green runs, 4 blue, 1 red and 1 black.
Planche des Belles Filles is a ski resort in the Vosges, in the commune of Plancher-les-Mines. The village sits at 1,022 m and the ski area rises to 1,145 m, a skiable vertical of 162 m.
Runs by level
8 runs over 3 km:
- Vertical drop
- 162 m — from 983 m to 1,145 m
- Slope aspect
- 88 % north · 12 % west — computed from the fall line of 7 runs
The ski area in figures
Measured on 9 September 2026Measured 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 Planche des Belles Filles only (“PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES”), magic carpets included.
The lifts
Register of 1 January 20255 lifts , carrying 3,850 people an hour in total , 37 years old on average (from 1976 to 2013).
| Type (as registered, in French) | Count | Capacity (people/h) |
|---|---|---|
| Téléskis | 4 | 2,850 |
| Tapis roulants | 1 | 1,000 |
Lift by lift
The 5 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.
| Lift | Type | Capacity | Length | Vertical | Year | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les petits lutins | Tapis roulant | 1,000 | 39 m | 7 m | 2013 | SUNKID |
| Sommet | Téléski à perche débrayable | 750 | 542 m | 164 m | 1976 | POMAGALSKI |
| Refuge | Téléski à perche débrayable | 750 | 318 m | 76 m | 1976 | POMAGALSKI |
| Chalet | Téléski à perche débrayable | 750 | 330 m | 40 m | 1976 | POMAGALSKI |
| Brimbelles | Téléski à corde | 600 | 54 m | 2 m | 2000 | POMAGALSKI |
French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.