The Porté-Puymorens ski area
Porté-Puymorens has 27 km of pistes, 11 lifts carrying 9,360 people an hour, 856 m of vertical, from 1,620 m to 2,476 m. 11 green runs, 6 blue, 4 red and 6 black.
Porté-Puymorens is a ski resort in the Pyrenees (Pyrénées-Orientales). The village sits at 1,862 m and the ski area rises to 2,476 m, a skiable vertical of 856 m.
Runs by level
27 runs over 27 km:
- Vertical drop
- 856 m — from 1,620 m to 2,476 m
- Slope aspect
- 82 % east · 13 % north · 2 % south · 2 % west — computed from the fall line of 27 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 Porté-Puymorens only (“PORTE PUYMORENS”), magic carpets included.
The lifts
Register of 1 January 202511 lifts , carrying 9,360 people an hour in total , 38 years old on average (from 1967 to 2022).
| Type (as registered, in French) | Count | Capacity (people/h) |
|---|---|---|
| Télésièges | 4 | 4,990 |
| Téléskis | 7 | 4,370 |
Lift by lift
The 11 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.
| Lift | Type | Capacity | Length | Vertical | Year | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOME DE LA MINE | Télésiège débrayable | 1,490 | 2006 m | 386 m | 2022 | POMAGALSKI |
| ESTAGNOL | Télésiège | 1,490 | 1428 m | 431 m | 2014 | POMAGALSKI |
| VIGNOLE | Télécorde | 1,350 | 146 m | 15 m | 2001 | MONTAGNER |
| VIGNOLE | Télésiège | 1,350 | 1422 m | 246 m | 1979 | POMAGALSKI |
| FONTFREDE 2 | Téléski à perche débrayable | 730 | 1216 m | 213 m | 1983 | POMAGALSKI |
| PLANEIL | Télésiège | 660 | 710 m | 262 m | 1979 | POMAGALSKI |
| JARDIN DES NEIGES | Téléski à corde | 600 | 50 m | 4 m | 1998 | SCHIPPERS |
| BABY VIGNOLE | Téléski à perche fixe | 550 | 169 m | 21 m | 1973 | POMAGALSKI |
| FONTFREDE 1 | Téléski à perche débrayable | 500 | 1580 m | 313 m | 1967 | POMAGALSKI |
| VIGNOLE | Téléski à perche débrayable | 350 | 1372 m | 227 m | 1967 | POMAGALSKI |
| SOLDATS | Téléski à perche fixe | 290 | 286 m | 60 m | 1973 | POMAGALSKI |
French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “PORTE PUYMORENS” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.