Pra-Loup
Pra-Loup is a ski resort in France, at Uvernet-Fours in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, 7 km (4 mi) from the town of Barcelonnette.
Introduction from the English Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Seven criteria rated from 1 to 5 stars, in half-stars, from this page's sourced data. A rating is a rank among the 322 French resorts we cover — 5 stars means “among the best in France on this point”, not “perfect”. Nobody types these in.
- SnowCan you count on the snow?3.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 2,503 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,495 m · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 90%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?4 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 148 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 148 km · Lifts: 18 · Balance between piste levels: 86%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?3.5 / 5
Adult day pass: €35 · Day pass price per km of pistes: €0.24/km · Price read at a neighbouring resort of the same area
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?2.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 52% · Magic carpets: 4 · Sledging runs: 2 · Special prices out of 4 (beginner, child, family, free age): 2 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 4
- AccessIs it easy to get to?1.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 5 hr 48 · Nearest railway station: 1 hr 03 · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 2 hr 17
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?4.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 5 · Nightclubs: 1 · Restaurants: 31 · Upcoming events: 6 · Collective tourist beds: 1,142 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?1.5 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 0 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 42% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 · Adult day pass: €35 — index: what the map and the listings publish
“Atmosphere” and “Luxury” are indexes: they count what OpenStreetMap and the event listings publish within 2.5 km (bars, nightclubs, rated hotels, spas, upcoming events), not what you experience there. A zero means “nothing mapped”, not “nothing there”. Sources per criterion: snow (altitudes (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata), snow depth observed at the Météo-France station, ERA5-Land model) ; ski area (OpenStreetMap pistes and lifts, linked area (Wikidata)) ; value (the resort’s official price list) ; families and beginners (OpenStreetMap pistes, price list, ESF ski school, Famille Plus label, OpenStreetMap leisure) ; access (OSRM drive times from 20 cities, SNCF stations, GTFS shuttles, airports) ; atmosphere and après-ski (bars, nightclubs and restaurants within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap), upcoming events (OpenAgenda), collective tourist beds (INSEE)) ; luxury and comfort (rated hotels within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap) and by category across the commune (INSEE), spas and boutiques (OpenStreetMap), day pass price).
The domain is due to open on 12 December 2026 and close on 4 April 2027. Open pistes and lifts will appear here as soon as the resort publishes its daily report.
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,650 m · top 2,503 m
Forecast corrected for altitude; fresh snow = forecast total at the top; UV = peak of the day. Beyond 3 days, check the resort’s own report. Source:Open-Meteo.
Average snow depth by month
Good snow from January to April: a long, reliable season.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 7.3 h · Dec 6.8 h · Jan 7.2 h · Feb 8.4 h · Mar 9.6 h · Apr 10.7 h — 27 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November—no record
- December55 cmVariable · 75%
- January63 cmGood skiing · 86%
- February82 cmGood skiing · 99%
- March101 cmGood skiing · 99%
- April85 cmGood skiing · 81%
- May—no record
30 cm on the ground: the benchmark for groomed-piste skiing. Bar = monthly average depth; percentage = share of time above 30 cm.
- Good skiing: 30 cm on more than 8 days in 10
- Variable: 30 cm on 5 to 8 days in 10
- Insufficient: 30 cm less than one day in two
Measured snow history: not available for this resort. No Météo-France station close enough (the 3 nearby stations sit more than 300 m away from the altitude we aim for (1934 m)). We would rather show nothing than borrow a distant valley’s reading.
The ski area
Compare with another resort →188 pistes, by level — 148 km
- Skiable vertical
- 1,008 m (1,495 m → 2,503 m)
- Lifts
- 2 gondolas, 2 chairlifts, 9 drag lifts, 4 magic carpets
- Cross-country skiing
- 1 named trail — 3.3 km of marked loops, 1.9 km from the resortOpenStreetMap, lengths measured on the geometry, surveyed on 12 September 2026. A trail with no difficulty tag is shown as "n/a" — never guessed.
See the trails(1)
Trail Level Length Grande boucle du Golf du Bois Chenu very easy 3.3 km - Snowpark
- 7 mapped zones — Boarder Cross XS (very easy) · Boarder Cross S (easy) · Snowpark Pra-Loup · Snowpark Ligne Bleue (easy) · Snowpark Ligne Rouge (intermediate) · Boarder Cross M (intermediate) · Cabane du Berger - Bosses (easy)
OpenStreetMap, surveyed on 12 September 2026. OpenStreetMap does not map individual features (kickers, rails): what is counted here are the named zones. - Without skis
- 2 km of snowshoe and walking trails · 2 sledging runs
- Piste aspect
- N 49% · E 49% · S 2% · W 0% (descent direction of 102 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Mountain restaurants
- Le Péguiéou (2339 m) · Costebelle (2094 m) · La Dalle en Pente (2001 m)
- Season 2026-2027
- opens on 12 December 2026, closes on 4 April 2027
Pistes and lifts surveyed on OpenStreetMap within 4 km of the resort — for a resort in a linked area, the figure may include neighbouring pistes.
Lift passes (2026-2027) detail →
| Adult pass | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 day | €35 |
| Season | €420 |
| Child, 1 day | €32 |
| Pedestrian, 1 day | €9 |
| Free | Free under 5 years |
Read on the official price list, full price, excluding promotions. Price list of the linked area, read on Le Seignus. Official price list ↗
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 Pra-Loup only (“PRA-LOUP”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Pra-Loup
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (8) →Official players of the resort, live image. Checked on 18 September 2026.
Piste map
Open on OpenSnowMap ↗Pistes coloured by level, lifts as lines. The resort’s official map is the reference in season.
Base map © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · pistes © OpenSnowMap (CC-BY-SA) · data ©OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Getting to Pra-Loup
From Paris: 8 hr 55 (747 km) by road.
By road
- From Marseille: 3 hr 00 · 232 km
- From Grenoble: 3 hr 06 · 174 km
- From Chambéry: 3 hr 45 · 233 km
- From Valence: 3 hr 55 · 231 km
- From Annecy: 4 hr 14 · 280 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Lyon: 4 hr 18 · 276 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 18 · 355 km
- From Genève: 4 hr 44 · 318 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 4 hr 51 · 325 km
- From Nice: 5 hr 04 · 383 km · via Embrun station
- From Perpignan: 5 hr 40 · 503 km
- From Dijon: 6 hr 10 · 477 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 6 hr 11 · 445 km
- From Besançon: 6 hr 29 · 507 km
- From Toulouse: 6 hr 36 · 589 km
- From Nancy: 8 hr 17 · 688 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 31 · 779 km
- From Strasbourg: 8 hr 52 · 745 km
- From Paris: 8 hr 55 · 747 km
- From Bordeaux: 9 hr 00 · 831 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Embrun station
regional station · then 1 hr 03 drive (60 km)
No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables (checked on 13 September 2026): ask the resort about a private shuttle or a taxi.
Shuttles and buses from the station: see the resort’s official website.
By plane
- Cuneo (CUF): 2 hr 17 by road · 127 km
- Turin-Caselle (TRN): 3 hr 29 by road · 225 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Pra-Loup as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
Charging an electric car
3 charging stations within 2 km
8 charging points · up to 60 kW
- UVERNET FOURS - Pra Loup · EASYCHARGE · 3 points · 60 kW · 0.2 km
- UVERNET FOURS - Pra Loup · EASYCHARGE · 3 points · 24 kW · 0.2 km
- UVERNET FOURS - Parking Office Du Tourisme · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 22 kW · 0.3 km
Freely accessible charge points read from the French national EV charging database (data.gouv.fr ↗, operators’ own declarations), checked on 9 September 2026. Check availability before you leave: the database says what is installed, not what is free tonight.
Road conditions
From 1 November to 31 March, snow chains or winter tyres are compulsory in most mountain areas (French “Loi Montagne II”).
Driving times computed on the OpenStreetMap road network (OSRM), SNCF stations (open data), airports (Wikidata). Indicative, not a timetable: allow extra time in snow.
Off-piste & ski touring
The resorts for off-piste skiing →Named itineraries: Fraises - Bas · Bergers · Bergeries Hors Piste · Clappe Hors Piste · Bergerie - Freeride · Peguieou Hors Piste
Itineraries surveyed on OpenStreetMap within a 4 km radius (7 September 2026): “marked” means an itinerary exists on the map, not that it is open or safe on the day.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Pra-Loup — up to 1,600 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Séolane · versant E, depuis Pra-Loup via le col des Thuiles | n/a · D- | 533 m | 2,376 → 2,909 m | n/a | 3.6 km |
| Soleil Bœuf · Depuis Faucon de Barcelonnette | n/a · E1 · F | 1,030 m | 1,186 → 2,214 m | n/a | 5.4 km |
| Col de Terre Blanche · depuis les Besses | n/a | 700 m | 1,550 → 2,248 m | n/a | 6 km |
| Petite Séolane · Face Nord Est | 5.2 | 1,400 m | 1,550 → 2,854 m | NE | 6.2 km |
| Chapeau de Gendarme - Le Lan · Depuis le Super-Sauze | n/a | 980 m | 1,700 → 2,685 m | NE | 6.7 km |
| Grande Séolane · En boucle depuis Laverq | n/a · AD | 1,600 m | 1,640 → 2,909 m | n/a | 6.8 km |
| Petite Séolane · Par le Col de Séolane | 3.1 · E2 · AD | 1,300 m | 1,560 → 2,854 m | N | 7 km |
| Petite Séolane · En boucle par le vallon de Terre Blanche | n/a · AD | 1,300 m | 1,600 → 2,854 m | n/a | 7 km |
| L'Ailette · Couloir en virgule | 3.3 · E1 · AD | 1,020 m | 1,430 → 2,450 m | N | 7.2 km |
| Tête de la Sestrière · Par le Vallon de Sestrière | n/a · F | 750 m | 1,873 → 2,575 m | SE | 7.8 km |
| Foux d'Allos - Pas du Mélèze | 3.2 · E1 · PD | 684 m | 1,860 → 2,544 m | SE · S | 7.8 km |
| Tête de Chabrière (Au N de l'Estrop) · Versant E | 2.3 · E1 · PD- | 1,300 m | 1,450 → 2,745 m | E | 8.1 km |
Source: Camptocamp.org topo guide (CC BY-SA), routes starting within 10 km, read on 13 September 2026. Descriptions and photos are on Camptocamp; an empty cell is a field nobody has filled in. Camptocamp ski touring routes ↗
Beyond skiing at Pra-Loup
Toboggan runs
- Luge multisaison Verdon Express · Allos · 8.7 km away
Ice rink
- Patinoire · Allos · 9.4 km away
Swimming pool
- Piscine du Sauze · Enchastrayes · 5.9 km away
Paragliding
- Pra Loup Parapente · Uvernet-Fours · 0.3 km away
- Incondition'Aile Parapente · Saint-Pons · 2.3 km away
- Ubaye Parapente · Faucon-de-Barcelonnette · 5.8 km away
- Flying Nomad Speedriding et parapente · Allos · 9.2 km away
Museum
- Musée de la Vallée - La Sapinière · Barcelonnette · 4.4 km away
- Maison du Bois et de la Forêt · Méolans-Revel · 8.1 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma Ubaye - Barcelonnette · Barcelonnette · 4.3 km away
- Ciné Sauze · Enchastrayes · 6.1 km away
Source: DATAtourisme (open data), within 10 km of the resort; places in a large town of the valley are left out. Checked on 12 September 2026. Opening times and prices are the operator’s — check before you go.
Practical information
Collective accommodation
1,142 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 7 hotels · 257 rooms (2 × 4★, 1 × 3★, 2 × 2★)
- 4 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 1,142 bed spaces
Commune: Uvernet-Fours · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
Tourist office
Office de tourisme de Pra Loup
📍 Maison de Pra Loup, 04400
Ski school
ESF Pra Loup
68 instructors
🇬🇧 37 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Ice rink · Patinoire
- Cinema · Cinéma de Pra Loup
- Alpine coaster · Luge sur rail
- Bowling · Bowling du Bachelard
In case of accident
112 — the European emergency number, free of charge, triggers mountain rescue. On the pistes, the ski patrol number is printed on the piste map and at lift ticket offices. Piste rescue is charged: check your insurance or take the option sold with the lift pass.
What's on around Pra-Loup
All 6 upcoming events →-
19 September 2026 · 08:00
Découverte de l'exposition et du récit " Le Tigre et la Lionne " : Empreintes des nahualts et des espagnols du Mexique
Médiathèque de Barcelonnette · Barcelonnette
Découverte de l'exposition et du récit " Le Tigre et la Lionne " : Empreintes des nahualts et des espagnols du Mexique avec Sybille de Pury – En mots et en images
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Tourisme Alpes-de-Haute-Provence” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Le Sauze (2.8 km)
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19 September 2026 · 11:00
Histoire du Monument aux Morts de Barcelonnette
Monuments aux Morts · Barcelonnette
Derrière chaque nom gravé dans la pierre se cache une histoire, une famille, un destin. Hubert Tassel vous propose de redécouvrir le Monument aux Morts de Barcelonnette à travers les parcours de ceux…
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Tourisme Alpes-de-Haute-Provence” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Le Sauze (3 km)
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19 September 2026 · 11:00
Visite guidée : Faucon, la tour de l'horloge
Tour de l'Horloge · Faucon-de-Barcelonnette
Après la visite de l'église Saint-Étienne, gravissez les marches de la tour de l'horloge du XVIe siècle et profitez d'un regard privilégié sur le village et son histoire.
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Tourisme Alpes-de-Haute-Provence” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Le Sauze (2.3 km), Sainte-Anne-la-Condamine (9 km)
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19 September 2026 – 20 September 2026
Les villas du côté ouest de Barcelonnette
Place Valle Bravo · Barcelonnette
Partez à la découverte des célèbres villas mexicaines et de l'incroyable épopée des Ubayens partis faire fortune de l'autre côté de l'Atlantique. Point d'orgue de la visite : l'ouverture de la Villa …
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Tourisme Alpes-de-Haute-Provence” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Le Sauze (2.7 km), La Foux d'Allos (10 km)
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19 September 2026 · 15:00
Prioriser les oeuvres en cas de sinistre
Musée de la vallée, La Sapinière · Barcelonnette
"Le patrimoine, un héritage à sauvegarder"
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Tourisme Alpes-de-Haute-Provence” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Le Sauze (2.6 km)
Events published on OpenAgenda by the agendas named above, kept when they take place within 10 km of the resort. We organise nothing: times, prices and cancellations are the organiser's.
Nearby resorts
Frequently asked questions
How high is Pra-Loup?
Pra-Loup sits at 1,650 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,503 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Pra-Loup have?
Pra-Loup has 148 km of pistes served by 18 lifts, within the linked Espace Lumière area (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Pra-Loup?
The longest piste is Sources du Verdon: 3 km (red run), for 589 m of vertical. Measured on the OpenStreetMap map, segments of the same name and level joined end to end, altitudes from the IGN RGE ALTI terrain model — a resort sometimes advertises a longer run by chaining several pistes.
How high do the lifts go in Pra-Loup?
The highest lift, Quartiers (chairlift), tops out at 2,500 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Pra-Loup have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 22 installations at Pra-Loup (2 gondolas, 5 chairlifts, 11 drag lifts, 4 magic carpets), for an authorised capacity of 23,810 people per hour, of which 2,665 for Clappe alone. The fleet spans 1965 to 2024, an average age of 35 years. This count covers the resort itself, magic carpets included, not the whole linked ski area — a resort brochure often announces a different number. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How much is a lift pass in Pra-Loup?
The adult day pass costs €35 (2026-2027, read on the official price list, shared with Le Seignus).
How do I get to Pra-Loup?
By road, Pra-Loup is 3 hr 00 from Marseille (232 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Embrun, 1 hr 03 by road from the resort. No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables. The nearest airport is Cuneo, 2 hr 17 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Pra-Loup?
8 hr 55 for 747 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
When does Pra-Loup open?
According to the official website, the resort opens on 12 December 2026 and closes on 4 April 2027 (2026-2027 season).
Is the snow reliable in Pra-Loup?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
Is Pra-Loup good for beginners and families?
52% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather technical area.
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