The Réallon ski area

Réallon has 12 km of pistes, 7 lifts carrying 7,630 people an hour, 565 m of vertical, from 1,552 m to 2,117 m. 8 green runs, 10 blue, 8 red and 1 black.

Réallon is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes). The ski area rises to 2,117 m, a skiable vertical of 565 m.

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Runs by level

27 runs over 12 km:

8 green 10 blue 8 red 1 black

Vertical drop: 565 m — from 1,552 m to 2,117 m
Slope aspect: 53 % east · 30 % north · 17 % south — computed from the fall line of 22 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 7 October 2026

1 kmLongest piste — Saturne (blue), 231 m of vertical

271 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 2,111 → 1,840 m, 1 km

2,117 mHighest lift top — Chabrieres (chairlift), national lift register

7,630Total lift capacity, people per hour — 7 installations: 2 chairlifts, 4 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet

23 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1985, newest 2023

2,200Biggest lift, people per hour — Clos Des Aurans (chairlift, 2010)

4 kmTotal length of lifts — 5 lifts mapped

166 haSki area boundary (OSM)

242Inhabitants — Réallon (INSEE 05114)

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 Réallon only (“REALLON”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

7 lifts , carrying 7,630 people an hour in total , 23 years old on average (from 1985 to 2023).

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Télésièges	2	3,900
Téléskis	4	3,130
Tapis roulants	1	600

Lift by lift

The 7 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
CLOS DES AURANS	Télésiège	2,200	817 m	171 m	2010	POMAGALSKI
CHABRIERES	Télésiège	1,700	1115 m	402 m	2011	POMAGALSKI
COURTIER	Téléski à enrouleur	900	723 m	86 m	2010	POMAGALSKI
FONTGARNIERE	Téléski à perche débrayable	900	694 m	182 m	1986	POMAGALSKI
AIGUE NOIRE	Téléski à perche débrayable	900	622 m	117 m	1985	POMAGALSKI
JAS D'ESTIVE	Tapis roulant	600	63 m	5 m	2023	MND
FIL NEIGE BAMBI	Téléski à corde	430	52 m	2 m	1986	SCHIPPERS

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