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The Risoul ski area

Risoul has 15 km of pistes, 21 lifts carrying 20,552 people an hour, 939 m of vertical, from 1,780 m to 2,719 m. 10 green runs, 10 blue, 1 red and 0 black.

Risoul is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes). The village sits at 872 m and the ski area rises to 2,719 m, a skiable vertical of 939 m.

← Risoul resort page Version française

Runs by level

21 runs over 15 km:

10 green 10 blue 1 red 0 black
Vertical drop
939 m — from 1,780 m to 2,719 m
Slope aspect
71 % north · 26 % east · 3 % west — computed from the fall line of 21 runs

As declared by the resort(ANMSM feed)

Ski area
Risoul
Lifts
1 gondolas · 8 chairlifts · 10 drag lifts
Altitude
1,850 m → 2,570 m
Beginners
Beginner zone, free lifts
Fun & sledging
fun zone
Nordic
RISOUL 1850
Passes (as declared)
Adulte 1 jour (forfait domaine relié) 55 € · Enfant 1 jour (forfait domaine relié) 47 € · Sénior 1 jour (forfait domaine relié) 50 € · Adulte 2 jours (forfait domaine relié) 105 € · Enfant 2 jours (forfait domaine relié) 89 € · Adulte 3 jours (forfait domaine relié) 152 € · Enfant 3 jours (forfait domaine relié) 129 € · Sénior 3 jours (forfait domaine relié) 137 € (official page)

Figures entered by the resort itself in the ANMSM feed. Our own survey (OpenStreetMap, STRMTG register) is shown above; when the two differ, the resort usually counts its whole linked area.

The ski area in figures

Measured on 9 September 2026
4 kmLongest piste — Les Chardons (green), 366 m of vertical
456 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 2,719 → 2,263 m, 1 km
2,551 mHighest lift top — PLATE de la NONE (detachable chairlift), national lift register
20,552Total lift capacity, people per hour — 21 installations: 1 gondola, 7 chairlifts, 12 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet
34 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1970, newest 2011
2,200Biggest lift, people per hour — Peyrefolle (detachable chairlift, 2005)
28 kmTotal length of lifts — 28 lifts mapped
4,996 haSki area boundary (OSM)
664Inhabitants — Risoul (INSEE 05119)

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 Risoul only (“RISOUL”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

Register of 1 January 2025

21 lifts , carrying 20,552 people an hour in total , 34 years old on average (from 1970 to 2011).

Type (as registered, in French)CountCapacity (people/h)
Télécabines1605
Télésièges711,097
Téléskis127,550
Tapis roulants11,300

Lift by lift

The 20 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

LiftTypeCapacityLengthVerticalYearManufacturer
PEYREFOLLE Télésiège débrayable 2,200 1470 m 430 m 2005 LEITNER
PRE DU BOIS Télésiège débrayable 2,000 1624 m 372 m 2001 POMAGALSKI
RAZIS Télésiège 1,800 1204 m 368 m 2011 SKIRAIL
PLATE de la NONE Télésiège débrayable 1,800 2308 m 556 m 1999 LEITNER
MELEZET Télésiège 1,400 1437 m 319 m 1994 POMAGALSKI
ESF PIOU PIOU Tapis roulant 1,300 28 m 4 m 2008 SUNKID
CLOT CHARDON Télésiège 1,200 1413 m 363 m 1990 POMAGALSKI
PELINCHE Téléski à perche débrayable 900 620 m 153 m 1994 MONTAGNER
BERGERIE Téléski à perche débrayable 900 830 m 255 m 1992 MONTAZ MAUTINO
COMBALS Téléski à perche débrayable 850 1367 m 338 m 1985 POMAGALSKI
MELEZET 2 Téléski à perche débrayable 800 1325 m 298 m 1979 POMAGALSKI
OREE DU BOIS Téléski à perche débrayable 800 517 m 84 m 1977 POMAGALSKI
MELEZET 1 Téléski à perche débrayable 700 1330 m 290 m 1970 MONTAZ MAUTINO
CLOS DU VALLON Télésiège 697 1194 m 157 m 1975 TRANSTELE
CLOS FOURNIER Télécabine pulsée 605 355 m 61 m 1983 POMAGALSKI
ACCUEIL HAUT (école Clos Fournier 1) Téléski à perche fixe 600 66 m 5 m 1985 POMAGALSKI
ACCUEIL BAS Téléski à perche fixe 400 93 m 10 m 1997 POMAGALSKI
BAMBI ROUGE 2 (ESF) Téléski à corde 400 30 m 5 m 1996 SCHIPPERS
BAMBY ROUGE 1 (ESF) Téléski à corde 400 35 m 2 m 1995 SCHIPPERS
CLOS FOURNIER 2 (Ecole ESF) Téléski à perche fixe 400 90 m 10 m 1992 POMAGALSKI

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

Resort data: declared by Office du tourisme de Risoul and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September