The Saint-Urcize ski area

Saint-Urcize has 6 km of pistes, 3 lifts carrying 1,760 people an hour, 121 m of vertical, from 1,226 m to 1,347 m. 1 green runs, 0 blue, 1 red and 0 black.

Saint-Urcize is a ski resort in the Massif Central (Cantal). The village sits at 1,274 m and the ski area rises to 1,347 m, a skiable vertical of 121 m.

Runs by level

2 runs over 6 km:

1 green 0 blue 1 red 0 black
Vertical drop
121 m — from 1,226 m to 1,347 m
Slope aspect
84 % north · 16 % west — computed from the fall line of 14 runs

The ski area in figures

Measured on 9 September 2026
1 kmLongest piste — Faubesse (blue), 116 m of vertical
116 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,346 → 1,230 m, 1 km
1,369 mHighest lift top — Foret - Goutals (platter lift), national lift register
1,760Total lift capacity, people per hour — 3 installations: 3 drag lifts
47 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1973, newest 1987
710Biggest lift, people per hour — Foret - Goutals (platter lift, 1973)
2 kmTotal length of lifts — 5 lifts mapped
n/aSki area boundary (OSM)
475Inhabitants — Saint-Urcize (INSEE 15216)

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 Saint-Urcize only (“SAINTE URCIZE”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

Register of 1 January 2025

3 lifts , carrying 1,760 people an hour in total , 47 years old on average (from 1973 to 1987).

Type (as registered, in French)CountCapacity (people/h)
Téléskis31,760

Lift by lift

The 3 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

LiftTypeCapacityLengthVerticalYearManufacturer
FORET - GOUTALS Téléski à perche débrayable 710 810 m 133 m 1973 POMAGALSKI
RUISSEAU Téléski à perche débrayable 600 621 m 71 m 1973 POMAGALSKI
SAPINS Téléski à perche fixe 450 205 m 22 m 1987 POMAGALSKI

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