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:
- 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 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 Saint-Urcize only (“SAINTE URCIZE”), magic carpets included.
The lifts
Register of 1 January 20253 lifts , carrying 1,760 people an hour in total , 47 years old on average (from 1973 to 1987).
| Type (as registered, in French) | Count | Capacity (people/h) |
|---|---|---|
| Téléskis | 3 | 1,760 |
Lift by lift
The 3 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.
| Lift | Type | Capacity | Length | Vertical | Year | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.