The Serre-Eyraud ski area

Serre-Eyraud has 16 km of pistes, 3 lifts carrying 2,035 people an hour, 620 m of vertical, from 1,480 m to 2,100 m. 2 green runs, 2 blue, 3 red and 2 black.

Serre-Eyraud is a ski resort in the Southern Alps (Hautes-Alpes), in the commune of Orcières. The village sits at 1,480 m and the ski area rises to 2,100 m, a skiable vertical of 620 m.

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Runs by level

9 runs over 16 km:

2 green 2 blue 3 red 2 black

Vertical drop: 620 m — from 1,480 m to 2,100 m
Slope aspect: 30 % north · 27 % south · 22 % west · 21 % east — computed from the fall line of 22 runs

As declared by the resort(ANMSM feed)

Ski area: Serre-Eyraud
Pistes: 9 pistes
By grade: 2 green · 2 blue · 3 red · 2 black
Lifts: 3 in total · 3 drag lifts
Altitude: 1,480 m → 2,100 m
Beginners: Beginner zone
Passes (as declared): Adult, 1 day (resort pass) €19 · Child, 1 day (resort pass) €15 · Adult, 6 days (resort pass) €95 · Child, 6 days (resort pass) €77

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 7 October 2026

1 kmLongest piste — La Croix du Lauzet (red), 320 m of vertical

341 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 1,989 → 1,648 m, 1 km

1,986 mHighest lift top — Croix Du Louret (platter lift), national lift register

2,035Total lift capacity, people per hour — 3 installations: 3 drag lifts

52 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1963, newest 1983

900Biggest lift, people per hour — Croix Du Louret (platter lift, 1983)

2 kmTotal length of lifts — 3 lifts mapped

73 haSki area boundary (OSM)

651Inhabitants — Orcières (INSEE 05096)

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 Serre-Eyraud only (“SERRE EYRAUD”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

3 lifts , carrying 2,035 people an hour in total , 52 years old on average (from 1963 to 1983).

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Téléskis	3	2,035

Lift by lift

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

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
CROIX DU LOURET	Téléski à perche débrayable	900	1122 m	386 m	1983	POMAGALSKI
ECOLE	Téléski à perche fixe	600	79 m	19 m	1972	POMAGALSKI
LOURET	Téléski à perche débrayable	535	674 m	189 m	1963	POMAGALSKI

French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “SERRE EYRAUD” · 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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Resort data: declared by Office de Tourisme d'Orcières and distributed by ANMSM · read on 16 October