The Gresse-en-Vercors ski area
Gresse-en-Vercors has 14 km of pistes, 11 lifts carrying 7,788 people an hour, 449 m of vertical, from 1,248 m to 1,697 m. 4 green runs, 6 blue, 7 red and 2 black.
Gresse-en-Vercors is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Isère). The village sits at 1,245 m and the ski area rises to 1,697 m, a skiable vertical of 449 m.
Runs by level
19 runs over 14 km:
- Vertical drop
- 449 m — from 1,248 m to 1,697 m
- Slope aspect
- 59 % east · 38 % north · 3 % south — computed from the fall line of 19 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 Gresse-en-Vercors only (“GRESSE EN VERCORS”), magic carpets included.
The lifts
Register of 1 January 202511 lifts , carrying 7,788 people an hour in total , 43 years old on average (from 1965 to 2014).
| Type (as registered, in French) | Count | Capacity (people/h) |
|---|---|---|
| Télésièges | 1 | 900 |
| Téléskis | 9 | 5,888 |
| Tapis roulants | 1 | 1,000 |
Lift by lift
The 11 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.
| Lift | Type | Capacity | Length | Vertical | Year | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGE DE GLACE | Tapis roulant | 1,000 | 108 m | 13 m | 2014 | SUNKID |
| BLANCHON | Télésiège | 900 | 644 m | 150 m | 1979 | POMAGALSKI |
| BLAVET | Téléski à perche débrayable | 900 | 446 m | 120 m | 1965 | POMAGALSKI |
| PRE LEVE | Téléski à perche débrayable | 720 | 1124 m | 343 m | 1988 | POMAGALSKI |
| PRAS 1 | Téléski à perche débrayable | 720 | 1000 m | 175 m | 1982 | POMAGALSKI |
| PRAS 2 | Téléski à perche débrayable | 720 | 1000 m | 175 m | 1982 | POMAGALSKI |
| PIERRE BLANCHE | Téléski à perche débrayable | 720 | 987 m | 294 m | 1972 | POMAGALSKI |
| ALLEYRONS | Téléski à perche débrayable | 720 | 1250 m | 344 m | 1965 | POMAGALSKI |
| BESSARDS 2 | Téléski à perche fixe | 514 | 312 m | 48 m | 1983 | POMAGALSKI |
| BESSARDS 1 | Téléski à perche fixe | 514 | 279 m | 39 m | 1983 | POMAGALSKI |
| Jardin enfants (Babar) | Téléski à perche fixe | 360 | 52 m | 5 m | 1989 | POMAGALSKI |
French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “GRESSE EN VERCORS” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.