The La Schlucht ski area
La Schlucht has 15 km of pistes, 2 lifts carrying 2,950 people an hour, 437 m of vertical, from 839 m to 1,276 m. 2 green runs, 11 blue, 6 red and 1 black.
La Schlucht is a ski resort in the Vosges (Vosges), in the commune of Gérardmer. The village sits at 1,132 m and the ski area rises to 1,276 m, a skiable vertical of 437 m.
Runs by level
20 runs over 15 km:
- Vertical drop
- 437 m — from 839 m to 1,276 m
- Slope aspect
- 36 % north · 31 % west · 23 % east · 10 % south — computed from the fall line of 25 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 La Schlucht only (“BRESSE (LA) COL DE LA SCHLUCHT”), magic carpets included.
The lifts
Register of 1 January 20252 lifts , carrying 2,950 people an hour in total , 39 years old on average (from 1985 to 1988).
| Type (as registered, in French) | Count | Capacity (people/h) |
|---|---|---|
| Télésièges | 1 | 2,100 |
| Téléskis | 1 | 850 |
Lift by lift
The 2 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.
| Lift | Type | Capacity | Length | Vertical | Year | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schlucht | Télésiège débrayable | 2,100 | 637 m | 110 m | 1985 | POMAGALSKI |
| Montabeu | Téléski à perche débrayable | 850 | 710 m | 111 m | 1988 | MONTAZ MAUTINO |
French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “BRESSE (LA) COL DE LA SCHLUCHT” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.