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Hautes-Alpes, France

Dévoluy ski resort

The short answer

Dévoluy has about 70 km of mapped runs and 23 lifts, with skiing from about 1,457 m up to 2,496 m (8,189 ft), a vertical drop of 1,039 m. By mapped runs it is number 34 of the 103 France ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Grenoble Alpes Isère (GNB), about 90 km away in a straight line.

Dévoluy: runs from 1,457 m to 2,496 m, a vertical drop of 1,039 m1,5001,7502,0002,250Top of the highest mapped run: 2,496 m (8,189 ft)Top 2,496 m · 8,189 ftBase 1,457 m · 4,780 ft1,039 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,496 m8,189 ft
Vertical drop
1,039 m3,409 ft
Mapped runs
70 km101 runs
Lifts
23mostly platter lifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 4% (2.7 km), Easy 61% (42.4 km), Intermediate 24% (16.7 km), Advanced 8% (5.3 km), Freeride 4% (2.8 km)Novice: 2.7 km, 9 runs (4%)Easy: 42.4 km, 60 runs (61%)61%EasyIntermediate: 16.7 km, 23 runs (24%)24%IntermediateAdvanced: 5.3 km, 8 runs (8%)Freeride: 2.8 km, 1 runs (4%)

About 65% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 24% intermediate and 12% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice92.7 km
Easy6042.4 km
Intermediate2316.7 km
Advanced85.3 km
Freeride12.8 km

Lifts

23 mapped lifts, most of them platter lifts.

Lift typeCount
Platter lifts13
Chairlifts5
Magic carpets3
Drag lifts1
Mixed lifts1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Grenoble Alpes Isère (GNB)Grenoble90 km
Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF)Chambéry108 km
Avignon Caumont airport (AVN)Avignon116 km
Lyon Saint-Exupéry (LYS)Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône134 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Dévoluy?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,496 m (8,189 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,457 m (4,780 ft), a vertical of 1,039 m (3,409 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Dévoluy have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 70 km of downhill runs and 23 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Dévoluy?

Grenoble Alpes Isère (GNB) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 90 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Dévoluy piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.