Pra Loup

Beginners: with caveatsFamilies: yesExperts: with caveats

Part of Espace Lumière

About the area

Pra-Loup 1600 is a red-run mountain: of about 89 km of pistes, 33 km are red and 24 km blue, so confident intermediates get the most out of it. Beginners are only partly served — 29 km (32%) is green or blue, with just 4 km of true green, though four magic carpets and 29 short easy runs beside a lift base help with first turns. Strong skiers have 27 km of black, expert and freeride terrain (30%), including 21 km of marked freeride and a single run with 766 m of vertical. Families should note the mixed difficulty split.

Twenty lifts serve the area, including two gondolas that avoid chairlift loading with small children, four chairlifts, nine platters, a rope tow and four carpets. The ski area runs from 1,495 m to 2,496 m, and 17 km of pistes have snowmaking. The longest descent measures 3,016 m.

At a glance

Pistes
89 km · official 180
Lifts
20 · official 37
Altitude
1495–2496 m
Vertical
1001 m
Runs
245
Longest run
3.0 km
Biggest vertical on one run
766 m
Snowmaking
17 km
Magic carpets
4
Gondolas & cable cars
2
Bubble/heated lifts
2
Nursery runs at lift bases
29

Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.

Official site

Pistes by difficulty

  • Green4.3 km
  • Blue24.6 km
  • Red33.5 km
  • Black5.8 km
  • Freeride21.0 km

Lifts by type

  • 9Button lift
  • 4Chairlift
  • 4Magic carpet
  • 2Gondola
  • 1Rope tow

Official facts

Read on the resort's official pages; each value links to its source.

Official piste km · 2026/27
180
Official lift count · 2026/27
37
6-day pass (adult) · 2026/27
259 EUR
Season closes · 2026/27
2027-04-04
Season opens · 2026/27
2026-12-12

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

with caveats

  • · 32% of pistes are green/blue (29 km)
  • · 30% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 4 magic carpets for first steps
  • · 29 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

yes

  • · 4 magic carpets
  • · 2 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
  • · 17 km with snowmaking
  • · a base right at the lifts

Experts

with caveats

  • · 27 km black/expert/freeride (30%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 766 m
  • · 21 km marked freeride

Best forintermediatesexpertsfreeridebig area

Where to stay

Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.