Dévoluy ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Dévoluy is a ski area in La Cluse, Hautes-Alpes, France. Its 107 mapped downhill runs add up to 70 km, which ranks it #35 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 0.8% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 656 m long.

Slopes at Dévoluy

About 64% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 24% intermediate and 12% advanced or expert, which makes Dévoluy a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 23 lifts: 13 button lifts, 5 chairlifts, 3 magic carpets, 1 drag lift, 1 combined lift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,457 m up to 2,494 m, a vertical drop of 1,037 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 9.9 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Dévoluy

The nearest airport is Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB), about 90 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 56 min by car; Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) is 108 km away. Nearby ski areas include Lus la Jarjatte (6.4 km), Laye (8.6 km), Gap-Bayard and Céüse, Ceuse (0.1 km), which together add 41 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.