Espace Lumière ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Espace Lumière is a ski area in Allos, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France. Its 427 mapped downhill runs add up to 185 km, which ranks it #9 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 2.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 433 m long.

Slopes at Espace Lumière

About 29% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 31% intermediate and 40% advanced or expert, which makes Espace Lumière best suited to confident and advanced skiers. 27.0 km (15%) of the runs have snowmaking, which helps early and late in the season.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 39 lifts: 12 button lifts, 12 chairlifts, 6 magic carpets, 4 drag lifts, 2 gondolas, 2 rope tows, 1 combined lift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,495 m up to 2,591 m, a vertical drop of 1,096 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Espace Lumière

The nearest airport is Cuneo International Airport (CUF), about 86 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 52 min by car; Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) is 91 km away. Nearby ski areas include Pra-Loup 1600 (89.3 km), Val d'Allos - La Foux (96.1 km), Barcelonnette and Le Sauze 1400 / Le Super-Sauze 1700 (53.4 km), which together add 265 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.