Pra-Loup 1600 ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Pra-Loup 1600 is a ski area in Les Thuiles, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France. Its 245 mapped downhill runs add up to 89 km, which ranks it #30 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 365 m long.

Slopes at Pra-Loup 1600

About 32% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 38% intermediate and 30% advanced or expert, which makes Pra-Loup 1600 best suited to confident and advanced skiers. 16.9 km (19%) of the runs have snowmaking, which helps early and late in the season.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 21 lifts: 9 button lifts, 4 chairlifts, 4 magic carpets, 2 gondolas, 1 rope tow, 1 combined lift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,495 m up to 2,496 m, a vertical drop of 1,001 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 Pra-Loup 1600

The nearest airport is Cuneo International Airport (CUF), about 85 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 51 min by car; Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) is 93 km away. Nearby ski areas include Espace Lumière (185.1 km), Barcelonnette, Val d'Allos - La Foux (96.1 km) and Le Sauze 1400 / Le Super-Sauze 1700 (53.4 km), which together add 414 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.