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La Grave resort profile

Hautes Alpes · France · 1470–3534 m

Altitude1470-3534 m
Vertical drop2064 m
Slopes3 km
Lifts3

La Grave, Hautes Alpes

Resort overview
Altitude983 m
CountryFrance

La Grave ski area

La Grave is part of this ski area.

Terrain and lift totals on this page refer to the complete ski area rather than only the resort centre.

Mountain rangeDauphine Alpen
Vertical drop1470 - 3534 meters
Descent2064 meters

La Grave ski area overview

Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only La Grave.

This profile covers the La Grave ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 3 km of slopes, 1470-3534 m altitude, 3 lifts. Beginner terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 100%.

Ski areaAltitude range1470–3534 m89% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix3 km slopes89% confidenceSki areaLift network3 lifts89% confidence
Compact ski areaHigh-alpine terrainStrong vertical
Ski-area scale 3 km. A compact network is practical for short stays and straightforward navigation.
Terrain character The terrain is clearly weighted toward beginner skiing. The largest share is about 100%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

High-alpine resilienceStrong vertical rangeDense lift accessHigh published capacity
Altitude resilience The high-alpine top elevation is a structural advantage for retaining colder snow, although exposure can increase wind and visibility sensitivity. The 2064 m vertical range also creates meaningful temperature and snow-quality differences from valley to summit.
Lift infrastructure About 1.0 slope km per lift indicates a relatively dense access network. Published hourly capacity is 1,460 persons, about 487 persons/hour per lift and 487 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 8.0 km, averaging about 2.7 km of lift line per lift.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across La Grave.

This ski area is clearly oriented toward beginner skiers. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.

Beginner terrain focus
Slopes1 ski slopes
Total3 km
  • Blue3 km
Blue3 km100%
Ski routes19 km

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across La Grave.

The ski area has 3 lifts. Gondola is the largest listed category at 2. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 50% of the published lift-type breakdown. The network provides about 1.0 slope km per lift.

Dense terrain accessHigh published capacity
Aerial tramway 1
Gondola 2
T-bar / platter 1
Total lifts3
Lift capacity 1,460 persons/hour
Lift length8.0 km

Ski pass

Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.

The adult day pass has a higher cost per published slope kilometre; location, infrastructure and convenience may be more important than terrain scale alone.

Higher terrain cost
TicketPricePrice/km
Daycard adult€62€20.67/km
6-day adult€270€90.00/km
Daycard child€47€15.67/km

Ski resort ratings for La Grave compared to the site-wide resort benchmark. Open the ratings page to choose a different benchmark group. Based on 2 visitor reviews, with third-party overall rating evidence incorporated.

Overall rating 7.6
All resorts 6.2
Snow conditions 8
All resorts 7.6
Family friendly 6
All resorts 7.8
Advanced skiing 8
All resorts 7.7
Beginner 6.0 7.6 ▼
Advanced 8.0 7.7
Expert 9.0 7.1 ▲
Free-nature 9.5 6.9 ▲
Snow 8.0 7.6
Family 6.0 7.8 ▼
Après-ski 6.0 6.7
Nature 7.0 7.7
Hiking 7.0 7
Lifts 6.0 7.2 ▼

La Grave reviews

More reviews

Forget about ski industry, concrete buildings, skiing queue, and the like. We are talking about doing 2100m *** EACH TIME (1450 -> 3550 in one go). Dream about a station with as many people comin..

THOMAS CORRIOLK'TON

Address

AddressOffice du Tourisme de la Meije D1091 05320 La Grave France
PlaceLa Grave Hautes Alpes France

Contact

Location

Resort profile

What makes this resort different

Family progression base

Mountain character

La Grave is best understood as a family progression base: easier terrain, moderate gradients and usable access make progression the strongest structural story.

100% blue pistes

0% black pistes

The trade-off

Progression-focused trips where easier and moderate terrain form a large part of the usable mountain.

Advanced skiers seeking a strongly technical profile may find the terrain mix less distinctive.

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Nearby option🇫🇷 Les 2 Alpes

Nearby alternative within the same broad Alpine travel radius.

15.1 km away

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