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Le Sappey en Chartreuse resort profile

Isere · France · 960–1350 m

Altitude960-1350 m
Vertical drop390 m
Slopes4 km
Lifts5

Le Sappey en Chartreuse, Isere

Resort overview
Altitude960 m
StateIsere
CountryFrance

Le Sappey en Chartreuse ski area

Le Sappey en Chartreuse 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 rangeGrajische Alpen
Vertical drop960 - 1350 meters
Descent390 meters

Le Sappey en Chartreuse ski area overview

Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Le Sappey en Chartreuse.

This profile covers the Le Sappey en Chartreuse ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 4 km of slopes, 960-1350 m altitude, 5 lifts. Intermediate terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 63%.

Ski areaAltitude range960–1350 m97% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix4 km slopes97% confidenceSki areaLift network5 lifts97% confidence
Compact ski areaIntermediate focusDense lift network
Ski-area scale 4 km. A compact network is practical for short stays and straightforward navigation.
Terrain character The terrain is clearly weighted toward intermediate skiing. The largest share is about 63%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

Lower-elevation sensitivityLimited vertical rangeDense lift accessHigh published capacity
Altitude resilience Snow reliability is likely to depend more strongly on aspect, weather cycles and snowmaking than on extreme altitude.
Lift infrastructure About 0.8 slope km per lift indicates a relatively dense access network. Published hourly capacity is 2,270 persons, about 454 persons/hour per lift and 568 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 1.1 km, averaging about 0.2 km of lift line per lift.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Le Sappey en Chartreuse.

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

Intermediate terrain focus
Slopes3 ski slopes
Total4 km
  • Blue1.5 km
  • Red2.5 km
Blue1.5 km38%
Red2.5 km63%

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Le Sappey en Chartreuse.

The ski area has 5 lifts. T-bar / platter is the largest published category at 3. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 0% of the published lift-type breakdown. Type is not published for 1 lifts. The network provides about 0.8 slope km per lift.

Dense terrain accessHigh published capacity
Rope tow / baby lift 1
T-bar / platter 3
Type not published 1
Total lifts5
Lift capacity 2,270 persons/hour
Lift length1.1 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€13€3.25/km
6-day adult€60€15.00/km
Daycard child€11€2.75/km
6-day child€60€15.00/km

The overall rating for Le Sappey en Chartreuse currently uses third-party overall rating evidence. No SkiWeather visitor review has been counted yet.

Overall rating 6.2
All resorts 6.2
Beginner n.a. 7.6
Advanced n.a. 7.7
Expert n.a. 7.1
Free-nature n.a. 6.9
Snow n.a. 7.6
Family n.a. 7.8
Après-ski n.a. 6.7
Nature n.a. 7.7
Hiking n.a. 7
Lifts n.a. 7.2

No visitor review is available for Le Sappey en Chartreuse yet.

Address

AddressSyndicat dinitiative du Sappey-en-Chartreuse - Balcon Sud Le Bourg 38700 Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse France
PlaceLe Sappey en Chartreuse Isere France

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Location

Resort profile

What makes this resort different

Weather-sensitive lower mountain

Mountain character

Le Sappey en Chartreuse is best understood as a weather-sensitive lower mountain: lower elevation and/or weaker snow-reliability evidence imply greater dependence on favourable weather cycles.

Top elevation 1,350 m

Snow-reliability 25/100

The trade-off

Trips chosen with a close eye on the current weather and snow cycle rather than structural snow resilience.

Lower elevation and/or weaker snow-reliability evidence increase dependence on favourable conditions.

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