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Pra Loup resort profile
Espace Lumiere · Alpes de Haute Provence · France · 1608–2576 m
Altitude1608-2576 m
Vertical drop968 m
Slopes180 km
Lifts36
Resort base in the Espace Lumiere ski area.
- Altitude1600 mCountryFrance
Espace Lumiere ski area
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Pra Loup is part of this ski area.
This is one ski-area statistical scope linked to 4 resort bases. Terrain and lift totals refer to the ski area as a whole.
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Mountain rangeMeeralpenVertical drop1608 - 2576 metersDescent968 metersMountain(s)Le Lac 2472m
Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Pra Loup.
Pra Loup is a resort base in the Espace Lumiere ski area. It is linked to 4 resort bases. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 180 km of slopes, 1608-2576 m altitude, 36 lifts. Intermediate terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 52%.
Ski areaAltitude range1608–2576 m97% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix180 km slopes97% confidenceSki areaLift network36 lifts97% confidence
Very large ski areaHigh-altitude terrainIntermediate focus
Ski-area scale
180 km. A very extensive network supports multi-day exploration and distributes visitors across more terrain. It is linked to 4 resort bases, giving visitors several accommodation and access locations; direct lift linkage can differ between bases.
Terrain character
The terrain is clearly weighted toward intermediate skiing. The largest share is about 52%.
Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.
Useful upper altitudeStrong terrain value
Altitude resilience
The upper mountain has a useful altitude advantage in warm or marginal snow periods. The 968 m vertical range also creates meaningful temperature and snow-quality differences from valley to summit.
Lift infrastructure
About 5.0 slope km per lift indicates a broadly balanced lift-to-terrain ratio. Published hourly capacity is 45,390 persons, about 1261 persons/hour per lift and 252 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 33.4 km, averaging about 0.9 km of lift line per lift.
Ski slopes
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Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Espace Lumiere.
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.
Extensive terrain networkIntermediate terrain focusSlopes81 ski slopesTotal180 kmBlue56 km31%Red93.5 km52%Black30.5 km17%Ski routes14 kmLoipes18 km
Ski lifts
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Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Espace Lumiere.
The ski area has 36 lifts. T-bar / platter is the largest published category at 16. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 45% of the published lift-type breakdown. Type is not published for 5 lifts. The network provides about 5.0 slope km per lift.
Chairlift 12Gondola 2Combined gondola/chair 1T-bar / platter 16Type not published 5
Ski pass
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Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.
The adult day pass offers strong terrain value relative to the published slope network.
Strong terrain valueTicket Price Price/km Daycard adult €48.50 €0.27/km 6-day adult €246 €1.37/km Daycard child €41.50 €0.23/km 6-day child €211 €1.17/km
Altitude
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Share of mapped ski terrain by elevation band.
The mapped terrain is entirely above 1,000 m and is predominantly above 2,000 m. This generally supports colder snow retention and reduces dependence on vulnerable low-elevation return terrain.
High-elevation majorityNo low terrainLargest share: High (≤3000m)Intermediate (≤2000m)31%High (≤3000m)69%
Slope angle
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Share of mapped terrain by slope-angle class.
Around 30% of mapped terrain is in a steeper class and 70% is moderate or gentler. Strong intermediate to advanced skiers have substantial technical options, while expert-level ability is mainly relevant on selected sectors. Very or extremely steep terrain accounts for 5%, compared with 25% in the bit-steep and steep bands, so expert judgement is relevant on a meaningful subset of the technical terrain.
Selective technical terrainMeaningful very-steep shareLargest share: Moderate or gentlerModerate or gentler70%Bit steep16%Steep9%Very steep4%Extrem. steep1%
Orientation
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Aspect distribution and its likely influence on sun and snow retention.
East-facing terrain is prominent, favouring earlier sun and often firmer snow later in the day once direct morning exposure has passed.
Morning-sun exposureCool-aspect majorityNorth28%East41%South20%West10%
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Address
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PlacePra Loup Alpes de Haute Provence France
Contact
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Websitewww.praloup.com
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