3 resort profiles associated with La Foret Blanche.
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Risoul resort profile
La Foret Blanche · Hautes Alpes · France · 1650–2750 m
Altitude1650-2750 m
Vertical drop1100 m
Slopes185 km
Lifts34
Resort base in the La Foret Blanche ski area.
- Altitude1854 mStateHautes AlpesCountryFrance
La Foret Blanche ski area
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Risoul is part of this ski area.
This is one ski-area statistical scope linked to 3 resort bases. Terrain and lift totals refer to the ski area as a whole.
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Mountain rangeCottische AlpenVertical drop1650 - 2750 metersDescent1100 metersMountain(s)Pointe de Razis 2534m
L'Homme de Pierre 2356m
Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Risoul.
Risoul is a resort base in the La Foret Blanche ski area. It is linked to 3 resort bases. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 185 km of slopes, 1650-2750 m altitude, 34 lifts. Intermediate terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 49%.
Ski areaAltitude range1650–2750 m97% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix185 km slopes97% confidenceSki areaLift network34 lifts97% confidence
Very large ski areaHigh-altitude terrainIntermediate focus
Ski-area scale
185 km. A very extensive network supports multi-day exploration and distributes visitors across more terrain. It is linked to 3 resort bases, giving visitors several accommodation and access locations; direct lift linkage can differ between bases.
Terrain character
The mix leans toward intermediate terrain while retaining useful variety. The largest share is about 49%.
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 1100 m vertical range also creates meaningful temperature and snow-quality differences from valley to summit.
Lift infrastructure
About 5.4 slope km per lift indicates a broadly balanced lift-to-terrain ratio. Published hourly capacity is 52,490 persons, about 1544 persons/hour per lift and 284 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 39.8 km, averaging about 1.2 km of lift line per lift.
Ski slopes
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Terrain size and difficulty distribution across La Foret Blanche.
The slope mix leans toward intermediate skiers, while still offering variety. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.
Extensive terrain networkIntermediate terrain focusSlopes44 ski slopesTotal185 kmBlue75 km41%Red90 km49%Black20 km10%
Ski lifts
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Lift mix, access density and published capacity across La Foret Blanche.
The ski area has 34 lifts. Chairlift is the largest published category at 18. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 59% of the published lift-type breakdown. Type is not published for 2 lifts. The network provides about 5.4 slope km per lift.
Chairlift 18Gondola 1Combined gondola/chair 1T-bar / platter 12Type not published 2
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 €58 €0.31/km 6-day adult €298 €1.61/km Daycard child €49 €0.26/km 6-day child €244 €1.32/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)18%High (≤3000m)82%
Slope angle
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Share of mapped terrain by slope-angle class.
The combined steeper share is about 18%, leaving 82% as moderate or gentler terrain. Most of the ski area is broadly accessible, but advanced or expert experience is useful on selected sectors, particularly when surfaces are firm or visibility is poor.
Limited expert sectorsLargest share: Moderate or gentlerModerate or gentler82%Bit steep8%Steep6%Very steep3%Extrem. steep1%
Orientation
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Aspect distribution and its likely influence on sun and snow retention.
North-facing terrain is prominent, generally favouring colder snow retention and slower daytime softening. Sunnier aspects may still change more quickly during mild weather.
Colder-snow exposureCool-aspect majorityNorth36%East38%South8%West18%
Together with Vars it offers a great variety of pistes, and nice off-piste slopes. The snow conditions were quite OK (50-120cms), the temperatures were just around 0 celsius. The connections among t..
Address
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AddressOffice de Tourisme - Risoul Station Risoul 1850 05600 Risoul FrancePlaceRisoul Hautes Alpes France
Contact
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Websiterisoul.com
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What makes this resort different
North-facing snow keeper
Mountain character
La Foret Blanche is best understood as a north-facing snow keeper: a strong cool-aspect share combines with useful snow-reliability and altitude evidence.
36% north-facing terrain
Snow-reliability 68/100
The trade-off
Skiers prioritising cooler aspects and snow preservation over maximum sunshine.
The structural advantage is snow retention, not necessarily scale, access or terrain breadth.
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