France · up to 2725 m

Orcières Merlette

67 marked runs, 49.5 km of skiing and 28 lifts — mapped in full detail, run by run.

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Marked runs

55 named

49.5 km

Total slopes

Lifts

897 m

Vertical drop

2725 m

Top elevation

1828 m

Base elevation

Green 3 kmBlue 22.5 kmRed 19.3 kmBlack 4.6 km

About Orcières Merlette

Orcières Merlette is a mid-sized ski area with 897 m of lift-served vertical, strongest in easy cruising in France. Skiers here have 67 marked runs to choose from, adding up to about 50 km of marked descent, served by 28 lifts.

The skiing tops out at 2725 m and drops 897 m to the lowest marked point at 1828 m. The difficulty mix breaks down into 3 km of green beginner runs, 22.5 km of blue runs, 19.3 km of red intermediate runs, 4.6 km of black expert terrain.

Mountain records

Longest run

Freissinières

1.8 km · 264 m vertical · Blue (easy)

Steepest sustained pitch

Les Hommes

max 61.2% gradient · 1.1 km · Black (advanced)

The 10 best runs at Orcières Merlette, scored

Every run is scored 0–100 from its real shape — vertical drop, length, how well its steepness fits its difficulty class, and flow (flats and uphill sections cost points). How the Bonvo Score works →

171
Camille Ricou
1.8 km · 524 m drop · avg 29.1% · Outstanding
Red
266
Les Jalabres
1.8 km · 368 m drop · avg 20.8% · Excellent
Red
363
Rochasson
1.6 km · 290 m drop · avg 17.6% · Excellent
Red
462
Botte Croze
1.5 km · 293 m drop · avg 19.5% · Excellent
Blue
561
Les Hommes
1.1 km · 319 m drop · avg 27.7% · Excellent
Black
660
Les Portettes
846 m · 324 m drop · avg 38.1% · Excellent
Black
760
Charpenet
1.2 km · 267 m drop · avg 21.8% · Excellent
Blue
859
Les Gendarmes
1.2 km · 356 m drop · avg 29.7% · Excellent
Red
959
Les Lauzières
1.6 km · 404 m drop · avg 24.7% · Excellent
Red
1058
Le Gourou
1.1 km · 213 m drop · avg 18.5% · Excellent
Red

All 55 named slopes

Slope	Difficulty	Length	Vertical	Avg gradient	Score
Camille Ricou	Red	1.8 km	524 m	29.1%	71
Les Jalabres	Red	1.8 km	368 m	20.8%	66
Rochasson	Red	1.6 km	290 m	17.6%	63
Botte Croze	Blue	1.5 km	293 m	19.5%	62
Les Hommes	Black	1.1 km	319 m	27.7%	61
Les Portettes	Black	846 m	324 m	38.1%	60
Charpenet	Blue	1.2 km	267 m	21.8%	60
Les Gendarmes	Red	1.2 km	356 m	29.7%	59
Les Lauzières	Red	1.6 km	404 m	24.7%	59
Le Gourou	Red	1.1 km	213 m	18.5%	58
Le Méollion	Red	1.2 km	330 m	27.5%	58
Chamois	Black	786 m	260 m	32.5%	58
Rocher blanc	Black	641 m	269 m	41.4%	57
Les Vallons Jartoux	Red	825 m	231 m	28%	57
Les Pépés	Blue	1.6 km	213 m	13.3%	56
Les Clots	Red	990 m	195 m	19.5%	56
Mézelle	Blue	1.4 km	368 m	25.8%	56
Bêche	Black	563 m	200 m	34.7%	54
Le Goulet	Blue	884 m	213 m	23.7%	53
Freissinières	Blue	1.8 km	264 m	14.2%	53
Chardonnets	Blue	713 m	104 m	14.4%	52
Favue	Red	433 m	132 m	29.3%	52
Sirènes	Blue	1.1 km	153 m	13.1%	52
Chardonnets	Blue	1.6 km	167 m	10.3%	51
Les Provençaux	Red	498 m	105 m	20.9%	51
Manrouse	Red	662 m	203 m	29.6%	51
Piste du Gnourou	Blue	1.0 km	149 m	14.2%	51
Piste de La Marmotte (Milka)	Green	1.1 km	144 m	13%	51
Rocher blanc	Black	296 m	121 m	40.4%	51
Baniols	Blue	526 m	107 m	19.4%	51
Bartavelle	Red	726 m	245 m	32.6%	51
La Marmotte	Green	621 m	120 m	19.2%	50
Les Marches	Red	336 m	91 m	26.1%	50
Les Crêtes	Red	786 m	136 m	17%	49
Mézelle	Blue	404 m	64 m	15%	49
Les Grands prés	Blue	730 m	129 m	17.2%	49
Les Vallons	Blue	965 m	265 m	27.1%	48
Les Provençaux	Red	304 m	56 m	17.2%	48
Torrent	Green	212 m	17 m	7.4%	47
Sirac	Black	373 m	107 m	28.1%	46
Lutins	Green	157 m	20 m	11.3%	46
Py-Marty	Blue	99 m	10 m	10.4%	46
Le Gourou	Red	144 m	21 m	14%	46
Manrouse	Red	93 m	13 m	13.2%	46
Sirènes	Blue	1.4 km	145 m	10.4%	45
Montagnou	Blue	1.8 km	270 m	15%	43
Le Gourou	Red	1.5 km	198 m	13.4%	43
Le Gourou	Red	467 m	50 m	10.5%	42
Botte Croze	Blue	191 m	49 m	24.7%	42
Le Méollion	Red	462 m	59 m	12.5%	41
Rocher	Green	287 m	66 m	22%	40
Les Bouquetins	Blue	1.5 km	179 m	11.3%	38
Les Hommes	Red	326 m	25 m	7%	35
Le Gourou	Red	7 m	0 m	1.9%
Les Pépés	Blue	47 m	3 m	1%

Lifts at Orcières Merlette

7× chair lift3× gondola17× drag lift1× rope tow

Lift	Type	Length	Rise	Seats	Ride time
Rocherousse	Gondola	2.3 km	493 m	6	14 min
Muande	Chairlift	2.0 km	631 m	6	—
Bergerie	Chairlift	1.7 km	514 m	4	—
Gnourou	Chairlift	1.6 km	376 m	4	—
Estaris	Chairlift	1.5 km	293 m	6	—
Drouvet 2	Gondola	1.5 km	540 m	6	—
Lauzières	Chairlift	1.2 km	416 m	2	—
Croze des Hommes	Chairlift	1.1 km	339 m	4	—
Drouvet 1	Gondola	1.1 km	255 m	6	—
Botte Croze	Drag lift	1.1 km	277 m	—	—
Meollion 1	Drag lift	953 m	360 m	—	—
Meollion 2	Drag lift	952 m	359 m	—	—
Manrouse	Drag lift	528 m	202 m	—	—
Marches	Drag lift	511 m	144 m	—	—
Charpenet	Drag lift	477 m	109 m	—	—
Soleil	Chairlift	369 m	133 m	2	—
Étoile	Drag lift	252 m	39 m	—	—
Torrent	Drag lift	190 m	17 m	—	—
Rocher	Drag lift	183 m	34 m	—	—
Flocon	Drag lift	166 m	27 m	—	—
Schusseis 1	Drag lift	163 m	25 m	—	—
Schusseis 2	Drag lift	163 m	25 m	—	—
Snowpark	Drag lift	157 m	43 m	—	—
Trait d'Union	Drag lift	141 m	15 m	—	—
Lutins	Drag lift	126 m	19 m	—	—
Fontainon	Rope tow	98 m	11 m	—	—
jardin des neiges	Drag lift	80 m	13 m	—	1 min