Praloup

Location

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
France
44° 22' 11.64" N, 6° 36' 18.36" E
FR
General info: 

Pra Loup is one of the major ski areas in the Southern Alps with a friendly, laid back reputation and excellent lift systems. Lively, sunny, purpose built centre with two bases - the larger Pra Loup 1600 and the smaller Molanes at 1500m. Strong emphasis on family facilities and an excellent lift system linked to La Foux d'Allos in 'La Liberté de l'Espace'. The Pra Loup gondola is ideal for boarders and beginners as it goes straight up from the village at 1600 to sunny nursery slopes with nearby restaurant and stunning views. The easy green clappe run down from the gondola is fitted with permanent snow cannons ensuring snow cover at early and late season. Intermediates can easily get around the area on the numerous blue and red runs. Developing skiers will particularly enjoy this resort with its long open runs and lack of queues which makes it so much easier to ski non-stop and put miles under the skis. The off-piste is easily accessible and because the area is so huge compared to the tourist capacity theres often untracked powder which stays light and dry much longer on the north-facing slopes. Freeriders will love Pra Loup too - plenty of wide open fast runs with the occasional tricky stretch to hold your attention. Reputed to have some of the best snowmaking facilities in France, most of the runs back to the village have snow cannons which are used early season to provide a good base and then late season to keep access open. Purpose-built in 1961 the resort was named after the previous inhabitants of this spectacular site - the mountain wolves. Pra Loup is made up of 2 villages, Molanes at 1500m (Pra Loup 1500) and Pra Loup 1600m - the larger of the two - with most of its shops, café's and bars within easy reach of the slopes.

BASE: 4921ft
SUMMIT: 8202ft
VERTICAL DROP: 3280ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 22
Gondolas: 4
Chairs: 6
Surface: 12

Costs: 

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: €32.50
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekday: €26.20
DAY PASS ADULTS weekend: €32.50
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekend: €26.20
6 DAYS ADULTS: €162.50
6 DAYS CHILDREN: €131.00

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