Laye
Ski resort · Hautes-Alpes, France
Laye is a ski resort in Hautes-Alpes (France) with 8.6 km of runs and 7 lifts. You can ski between 1,301 m and 1,831 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 530 m. Its longest run is Le ruisseau (0.5 km) and the steepest, Le ruisseau, reaches 18% on its toughest stretch.
See Laye on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 8.6 km
- Lifts
- 7
- Elevation
- 1,301–1,831 m
- Vertical drop
- 530 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.7 km
- Blue0.7 km
- Red6.4 km
- Black0.8 km
The steepest runs at Laye
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Le ruisseau Green18% · 10°
The longest runs
- Le ruisseau Green0.5 km
Lifts
4 platter lifts · 2 magic carpets · 1 T-bar lift.
When to go to Laye
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,494 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,566 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Laye
- Chaillol10 km · 11 km of runs
- Saint-Léger-Les-Mélèzes12 km · 15 km of runs
- Dévoluy13 km · 70 km of runs
- Ancelle13 km · 23 km of runs
- Serre Eyraud18 km · 6.8 km of runs
- Orcières Merlette23 km · 50 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Laye?
- In Hautes-Alpes, France. The nearest resort is Chaillol, 10 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Laye have?
- 8.6 km: 0.7 km of green runs, 0.7 km of blue runs, 6.4 km of red runs, 0.8 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Laye?
- You can ski between 1,301 m and 1,831 m: a vertical drop of 530 m.
- How many lifts does Laye have?
- 7: 4 platter lifts, 2 magic carpets, 1 T-bar lift.
- What is the steepest run at Laye?
- Le ruisseau (green), at 18% (10°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Laye?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Laye?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.