Les Orres resort identity card

The resort of Les Orres welcomes holidaymakers and offers sports and leisure activities in both winter and summer. The Les Orres ski area lends itself to all levels of skiing. Renowned for its great vertical drops, it has also been adapted for beginners thanks to recent developments.

Les Orres identity card

Region: Provence Alpes - Côte d'Azur
Department: Hautes-Alpes (05)
Borough: Gap
Canton: Embrun
Location: Southern Alps - Embrunais / Serre-Ponçon region
Massif: Parpaillon - opposite Ecrins National Park
Number of year-round inhabitants: 530 (2020)
Year resort opened: 1970
Manager / CEO: Pierre VOLLAIRE
Manager : Xavier CORNE
Area : ski resort, mountain economy
Activities : ski resort activities, renewable energies
Employees: 180 (34 permanent, 150 seasonal) equivalent to 97 full-time year-round positions

History: Key dates in the resort's history

Ski area

Altitudes: Champ Lacas 1550m - Centre Station 1650m - Bois Méan 1800m - Sommet des pistes 2700m
Maximum vertical drop: 1200 m
Direction: North-West
Dominant summits : Pic du Boussolenc (2832m) and l'Aupillon (2918m)
Km of trails: 100 km
Number of runs: 36 including 9 green, 5 blue, 17 red and 5 black
Number of lifts: 17 ( 7chairlifts, including 5 detachable 6-seater chairlifts + 2 snow garden lifts and 8 teleskis + 2 conveyors, 1 of which is free access)
Espaces Nouvelles Glisses: areas including the snowpark and an introductory fun zone (Les Orres 1800)
Snowmaking: snowmaking on more than 47% of the ski area (75 monofluids and 200 poles). Focus on energy transition and sustainable growth.

Jobs within the company

Ski area: grooming (manager - technician and machine operator), piste (ski patroller - first-aid attendant - rescue station - piste area manager - maintenance)

Operations: manager - operations/technical - snowman - energy management system - lift agent - operations mechanic.

Tourist office: reception - communication - entertainment - advice - administrative professions - activity provider professions.

Accommodation

Center Station 1650 + Prébois = 12,260 beds, i.e. 72% of the total number of beds in the resort
Bois Méan 1800 = 4,731 beds, or 28% of the total number of beds in the resort

Total: 16,991 beds (estimate based on 4.5 beds per apartment for second homes).

4 hotels, 9 tourist residences, 1 Alpin D'Hôme unusual accommodation, 3 real estate agencies, 2 leisure centers, more than 30 private renters.