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Équipements haut de gammeVues spectaculairesActivités hors-pisteÉquipements haut de gammeVues spectaculairesActivités hors-pisteÉquipements haut de gammeVues spectaculairesActivités hors-pisteÉquipements haut de gammePra Loup sits in the Ubaye Valley in the Southern French Alps - a sun-drenched ski resort at the gateway to the Mercantour National Park that feels a world away from the crowds and intensity of the northern Alpine resorts. Created in 1961 and named after the wolves that once roamed these mountains, Pra Loup was designed by Émile Allais (the legendary French ski racer) and Honoré Bonnet (France's alpine ski team coach), and has grown into one of the largest and most respected ski areas in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The resort is built on a sunny balcony overlooking the valley, with two base villages - Pra Loup 1600 (the main hub with shops, bars, and restaurants) and Pra Loup 1500 Les Molanès (quieter, more intimate, with traditional chalets and farmhouses). Linked by lifts to La Foux d'Allos, together they form the Espace Lumière - one of the biggest ski domains in the Southern Alps.
The ski area covers around 90km of pistes on the Pra Loup side alone, rising from 1,500m to 2,500m across 49 runs served by 20 lifts including three high-speed six-seaters and two gondolas. With the Espace Lumière link to La Foux d'Allos, the combined area stretches to over 180km of pistes. The terrain is weighted towards intermediate and advanced skiing, with 21 red runs and 4 blacks providing plenty of challenge alongside 16 blues and 8 greens for beginners. One of Pra Loup's distinctive features is that the beginners' slopes sit at 2,000m altitude, in the middle of the ski area rather than at the base - meaning first-timers get the best snow and the best views from day one. The Mediterranean sunshine that characterises the Southern Alps means around 300 days of sun per year, and the combination of altitude and north-facing aspects keeps snow conditions reliable from mid-December to early April.
Beyond the skiing, Pra Loup has a distinctly southern spirit. The pace is relaxed, the light has a warmth you don't find further north, and the landscape - craggy peaks, larch forests, and wide-open valleys - has a wild beauty that feels closer to Provence than to the Savoie. The town of Barcelonnette, just 7km down the valley, is a charming market town with Mexican-influenced architecture (a legacy of 19th-century emigration), excellent restaurants, and a proper local life. The proximity to legendary mountain passes - the Col de la Bonette (the highest road in Europe), the Col de Cayolle, and the Col d'Allos - gives the area a road-trip dimension that's hard to resist.
Check out Pra Loup ski deals to start planning your trip.
Pra Loup sits in the Ubaye Valley in the Southern French Alps - a sun-drenched ski resort at the gateway to the Mercantour National Park that feels a world away from the crowds and intensity of the northern Alpine resorts. Created in 1961 and named after the wolves that once roamed these mountains, Pra Loup was designed by Émile Allais (the legendary French ski racer) and Honoré Bonnet (France's alpine ski team coach), and has grown into one of the largest and most respected ski areas in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The resort is built on a sunny balcony overlooking the valley, with two base villages - Pra Loup 1600 (the main hub with shops, bars, and restaurants) and Pra Loup 1500 Les Molanès (quieter, more intimate, with traditional chalets and farmhouses). Linked by lifts to La Foux d'Allos, together they form the Espace Lumière - one of the biggest ski domains in the Southern Alps.
The ski area covers around 90km of pistes on the Pra Loup side alone, rising from 1,500m to 2,500m across 49 runs served by 20 lifts including three high-speed six-seaters and two gondolas. With the Espace Lumière link to La Foux d'Allos, the combined area stretches to over 180km of pistes. The terrain is weighted towards intermediate and advanced skiing, with 21 red runs and 4 blacks providing plenty of challenge alongside 16 blues and 8 greens for beginners. One of Pra Loup's distinctive features is that the beginners' slopes sit at 2,000m altitude, in the middle of the ski area rather than at the base - meaning first-timers get the best snow and the best views from day one. The Mediterranean sunshine that characterises the Southern Alps means around 300 days of sun per year, and the combination of altitude and north-facing aspects keeps snow conditions reliable from mid-December to early April.
Beyond the skiing, Pra Loup has a distinctly southern spirit. The pace is relaxed, the light has a warmth you don't find further north, and the landscape - craggy peaks, larch forests, and wide-open valleys - has a wild beauty that feels closer to Provence than to the Savoie. The town of Barcelonnette, just 7km down the valley, is a charming market town with Mexican-influenced architecture (a legacy of 19th-century emigration), excellent restaurants, and a proper local life. The proximity to legendary mountain passes - the Col de la Bonette (the highest road in Europe), the Col de Cayolle, and the Col d'Allos - gives the area a road-trip dimension that's hard to resist.
Check out Pra Loup ski deals to start planning your trip.
4.9/5Je réserve habituellement moi-même les vols, les transferts, l'hôtel, la location du matériel de ski et les forfaits ski, mais cette année j'ai utilisé WeSki pour un séjour à Morzine. C'était tellement plus simple. Tout a parfaitement fonctionné - les transferts sont arrivés à l'heure et il y avait beaucoup de retours d'information tout au long du processus, ce qui vous donne confiance que les vacances se dérouleront sans problème.
Un service vraiment utile qui est beaucoup plus facile à utiliser que d'autres sites "tout compris". Il comble parfaitement le fossé entre une agence de voyage et la réservation du séjour par vous-même en ligne. J'utiliserai WeSki chaque fois que j'irai au ski à partir de maintenant.
Nous avons réservé un séjour au ski de dernière minute à Morzine via WeSki. Nous avions envisagé de réserver le séjour nous-mêmes, mais nous n'avons pas pu trouver un prix aussi avantageux que celui proposé par WeSki. L'entreprise a été super et nous n'avons rencontré aucun problème du début à la fin. Je passerai certainement de nouveau par eux pour réserver un autre week-end au ski.
Une expérience fluide du début à la fin. Je passais des heures à essayer d'organiser un week-end et j'ai réussi à le faire avec WeSki en quelques minutes et pour le même prix que si je l'avais réservé moi-même. Le vol, le transfert et l'hébergement étaient tous comme prévu et nous n'avons rencontré aucun problème.
Weski Europe BV (numéro d'enregistrement 87334100 à la chambre de commerce) est un membre enregistré de SGR. Vous pouvez vérifier cela sur www.sgr.nl/english. Les vacances répertoriées sur ce site web sont couvertes par la garantie de SGR, selon les termes du programme de garantie SGR. Sous la garantie SGR, les consommateurs verront la somme de leur voyage prépayée remboursée si leur contrepartie est incapable de remplir ses obligations contractuelles en raison d'une incapacité financière. Dans la mesure où l'accord comprend le transport et que la destination a déjà été atteinte, le voyage de retour sera organisé.