The new Jas cable car | Dévoluy, in the Hautes-Alpes (05)

The work in picturesAs of autumn 2025

Identity card for new Jas cable car

A length of around 1950 m with a vertical drop of 429 m
An optimised line made up of 9 pylons compared with 15 for the existing detachable chairlift installation
A provisional capacity of 1,837 people/hour
36 cabins with 10 seats each
An operating speed of 7 m/s
Weight of the top station motor: 20 tonnes
Cable tension: around 60 to 70 tonnes
Station design by Sergio Pininfarina, unique in the Hautes-Alpes region (05)
Wind resistance: 25 m/s
4 km of cable
Rise time: 7 minutes (currently 15 minutes)

Main benefit: improved safety for users, particularly children and beginners.

Particular signs of the device

The stations are equipped with LEITNER Premium covers
The cabins have panoramic glazing and sliding doors with a large opening of ~950 mm.
The installation’s operating speed of 7 m/s reduces the number of cabins in line. As a result, the power rating calculated for the new gondola lift’s motor has been reduced to 469 kW at the provisional flow rate (i.e. 6% less than the existing installation with a power rating of 500 kW).
By optimising the 9-tower line, we have also significantly reduced the costs of servicing, checking and maintaining the line structures.
This is also the case for the detachable attachments and the vehicles, with 36 cabins at the provisional capacity compared with 104 seats for the existing installation.

The ski area in figures

52 runs (7 green, 28 blue, 11 red, 5 black)
22 ski lifts (1 telemix, 4 detachable chairlifts, 1 fixed-grip chairlift, 14 drag lifts, 2 magic carpets)
2 routes with a vertical drop of 1,000 metres (1,500m – 2,500m)
1100 hectares
2 snow gardens
1 4-season toboggan
37 km of artificial snow
1 snowpark

Authorised equipment on ski lifts

The essentials

Snow coverideal

Thanks to a 37 km network of artificial snow!

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Experimentsto share

The new 4-season luge, the “Fly Zone” airbag zone, the giant hammock, the #, the D-Izzy Land areas, the Black Ram zone, etc.

Getting organised

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Focus onOff-piste

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