SuperDévoluy

SuperDévoluy
A general view of SuperDévoluy
SuperDévoluy
Location within Alps
LocationDévoluy
Nearest major cityGrenoble
Coordinates44.6768°N 5.9278°E / 44.6768; 5.9278
Top elevation2,500 m (8,200 ft)
Base elevation1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Runs55
Lift system23
Total length100 km (62 mi)
Websitewww.ledevoluy.com

SuperDévoluy (Superdévoluy - La Joue du Loup) is a ski resort in the commune of Dévoluy in the French Alps. It is located in the « Alpes du Sud » , french department in the Provence Alpes Cotes d’Azur (PACA) region. With the other ski resort La Joue du Loup, there are 100km of ski pistes, with 5 black pistes.[1]

Ski resort from La festoure

The ski resort was built in 1966 in the frame of the French “snow plan” decided in 1964. There is a big activity of pastoralism in the Devoluy. In the village of Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy, there are 7 family sheep farms with more than 300 sheeps each to discover in the winter.

Sheeps of Devoluy in summer

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