Number of ski resorts by size according to their power moment in France 2016-2019
Large and medium resorts accounted for only 27 percent of the total number of resorts. However, they alone accounted for nearly 80 percent of the skier traffic over the same period.
The source defines the size of French ski resorts according to the moment of power, "moment de puissance". This unit corresponds to the transport capacity of a ski lift, or a set of ski lifts. It is calculated as the product of the flow by the difference in level of each installation.The equivalent in American ski areas is the Vertical Transport Feet per Hour.