St Lary, Piau Engaly, Peyragudes, Luz Ardiden and Cauterets can all be reached with a slightly longer drive, offering a wide range of varied skiing and snowboarding.

Peyragudes

A lovely resort with some great long runs offering varied skiing for all levels. When the snow is good there are some great areas to play around in the powder without straying too far from the pistes.

• 43 pistes: 3 blacks, 15 reds, 20 blues, 5 greens

• 17 lifts

• 1 snowpark, including tables, big air and rails

• Bordercross piste

• Beginners area with 5 pistes and 4 lifts.

For more information www.peyragudes.com 

Piau Engaly

A compact resort with nearly all the main runs meeting in a central area which is great for mixed ability groups, making it less easy to lose your group!

The resort is one of the higher ones around (altitude 1420-2600m) and often has a longer season that its neighbouring resorts.

• 41 pistes: 7 blacks, 9 reds, 20 blues, 5 greens

• 18 lifts

For further info www.piau-engaly.com 

La Mongie/Bareges

This is the largest resort in the French Pyrenees, offering over 100k of pistes linking the picturesque tree lined slopes of Bareges with the large ski area of La Mongie and the famous Col de Tourmalet.

If you fancy an extreme ride to push your skiing /boarding skills then you can try the descent down from the Pic de Midi. The descent is a 4,600 vertical feet drop starting at 2877 metres. There are runs down the south-east face and the north-east face, depending on which challenge you want to try.

It is strongly recommended that you have a guide with you. For further information please contact us

•    69 pistes: 6 blacks, 21 reds, 19 blues, 23 greens

•    43 lifts

•    1 snowpark including boardercross, tables, big air and rails.

•    Beginner area: La Mongie 13 pistes, Bareges 5 pistes

For more information www.tourmalet.fr 

St Lary

A lovely resort, especially for those who like a sunny piste!

St Lary offers some great skiing/ snowboarding with some challenging runs for those who wish to push themselves and some fantastic gentle slopes for beginners.

It is split into two areas, Pla d’Adet at 1700m and Espiaude accessing the higher runs. There are pistes linking the areas together.

The resort offers a great snowpark and is home to the Olympic snowboarding Boardercross bronze medallist from Turin 2006, Polo de la Rue and his triple world champion brother Xavier.

• Altitude 1700-2400m

• 54 pistes: 9 blacks, 14 reds, 25 blues, 6 greens

• 30 lifts

• Snowpark

• Beginners area

For further info see www.saintlary.com

Luz Ardiden

A smaller resort that is ideal for the intermediate level skier or snowboarder, some really good runs and is never busy.

• Altitude 1680 –2500m

• 26 Pistes: 3 blacks, 15 reds, 4 blues, 4 greens

• 15 lifts

• Snowpark including half pipe, big air, rails, spines, woops

• Beginners area with 5 pistes

More info on www.luz.org 

Val Louron

Altitude 2150m

Pistes: 1 black, 7 reds, 8 blues, 5 green

11 lifts

Adult day pass 21 euros

Enfant 16.00

More info www.vallouron.com

Gourette

This resort is situated on the climb up to the famous Col D’Aubisque.

Altitude: 1350m-2400

25 pistes: 1 black, 12 red, 8 blue, 4 greens

16 lifts

Snowpark

7 hectares of secure beginners area

Adult day pass 27 euros, child 20.50

More info on www.gourette.com