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.
Peyragudes has some of the best
panoramic views around. It's a fantastic resort to visit on sunny day.
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43 pistes: 3 blacks, 15 reds, 20 blues, 5 greens
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17 lifts
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1 snowpark, including tables, big air and rails
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Bordercross piste
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Beginners area with 5 pistes and 4 lifts.
Adult ski pass 27 euros a day:
Child 6-12 yrs 21: Students 19
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.
Adult daily ski pass 26.50 euros, students 14.50,
children
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
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69 pistes: 6 blacks, 21 reds, 19 blues, 23 greens
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43 lifts
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1 snowpark including boardercross, tables, big air and rails.
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Beginner area: La Mongie 13 pistes, Bareges 5 pistes
Adult lift pass 29.50 euros,
child 22.50, 12-25yrs 24.00
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.
Adult day pass 29.50 euros
For further info see
www.saintlary.com
Snow park at St Lary
Luz Ardiden
A smaller resort that is ideal for the intermediate level skier or
snowboarder.
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Altitude 1680 –2500m
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26 Pistes: 3 blacks, 15 reds, 4 blues, 4 greens
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15 lifts
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Snowpark including half pipe, big air, rails, spines, woops
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Beginners area with 5 pistes
Adult day pass 25.50 euros, Enfant 20.00
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
