Ski resorts

  Introduction

   
   
 BAREGES 
     
Hautes-Pyrénées
At the foot of the Pic du Midi de Bigorre, the ski resorts of Le Tourmalet offer the biggest ski area in the Pyrenees.

 
     

SKI RUNS
Downhill skiing. Altitude 1,850 - 2,400 m
32 runs, totalling 53 km of blazed trails. 11 green, 10 blue, 10 red and 1 black run
24 ski lifts - 3 ski pass sales points - 2 ski schools - 5 high-altitude restaurants.

Cross-country skiing at Barèges-Lienz.
Altitude 1,350 - 1,700 m
The Lienz plateau offers a snowy, woodland site ideal for cross-country skiing and walks using snowshoes. Enjoy quietly gliding or walking along the forest trails.
31 km of well-prepared blazed trails: 2 km of green, 5 km of blue and 24 km of red trails.

   
FOR CHILDREN
Hélios day leisure centre (3 to 12 years) per day, half-day, meals, handicrafts, walks etc.
(05 62 92 17 00)

Approved child care (information from the Tourist Office).

Near the ski runs: "Les oursons" children's club (2 - 6 years), day, half-day, meals, fun activities with snow.
(05 62 92 68 86)

   
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Walks - Snowshoe hire - Cross-country skiing - Other types of skiing, snowboarding etc. - Snowmobile rides - Paragliding - Mountain biking - Get fit at the spa - Squash - Body-building - Library - Cinema - Funicular railway - Bars - Discotheque - Ice skating rink 15 km away
 

 

INFORMATION
Tourist Office: 05 62 92 16 00 - Fax: 05 62 92 69 13
Holiday bookings: 05 62 92 16 01
Ski lifts: 05 62 92 16 15
E-Mail: station.baregesAltitude@wanadoo.fr
Website: pro.wanadoo.fr/bareges

ACCESS
By train: 05 62 92 16 02
TGV to Lourdes -
SNCF train shuttles from Lourdes-Barèges (37 km)
By plane: Tarbes-Ossun-Lourdes airport, 45 km away

 

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