Cauterets
France
1 / 1Cauterets - ski resort in France. Ski area from 1,730 to 2,450 m, with a 720 m vertical drop. 16 lifts. Piste map, weather and snowfall.
Trail information
Cauterets is a ski resort in the Pyrenees region (France). Gentle runs predominate, so the resort suits beginners and families with children.
Worth knowing
The ski area rises from 1,730 to 2,450 m, with a vertical drop of 720 m. The vertical drop is enough for long runs with noticeable changes in terrain. The season usually runs from 5 December to 18 April.
Snowparks
The resort's snowpark includes a line for beginners. According to the resort's official website.
Maps
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Contacts and opening hours
Average monthly snowfall at Cauterets
Snowfall per month - cm. Below each bar - how many days it snowed that month. Observation data for the last 3 completed seasons.
Accommodation
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What visitors say about the resort
Snow is what earns Cauterets its reputation: it holds cover better than most of its French Pyrenean neighbours, grooming is rated highly, and the snowpark is called one of the best around. Skiers also like the modestly priced pass, the free shuttles with obliging drivers, the spa-town feel of the village and the gondola that lifts you out of the centre onto the mountain.
Lifts and waiting times are where complaints pile up. In school holidays the queue for the bottom gondola stretches to an hour and a half or two, compared unfavourably with a theme park; on weekdays only part of the chairlift network runs while the day pass still costs forty-odd euros. The chairs are slow, and the Combes du Barbat unloading is hard enough to leave bruises on the calves. Wind shuts lifts regularly, there is effectively one pricey mountain restaurant, steep terrain is scarce, and après-ski is flat.
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