Ax les Thermes france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Ax les Thermes France.
Ax les Thermes Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1956 the French ski resort Ax les Thermes lies at 2400 metres altitude in the Pyrenees region of the French Pyrenees. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Ax les Thermes ski area is not snow sure. Over 152 snow cannons ensure artificial Ax les Thermes snow making covers 30km of ski trails, which equates to around 35 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Ax les Thermes (France) is Toulouse at a distance of 125km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Ax les Thermes ski season runs from December to March.
SNO-man says
A thermal spa resort in the Pyrenees range with a bed base of over 9000, there has been a ski resort here since 1956, today backed up by snow-cannons.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Ax les Thermes France
Beginner Trails
 4 runs ?km |
16% |
Intermediate Trails
 7 runs ?km |
28% |
Advanced Trails
 9 runs ?km |
36% |
Expert Trails
 5 runs 5km |
20% |
Ax les Thermes Resort & Holiday Info
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €? - €? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Mar 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Ax les Thermes Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 90km |
| total length of Ax les Thermes trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 4km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Ax les Thermes ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2400m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1400m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1400m |
| centre of Ax les Thermes ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1000m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1000m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Ax les Thermes
Skiing Ax les Thermes you'll enjoy 25 pistes and trails and that means approximately 90km of ski runs. Ax les Thermes lifts number 17 with the capacity to uplift 20460 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Ax les Thermes is over 4km long.
Ax les Thermes Ski Area
Ax les Thermes ski area has 16% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 28% intermediate, 36% advanced ski slopes and 20% for expert skiers - the most difficult Ax les Thermes piste is the 1.2km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of 28%. You can't ski Ax les Thermes after dark.
Ax les Thermes for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Ax les Thermes
If you snowboard Ax les Thermes you'll want to know that, of the 17 ski lifts in total, 7 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Ax les Thermes snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Ax les Thermes snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 100 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Ax les Thermes for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Ax les Thermes Apres Ski
The apres ski Ax les Thermes scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
8 apres ski bars 18 restaurants 0 bowling 2 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 2 saunas 0 hot tubs 2 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 35 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Climbing, Horse Riding, Martial Arts, Tennis, Thermal Baths.
Ax les Thermes for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Ax les Thermes Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Ax les Thermes resort - ski Ax les Thermes by any other name
The French ski resort of Ax les Thermes ski resort is also known as Bonascre and has the following common misspellings:
Ax les Thermes ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Ax les Thermes ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Ax les Thermes ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Ax les Thermes for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall