Bareges france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Bareges France.
Bareges Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the French ski resort Bareges lies at 1250 metres altitude in the Pyrenees region of the French Pyrenees. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 2500m Bareges ski area is snow sure. Over 170 snow cannons ensure artificial Bareges snow making covers 50km of ski trails, which equates to around 50 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Bareges (France) is Ossun / Tarbes / Lourdes at a distance of 45km or approximately 60 minutes driving time. Bareges ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Part of the largest ski area in the Pyrenées, known for its reasonable prices. Lift-linked to La Mongie and with an altitude station satellite, Super Barèges, at 1800 M.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Bareges France
Beginner Trails
 24 runs 23km |
34% |
Intermediate Trails
 20 runs 31km |
28% |
Advanced Trails
 20 runs 31km |
28% |
Expert Trails
 5 runs 5km |
7% |
Bareges Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | ? - ? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2012 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2013 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Bareges Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 100km |
| total length of Bareges trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 8km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N NE S |
| direction Bareges ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2500m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1400m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1250m |
| centre of Bareges ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 700m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 700m |
| 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 Bareges
Skiing Bareges you'll enjoy 69 pistes and trails and that means approximately 100km of ski runs. Bareges lifts number 40 with the capacity to uplift 45000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Bareges is over 8km long.
Bareges Ski Area
Bareges ski area has 34% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 28% intermediate, 28% advanced ski slopes and 7% for expert skiers - the most difficult Bareges piste is the 2.9km Coume d'Ayne run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Bareges after dark.
Bareges for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Bareges Apres Ski
The apres ski Bareges scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
4 apres ski bars 10 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 35 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Racquetball, Thermal Baths, Trips to Lourdes.
SNO-man says
The thermal baths in Barèges make a good stopping off point after skiing where you can relax in the hot sulphuric springs. Located at the top of the main street, the thermal baths have a wide range of water therapies including whirlpools, saunas, thermal baths and showers, water massage and an aqua-gym with excercises specifically to develop the skiing muscles.
Lourdes with its world famous Grotto (cave) and healing waters makes a good day trip from here. The story of the Grotto dates back to 1858 when an "apparition" appeared several times to a local peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous. During these sightings the young girl was apparently told to dig at a certain spot and when she did a spring began to flow. The water from this still flowing stream has shown remarkable healing power although it contains no curative property that science has been able to identify. Lourdes has become a modern shrine with world wide visitors coming here to bathe in the waters.
Bareges for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Bareges Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Bareges resort - ski Bareges by any other name
The French ski resort of Bareges ski resort is also known as Barèges and has the following common misspellings:
Bareges ski area has ski slopes which face N NE S
The direction which the various Bareges 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. Bareges ski resort has ski slopes facing N NE S.
Bareges for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Bareges reviews, 3.8 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.