Font Romeu france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Font Romeu France.
Font Romeu Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1921 the French ski resort Font Romeu lies at 2200 metres altitude in the Languedoc - Roussillon region of the French Pyrenees. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Font Romeu ski area is not snow sure. Over 500 snow cannons ensure artificial Font Romeu snow making covers 21km of ski trails, which equates to around 45 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Font Romeu (France) is Toulouse at a distance of 200km or approximately 180 minutes driving time. Font Romeu ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
A lively and popular border resort attracting weekend crowds from Spain as well as France. It has the biggest snow making operation in the Pyrenées and the second biggest bed base. An historic town, the lifts are 4km away. Font Romeu receives 3000 hours of sunshine yearly - more than the Rockies. There has been skiing here since 1921, most runs are short and flat. More challenging is "Competition" on the northern face. It's a perfect base for beginners and families
alpine downhill runs to ski in Font Romeu France
Beginner Trails
 9 runs ?km |
26% |
Intermediate Trails
 9 runs ?km |
26% |
Advanced Trails
 8 runs ?km |
23% |
Expert Trails
 8 runs 8km |
23% |
Font Romeu Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €? - €? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Font Romeu Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 54km |
| total length of Font Romeu trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 1.5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N |
| direction Font Romeu ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2200m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1750m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1750m |
| centre of Font Romeu ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 450m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 450m |
| 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 Font Romeu
Skiing Font Romeu you'll enjoy 34 pistes and trails and that means approximately 54km of ski runs. Font Romeu lifts number 26 with the capacity to uplift 20000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Font Romeu is over 1.5km long.
Font Romeu Ski Area
Font Romeu ski area has 26% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 26% intermediate, 23% advanced ski slopes and 23% for expert skiers - the most difficult Font Romeu piste is the 1.5km La Record run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Font Romeu after dark.
Font Romeu for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Font Romeu
If you snowboard Font Romeu you'll want to know that, of the 26 ski lifts in total, 18 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Font Romeu snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Font Romeu snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 110 metres), 1 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Font Romeu for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Font Romeu Apres Ski
The apres ski Font Romeu scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
8 apres ski bars 19 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 1 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 1 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Casino, Climbing Wall, Ice Hockey, Judo.
SNO-man says
Font Romeu has a wide range of non skiing activities. Winter hikes, snowshoeing, ski hikes, dog sledding with guides are all available. There is an indoor golf practice arena as well as indoor and outdoor tennis and a squash court. Ice skating lessons are available at the Olympic sized skating rink. There's a 25m indoor swimming pool.
Other facilities include mini-golf, mini-tennis, ping pong, billiards and volleyball. The village has a casino, a cinema, disco, games rooms and a library.
Worth a visit is the Four Solaire d'Odeillo - the world's largest solar furnace - belonging to the National Centre for Scientific Research and built in 1969. The main work carried out here is research into high temperatures and the development of new energy processes. The furnace is a vast 40m high curving screen of tiny mirrors which pick up the reflection of the sun's rays from 63 large mirrors set up on the adjacent hillside and then re-reflect it into a single spot where the temperature can reach over 3000 degrees C.
The medieval walled City of Carcassone is 120km/75 miles.
Font Romeu for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Font Romeu Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Font Romeu resort - ski Font Romeu by any other name
The French ski resort of Font Romeu ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Font Romeu ski area has ski slopes which face N
The direction which the various Font Romeu 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. Font Romeu ski resort has ski slopes facing N.
Font Romeu for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall