Peyragudes france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Peyragudes France.
Peyragudes Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1967 the French ski resort Peyragudes lies at 2400 metres altitude in the Pyrenees region of the French Pyrenees. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Peyragudes ski area is not snow sure. Over 170 snow cannons ensure artificial Peyragudes snow making covers 20km of ski trails, which equates to around 70 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Peyragudes (France) is Toulouse at a distance of 160km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Peyragudes ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Sunny paradise, especially for intermediate skiers. Area pass Haute-Garonne takes in Le Mourtis and Superbagnères. Paraglider flights and snowmobile rides available.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Peyragudes France
Beginner Trails
 4 runs 3km |
9% |
Intermediate Trails
 20 runs 23km |
46% |
Advanced Trails
 15 runs 23km |
34% |
Expert Trails
 4 runs 4km |
9% |
Peyragudes Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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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 | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Peyragudes Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 55km |
| total length of Peyragudes trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 4.4km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | NE |
| direction Peyragudes ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2400m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1600m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1600m |
| centre of Peyragudes ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 800m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 800m |
| 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 Peyragudes
Skiing Peyragudes you'll enjoy 43 pistes and trails and that means approximately 55km of ski runs. Peyragudes lifts number 17 with the capacity to uplift 24000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Peyragudes is over 4.4km long.
Peyragudes Ski Area
Peyragudes ski area has 9% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 46% intermediate, 34% advanced ski slopes and 9% for expert skiers - the most difficult Peyragudes piste is the 1.95km Eperviers run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Peyragudes after dark.
Peyragudes for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Peyragudes
If you snowboard Peyragudes you'll want to know that, of the 17 ski lifts in total, 9 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Peyragudes snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Peyragudes snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 80 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 1 boardercross courses.
Peyragudes for snowboarding gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
Peyragudes Apres Ski
The apres ski Peyragudes scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
5 apres ski bars 9 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 15 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Archery, Climbing, Pot Holing.
Peyragudes for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Peyragudes Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Peyragudes resort - ski Peyragudes by any other name
The French ski resort of Peyragudes ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Peyragudes ski area has ski slopes which face NE
The direction which the various Peyragudes 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. Peyragudes ski resort has ski slopes facing NE.
Peyragudes for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall