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Ax les Thermes resort profile

Ax les Thermes Bonascre · Occitanie · France · 1380–2346 m

Altitude1380-2346 m
Vertical drop966 m
Slopes80 km
Lifts21

Ax les Thermes, Occitanie

Resort overview

Resort base in the Ax les Thermes Bonascre ski area.

Altitude1400 m
RegionPyrenees
CountryFrance

Ax les Thermes Bonascre ski area

Ax les Thermes is part of this ski area.

Terrain and lift totals on this page refer to the complete ski area rather than only the resort centre.

Mountain rangePyrenees
Vertical drop1380 - 2346 meters
Descent966 meters

Ax les Thermes Bonascre ski area overview

Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Ax les Thermes.

Ax les Thermes is a resort base in the Ax les Thermes Bonascre ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 80 km of slopes, 1380-2346 m altitude, 21 lifts. Beginner terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 50%.

Ski areaAltitude range1380–2346 m97% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix80 km slopes97% confidenceSki areaLift network21 lifts97% confidence
Large ski areaHigh-altitude terrainBeginner focus
Ski-area scale 80 km. An extensive slope network offers broad terrain choice for a longer stay.
Terrain character The terrain is clearly weighted toward beginner skiing. The largest share is about 50%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

Useful upper altitudeStrong terrain valueBelow-average snow rating
Altitude resilience The upper mountain has a useful altitude advantage in warm or marginal snow periods. The 966 m vertical range also creates meaningful temperature and snow-quality differences from valley to summit.
Lift infrastructure About 3.8 slope km per lift indicates a broadly balanced lift-to-terrain ratio. Published hourly capacity is 26,320 persons, about 1253 persons/hour per lift and 329 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 20.4 km, averaging about 1.0 km of lift line per lift.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Ax les Thermes Bonascre.

This ski area is clearly oriented toward beginner skiers. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.

Manageable terrain scaleBeginner terrain focus
Slopes36 ski slopes
Total80 km
  • Blue40 km
  • Red25 km
  • Black15 km
Blue40 km50%
Red25 km31%
Black15 km19%

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Ax les Thermes Bonascre.

The ski area has 21 lifts. T-bar / platter is the largest published category at 8. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 45% of the published lift-type breakdown. Type is not published for 1 lifts. The network provides about 3.8 slope km per lift.

Chairlift 7
Gondola 2
Rope tow / baby lift 3
T-bar / platter 8
Type not published 1
Total lifts21
Lift capacity 26,320 persons/hour
Lift length20.4 km

Ski pass

Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.

The adult day pass offers strong terrain value relative to the published slope network.

Strong terrain value
TicketPricePrice/km
Daycard adult€36€0.45/km
6-day adult€179€2.24/km
Daycard child€27€0.34/km
6-day child€134€1.68/km

Ski resort ratings for Ax les Thermes compared to the site-wide resort benchmark. Open the ratings page to choose a different benchmark group. Based on 1 visitor reviews, with third-party overall rating evidence incorporated.

Overall rating 6.7
All resorts 6.2
Snow conditions 5
All resorts 7.6
Family friendly 6
All resorts 7.8
Advanced skiing 6
All resorts 7.7
Beginner 7.0 7.6
Advanced 6.0 7.7 ▼
Expert 5.0 7.1 ▼
Free-nature 7.0 6.9
Snow 5.0 7.6 ▼
Family 6.0 7.8 ▼
Après-ski 6.0 6.7
Nature 6.0 7.7 ▼
Hiking 6.0 7 ▼
Lifts 6.7 7.2

Ax les Thermes reviews

More reviews

The downhill skiing area at Ax-les-Thermes is fairly extensive and is divided into 3 well linked domains. The skiing is from 1400m up to 2300m with the lower sections being well served by snow canno..

J. THOMSONLEEDS

Address

AddressOffice de Tourisme de Pays des Vallees dAx 6, avenue Theophile Delcasse 09110 Ax-les-Thermes France
PlaceAx les Thermes Occitanie France

Contact

Location

Mountain intelligence

Why this resort matters now

Family progression base. Strong weather support with low current risk; 8°C upper mountain, 36 mm /48h precipitation.

Evidence confidence66%
Current setup79/100
Weather83/100
Risk23/100
Stronger related option100/100Masella

A structurally related resort currently has the stronger live setup.

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