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Cauterets resort profile
Les Cauterets · Occitanie · France · 1730–2415 m
Altitude1730-2415 m
Vertical drop685 m
Slopes36 km
Lifts11
Resort base in the Les Cauterets ski area.
- Altitude1730 mStateOccitanieCountryFrance
Les Cauterets ski area
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Cauterets 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.
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Vertical drop1730 - 2415 metersDescent685 meters
Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Cauterets.
Cauterets is a resort base in the Les Cauterets ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 36 km of slopes, 1730-2415 m altitude, 11 lifts. Beginner terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 58%.
Ski areaAltitude range1730–2415 m97% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix36 km slopes97% confidenceSki areaLift network11 lifts97% confidence
Mid-sized ski areaHigh-altitude terrainBeginner focus
Ski-area scale
36 km. A manageable network suits a focused trip without requiring extensive transfers.
Terrain character
The terrain is clearly weighted toward beginner skiing. The largest share is about 58%.
Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.
Useful upper altitudeDense lift accessHigh published capacityStrong terrain value
Altitude resilience
The upper mountain has a useful altitude advantage in warm or marginal snow periods.
Lift infrastructure
About 3.3 slope km per lift indicates a relatively dense access network. Published hourly capacity is 17,088 persons, about 1553 persons/hour per lift and 475 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 10.3 km, averaging about 0.9 km of lift line per lift.
Ski slopes
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Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Les Cauterets.
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 focusSlopes23 ski slopesTotal36 kmBlue21 km58%Red12 km33%Black3 km9%Ski routes3 km
Ski lifts
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Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Les Cauterets.
The ski area has 11 lifts. Chairlift is the largest published category at 4. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 63% of the published lift-type breakdown. Type is not published for 3 lifts. The network provides about 3.3 slope km per lift.
Dense terrain accessHigh published capacityChairlift 4Gondola 1T-bar / platter 3Type not published 3
Ski pass
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Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.
The adult day pass offers strong terrain value relative to the published slope network.
Strong terrain valueTicket Price Price/km Daycard adult €45 €1.25/km 6-day adult €270 €7.50/km Daycard child €39 €1.08/km 6-day child €234 €6.50/km
No visitor review is available for Cauterets yet.
Address
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AddressOffice de Tourisme Cauterets Place Foch - BP 79 65110 Cauterets FrancePlaceCauterets Occitanie France
Contact
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Websitecauterets.com
What makes this resort different
Family progression base
Mountain character
Les Cauterets is best understood as a family progression base: easier terrain, moderate gradients and usable access make progression the strongest structural story.
58% blue pistes
8% black pistes
The trade-off
Progression-focused trips where easier and moderate terrain form a large part of the usable mountain.
Advanced skiers seeking a strongly technical profile may find the terrain mix less distinctive.
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