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Gavarnie Gedre resort profile

Occitanie · France · 1820–2282 m

Altitude1820-2282 m
Vertical drop462 m
Slopes32 km
Lifts7

Gavarnie Gedre, Occitanie

Resort overview
Altitude1375 m
RegionPyrenees
CountryFrance

Gavarnie Gedre ski area

Gavarnie Gedre 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.

Vertical drop1820 - 2282 meters
Descent462 meters

Gavarnie Gedre ski area overview

Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Gavarnie Gedre.

This profile covers the Gavarnie Gedre ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 32 km of slopes, 1820-2282 m altitude, 7 lifts. Beginner terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 50%.

Ski areaAltitude range1820–2282 m94% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix32 km slopes94% confidenceSki areaLift network7 lifts94% confidence
Compact ski areaHigh-altitude terrainBeginner focus
Ski-area scale 32 km. A compact network is practical for short stays and straightforward navigation.
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 altitudeLimited vertical rangeStrong terrain value
Altitude resilience The upper mountain has a useful altitude advantage in warm or marginal snow periods.
Lift infrastructure About 4.6 slope km per lift indicates a broadly balanced lift-to-terrain ratio. Published hourly capacity is 5,927 persons, about 847 persons/hour per lift and 185 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 4.3 km, averaging about 0.6 km of lift line per lift.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Gavarnie Gedre.

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.

Beginner terrain focus
Slopes3 ski slopes
Total32 km
  • Blue16 km
  • Red12 km
  • Black4 km
Blue16 km50%
Red12 km38%
Black4 km12%
Ski routes4 km

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Gavarnie Gedre.

The ski area has 7 lifts. T-bar / platter is the largest listed category at 6. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 25% of the published lift-type breakdown. The network provides about 4.6 slope km per lift.

Surface-lift emphasis
Chairlift 2
T-bar / platter 6
Total lifts7
Lift capacity 5,927 persons/hour
Lift length4.3 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€35.50€1.11/km
6-day adult€130€4.06/km
Daycard child€31.50€0.98/km
6-day child€110€3.44/km

The overall rating for Gavarnie Gedre currently uses third-party overall rating evidence. No SkiWeather visitor review has been counted yet.

Overall rating 6.6
All resorts 6.2
Beginner n.a. 7.6
Advanced n.a. 7.7
Expert n.a. 7.1
Free-nature n.a. 6.9
Snow n.a. 7.6
Family n.a. 7.8
Après-ski n.a. 6.7
Nature n.a. 7.7
Hiking n.a. 7
Lifts 5.0 7.2 ▼

No visitor review is available for Gavarnie Gedre yet.

Address

AddressOffice de Tourisme de Gavarnie-Gedre Place de la Bergere 65120 Gedre France
PlaceGavarnie Gedre Occitanie France

Contact

Location

Resort profile

What makes this resort different

Family progression base

Mountain character

Gavarnie Gedre is best understood as a family progression base: easier terrain, moderate gradients and usable access make progression the strongest structural story.

50% blue pistes

13% 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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