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Favourite Resorts - Cauterets...
If you've read the other resorts we report on
you'll realise that we tend to go for the character of the resort as much
as the skiing and Cauterets does not disappoint with its blend of
Pyrénéean atmosphere and skiing options.
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Our likes/dislikes:
If you can get there during the school holidays you will find that the
season starts early (mid-November) due to the north facing slopes.
One of our dislikes here is the queuing for the big cable car (although
we've heard that this has been replaced with a high speed bubble lift that
should cut queues a lot). Absolute
beginners may prefer to drive to the Pont d'Espagne where there is a
couple of drag
lifts coupled with a nice easy nursery slope.
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Factfile...
Resort height:
1,350 -2,350m, village at 900m
Access: By road south of Lourdes on the
D920.
Downhill runs:
2 black, 6 red, 7 blue and 5 green slopes.
Size of domaine: 35km of pistes plus 6km at Pont d'Espagne (at
1450m).
Snow cannon:
Lifts: 2 cable cars, 7 chair lifts, 11 drag lifts.
Lift Pass:
€130 for
a 1 week adult pass in high season.
Office du Tourisme:
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Where to stay...If you can
afford it we really recommend to stay in the village itself so you can
avoid using the car. But wherever you stay you will probably have a
walk to the cable car (unless you catch the ski bus) and that's
unfortunate for the kids as it's tough walking in ski boots.
If you don't mind a short drive each day we
can recommend a
lovely B and B a few km back down the road to Lourdes.
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