Cauterets Cirque du Lys ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Cauterets Cirque du Lys is a ski area in Cauterets, Hautes-Pyrénées, France. Its 70 mapped downhill runs add up to 25 km, which ranks it #87 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 0.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 358 m long.

Slopes at Cauterets Cirque du Lys

About 54% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 27% intermediate and 6% advanced or expert, which makes Cauterets Cirque du Lys a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 9 lifts: 4 chairlifts, 2 button lifts, 1 gondola, 1 rope tow, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,725 m up to 2,419 m, a vertical drop of 694 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Cauterets Cirque du Lys

The nearest airport is Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE), about 35 km away in a straight line — roughly 46 minutes by car; Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) is 59 km away. Nearby ski areas include Cauterets Pont d'Espagne (2.9 km), Luz-Ardiden (24.7 km), Espace Nordique du Val d'Azun and Gourette (29.5 km), which together add 75 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.