Formiguères ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Formiguères is a ski area in Formiguères, Pyrénées-Orientales, France. Its 32 mapped downhill runs add up to 17 km, which ranks it #108 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 547 m long.

Slopes at Formiguères

About 58% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 39% intermediate and 3% advanced or expert, which makes Formiguères a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 7 lifts: 3 drag lifts, 2 magic carpets, 1 chairlift, 1 combined lift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,737 m up to 2,304 m, a vertical drop of 567 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Formiguères

The nearest airport is Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU), about 62 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 20 min by car; Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport (PGF) is 68 km away. Nearby ski areas include Les Angles, Les Angles, Els Angles (35.0 km), La Quillane (3.0 km) and Font-Romeu Pyrénées 2000, Font-Romeu (35.9 km), which together add 84 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.