Gourette ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Gourette is a ski area in Eaux-Bonnes, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. Its 65 mapped downhill runs add up to 30 km, which ranks it #71 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 0.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 454 m long.

Slopes at Gourette

About 49% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 43% intermediate and 8% advanced or expert, which makes Gourette a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 12 lifts: 5 chairlifts, 3 gondolas, 3 magic carpets, 1 drag lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,352 m up to 2,453 m, a vertical drop of 1,101 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Gourette

The nearest airport is Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE), about 37 km away in a straight line — roughly 48 minutes by car; Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) is 49 km away. Nearby ski areas include Artouste (7.9 km), Espace Nordique du Val d'Azun, Cauterets Cirque du Lys (25.1 km) and Cauterets Pont d'Espagne (2.9 km), which together add 70 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.