Grand Tourmalet ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Grand Tourmalet is a ski area in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Hautes-Pyrénées, France. Its 79 mapped downhill runs add up to 54 km, which ranks it #45 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 0.6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 685 m long.

Slopes at Grand Tourmalet

About 68% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 20% intermediate and 13% advanced or expert, which makes Grand Tourmalet a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 29 lifts: 14 chairlifts, 5 button lifts, 4 drag lifts, 3 cable cars, 3 magic carpets. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,458 m up to 2,463 m, a vertical drop of 1,005 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 Grand Tourmalet

The nearest airport is Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE), about 33 km away in a straight line — roughly 42 minutes by car; Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) is 69 km away. Nearby ski areas include Saint-Lary (71.8 km), Payolle, Hautacam (9.6 km) and Piau-Engaly (32.1 km), which together add 138 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.