Ascou
Ski resort · Ariège, France
Ascou is a ski resort in Ariège (France) with 12 km of runs and 7 lifts. You can ski between 1,496 m and 2,064 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 568 m. Its longest run is Fontargente (3.0 km) and the steepest, Caburlet, reaches 64% on its toughest stretch.
See Ascou on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 12 km
- Lifts
- 7
- Elevation
- 1,496–2,064 m
- Vertical drop
- 568 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green1.3 km
- Blue5.7 km
- Red3.8 km
- Black1.2 km
The steepest runs at Ascou
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Caburlet Black64% · 33°
- Maure Black62% · 32°
- Fontnere Red52% · 27°
- Tarbesou Red50% · 27°
- Bedeyere Red48% · 26°
The longest runs
- Fontargente Blue3.0 km
- Forestière Blue1.3 km
- Tarbesou Red1.2 km
- Orri Red1.1 km
- Estagnet Blue0.9 km
Lifts
5 drag lifts · 1 chairlift · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Ascou
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,781 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,780 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Ascou
- Mijanès-Donezan3 km · 10 km of runs
- Camurac7 km · 6.3 km of runs
- Formiguères13 km · 18 km of runs
- Ax 3 Domaines14 km · 51 km of runs
- Les Angles19 km · 35 km of runs
- Les Monts d'Olmes22 km · 16 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ascou?
- In Ariège, France. The nearest resort is Mijanès-Donezan, 3 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Ascou have?
- 12 km: 1.3 km of green runs, 5.7 km of blue runs, 3.8 km of red runs, 1.2 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Ascou?
- You can ski between 1,496 m and 2,064 m: a vertical drop of 568 m.
- How many lifts does Ascou have?
- 7: 5 drag lifts, 1 chairlift, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Ascou?
- Caburlet (black), at 64% (33°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Ascou?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Ascou?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.