Cauterets Cirque du Lys
Ski resort · Hautes-Pyrénées, France
Cauterets Cirque du Lys is a ski resort in Hautes-Pyrénées (France) with 25 km of runs and 9 lifts. You can ski between 1,725 m and 2,422 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 697 m. Its longest run is Gentiane (2.0 km) and the steepest, Malh Blanc, reaches 72% on its toughest stretch.
See Cauterets Cirque du Lys on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 25 km
- Lifts
- 9
- Elevation
- 1,725–2,422 m
- Vertical drop
- 697 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green1.8 km
- Blue12 km
- Red6.7 km
- Black1.5 km
The steepest runs at Cauterets Cirque du Lys
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Malh Blanc Red72% · 36°
- Edelweiss Red66% · 33°
- Asphodèle Red65% · 33°
- Combe du Barbat Black64% · 33°
- Stade Slalom Red64% · 33°
The longest runs
- Gentiane Blue2.0 km
- Crêtes Blue1.8 km
- Gentiane Variante Blue1.2 km
- Edelweiss Red1.1 km
- Aconit Blue1.1 km
Lifts
4 chairlifts · 2 platter lifts · 1 gondola · 1 rope tow · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Cauterets Cirque du Lys
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 2,091 m (the resort's mean elevation is 2,074 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Cauterets Cirque du Lys
- Luz-Ardiden6 km · 25 km of runs
- Hautacam15 km · 9.6 km of runs
- Gourette17 km · 30 km of runs
- Gavarnie-Gèdre20 km · 21 km of runs
- Artouste20 km · 7.9 km of runs
- Panticosa22 km · 19 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cauterets Cirque du Lys?
- In Hautes-Pyrénées, France. The nearest resort is Luz-Ardiden, 6 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Cauterets Cirque du Lys have?
- 25 km: 1.8 km of green runs, 12 km of blue runs, 6.7 km of red runs, 1.5 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Cauterets Cirque du Lys?
- You can ski between 1,725 m and 2,422 m: a vertical drop of 697 m.
- How many lifts does Cauterets Cirque du Lys have?
- 9: 4 chairlifts, 2 platter lifts, 1 gondola, 1 rope tow, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Cauterets Cirque du Lys?
- Malh Blanc (red), at 72% (36°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Cauterets Cirque du Lys?
- 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 Cauterets Cirque du Lys?
- 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.