Luz-Ardiden
Ski resort · Hautes-Pyrénées, France
Luz-Ardiden is a ski resort in Hautes-Pyrénées (France) with 25 km of runs and 8 lifts. You can ski between 1,680 m and 2,485 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 805 m. Its longest run is La Belle Bleue (3.3 km) and the steepest, Noire de la Pique, reaches 63% on its toughest stretch.
See Luz-Ardiden on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 25 km
- Lifts
- 8
- Elevation
- 1,680–2,485 m
- Vertical drop
- 805 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green1.1 km
- Blue7.7 km
- Red13 km
- Black1.9 km
The steepest runs at Luz-Ardiden
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Noire de la Pique Black63% · 32°
- Perdrix Black55% · 29°
- Bruyères Black54% · 28°
- Aulhères Bas Red52% · 27°
- La Toy Red51% · 27°
The longest runs
- La Belle Bleue Blue3.3 km
- Badette Red2.3 km
- Source Blue1.9 km
- Vallons Red1.3 km
- Myrilles Blue1.2 km
Lifts
6 chairlifts · 1 platter lift · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Luz-Ardiden
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 2,082 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near Luz-Ardiden
- Cauterets Cirque du Lys6 km · 25 km of runs
- Hautacam11 km · 9.6 km of runs
- Grand Tourmalet17 km · 54 km of runs
- Gavarnie-Gèdre18 km · 21 km of runs
- Piau-Engaly23 km · 32 km of runs
- Gourette23 km · 30 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Luz-Ardiden?
- In Hautes-Pyrénées, France. The nearest resort is Cauterets Cirque du Lys, 6 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Luz-Ardiden have?
- 25 km: 1.1 km of green runs, 7.7 km of blue runs, 13 km of red runs, 1.9 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Luz-Ardiden?
- You can ski between 1,680 m and 2,485 m: a vertical drop of 805 m.
- How many lifts does Luz-Ardiden have?
- 8: 6 chairlifts, 1 platter lift, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Luz-Ardiden?
- Noire de la Pique (black), at 63% (32°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Luz-Ardiden?
- 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 Luz-Ardiden?
- 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.