Cauterets, France
Cauterets Review
Fri 9 January 2004 stevomcdI lived in the Hautes-Pyrenees area for a year, and rode Cauterets most out of all the local resorts. I have a soft spot for it as I learned to ride there.
Overall the place rocks. Great on a powder day, especially since they're often slow to groom all the runs. Otherwise, the whole place has a nice, consistent gradient, well groomed, wide open trails and a good attitude towards snowboarders. It's also a place with lots of natural banks and gullies, meaning that there are natural hits everywhere, in addition to the funpark provided. Lift system is excellent, apart from one chair which is old, very long and a bit slow.
No major backountry freeride terrain available, as it's hard to get out of the main bowl which holds the resort. There are rumours of one nice run on the south facing slopes off the back of the resort...
The place managed to hold my interest for more than 60 days riding in one season, taking me from a complete beginner to a competent rider. Well worth a look if you're in the area.
Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: Dec to end April
Lifts
Total Lifts: 11
Board Leashes required: No
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 21
Total ride area: 40km
Top lift: 2600m
Vertical drop: 750m
First lift: 1850m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 57%
Red runs: 33%
Black runs: 10%
Lift Passes
Lift Passes:
Day Pass €27
3 Days €75
Week €140
Lift times:[No information]
Facilities
Snowboard Schools:
Private lessons from €32 per hour
Night Riding: :
No
Other activities
Heliboarding: :
Not available
Snowmobiles:
Not available
Further information
HALFPIPE:
No
TERRAIN PARK:
Yes - 1
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:yes
TREE RUNS:
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