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Grand Tourmalet – Pic du Midi

France · Pireneje · Single resort

Grand Tourmalet – Pic du Midi is a ski resort in Pireneje (France). It has 100 km of downhill runs and 27 lifts. The runs go from 1400 to 2500 m (1100 m vertical).

Piste length
100 km
Lifts
27
Base station
1400 m
Top station
2500 m
Vertical drop
1100 m
Country
France

Piste difficulty split

  • Easy: 35 km (35%)
  • Medium: 45 km (45%)
  • Hard: 20 km (20%)

Details

  • Night skiing: No
  • Steepest spot: 85% (40°)
  • Mostly facing east (22% of run length). East-facing slopes get morning sun, west-facing ones afternoon sun.

Lifts: 27

Gondola / cable car: 3 · Chairlift: 14 · Drag lift: 9

  • Espade · Chairlift · 3,000 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1788–2107 m
  • Caoubère · Chairlift · 2,600 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1462–1958 m
  • Pourteilh · Chairlift · 2,600 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1777–2230 m
  • Tourmalet · Chairlift · 2,460 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1732–2108 m
  • Sapins · Chairlift · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1750–2059 m
  • Béarnais · Chairlift · 2,209 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1782–2126 m
  • Castillon · Chairlift · 2,200 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1608–1838 m
  • Chapelle · Chairlift · 2,000 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1748–1798 m
  • Piquette · Chairlift · 2,000 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1497–1843 m
  • Sud · Chairlift · 1,800 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1770–2150 m

On site

  • 49 car parks (11 free)
  • 27 restaurants & bars by the slopes
  • 2 mountain huts
  • 6 ski schools
  • 2 rental shops
  • 9 stops

Ski schools and rental shops

  • École de ski Français (ESF)
  • École de Ski Internationale
  • École du Ski Français
  • ESF
  • ESI

Historical conditions and snowfall

  • November: Snowfall in the month (average) 14 cm, Snow depth 7 cm
  • December: Snowfall in the month (average) 16 cm, Snow depth 12 cm
  • January: Snowfall in the month (average) 27 cm, Snow depth 13 cm
  • February: Snowfall in the month (average) 24 cm, Snow depth 12 cm
  • March: Snowfall in the month (average) 20 cm, Snow depth 10 cm
  • April: Snowfall in the month (average) 9 cm, Snow depth 5 cm

Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 981 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.

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