Ski in Saint-Lary Soulan

Skiing in Saint-Lary Soulan

Saint-Lary Soulan, France (1700m to 2515m)

A large but typical and traditional Pyrenéan village linked by road or cable car to altitude stations ( and base of ski runs ) at La Cabane ( 1600m ) , larger Pla d'Adet ( 1700m ) and Espiaule ( 1600m ), making it, arguably, the most important ski centre in the French Pyrenées.

Saint-Lary Soulan

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Saint-Lary Soulan Ski Facts

Saint-Lary Soulan Ski Facts

		Expert Skiers
		Intermediate Skiers
		Beginners
		Snowboarding
		Snow
		Apres-ski
	9	Black Runs
	14	Red Runs
	26	Blue Runs
	7	Green Runs
100km		Downhill Pistes
10km		Cross Country Trails
31		Ski Lifts
865m		Max Vertical
2515m		Highest Lift
1700m		Lowest Piste
1650m		Resort Altitude

Saint-Lary Soulan

The French ski resort of Saint-Lary Soulan has direct access to 100km of downhill skiing, with 56 individual pistes, served by 31 ski lifts.

The ski resort itself is above 1500m, so skiing or boarding back to the resort is usually possible. With pistes above 2500 metres, skiing and snowboarding is assured throughout the season.

Snowmaking :- Saint-Lary Soulan is able to augment natural snow, on 4km of ski runs, with 270 Snow Cannons.

Ski Lift Capacity :- The 31 Ski Lifts of Saint-Lary Soulan are able to uplift 38,500 skiers / snowboarders per hour.

There is an airport within two hours drive, so ski weekends, snowboard breaks and short ski holidays to Saint-Lary Soulan are perfectly feasible.

Skiing in Saint-Lary Soulan

St Lary's skiing is spread across three sectors totalling 100km (63 miles) of runs over 700 hectares with and an altitude range of 1700 to 2515m. Nearly 200 snow cannon cover large areas of the lopes with machine made snow when required. Those staying in the original village have direct access by gondola from Saint-Lary village centre.

Saint Lary 1700 Pla d'Adet at the base of the slopes is dedicated to family and beginner skiing with the Snow Garden, toboggan run and Kidpark, a fun snow sports park for budding skiers aged six to twelve years old.

At Saint Lary 1900 Espiaube there is a greater emphasis with longer and tougher runs. These include the famous Mirabelle piste, at 3.6 km (2.25 miles), it's one of the longest runs in the Pyrenees with a vertical drop of 700 metres.

The highest skiing is at Saint Lary 2400 where there's mogul and slalom stadiums, a snowpark complete with PA system and a halfpipe.

Snowboarding in Saint-Lary Soulan

The Quicksilver Snowpark has its own website and has won awards for its quality. It is maintained by a crew of four professional park shapers, all riders. The venue is busy throughout the season and hosts numerous events and contests.

There are several snow sports arenas around St Lary including the FamilyPark, which is safe and fun for beginners; the slide park with its different handrails and modules; the snowskatepark for snow skaters; the halfpipe and the main Quicksilver Snowpark itself complete with tables, hips and big-air.

Saint-Lary Soulan Aprés Ski

Saint Lary Village has the lion's share of spots for après, although both 1700 and to a lesser extent 1900 have at least a moderate choice of eateries. However of the nine dedicated bars, eight are down in St Lary Village, the other, L Avalanche in the Galerie Armazan, is in 1700.

Immediately after the ski day ends the crowds tend to congregate in bars around the base of the cable car, including the originally name Bar du Telepherique and the nearby Carre Blanc. Rue Vincent Mir is also lively with Le Kinito, Le Desman L'ICC and Bar l'Igloo a few steps apart.

There are two late night spots - La Luna in the village and Xtra Dance in the Residence Armazan at 1700.

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Saint-Lary Soulan in brief

Saint-Lary Soulan Ski Resort is:-
Good for Expert Skiers.
Very good for Intermediate Skiers.
Good for Beginners.
Very good for Snowboarding.

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Map of Saint-Lary Soulan