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French Pyrénées 

SAINT LARY SOULAN

OFFICE DU TOURISME
37 rue Vincent Mir - BP 39
65170 Saint-Lary Soulan, France
Telephone: (33) 5 6239 5081 Fax: (33) 5 6239 5006
URL: skifrance.com

HAUTES-PYRÉNÉES

Traditional village architecture of wood, stone & slate. Modern facilities favoring tourism but maintaining its old-world flavor. Close proximity & relationship with Spain. Home of Olympic Champion Isabelle Mir. Also, training site for the Spanish National Ski Team.

Elevation: Base/Village: 1,600 m (5,248 ft); Top: 2,450 m (8,036 ft)

Vertical: 850 m (2,788 ft)

Terrain: 100 kim (52 mi) of prepared slopes; 53 runs, 6 green, 24 blue, 15 red, 8 black; bump skiing park; snowboard park; ski until 6:30 pm in February (Sunset skiing)

Skiing Circus: 2 linked skiing areas, 4 sectors: Pla D’Abet; Soum de Matte; Espiavbe; Vallon Du Portet

Lifts: 32

Types: 2 Trams/gondolas, 11 chair lifts including two 4-seaters; 18 Surface lifts

Lift Capacity: 26,500 p/h resort

Ski Season: December - Mid-April

Cross Country: Mountain lake circuit & 3 km mountain trail; 6 day lift pass

Ski School: Three ski schools: L’Ecole de Ski Français; Ski School Int’l; Ecole de Ski Snow-Fun

Other Winter Activities: Skating rink; tennis; omnisports gymnasium; paragliding; mountain biking; hiking; snowshoeing; snowboarding; cross country; climbing; swimming; horseback riding; rafting; kayaking; canyoning & hydrospeed; permanent bump skiing snowpark

Après-Ski: Créperies, pubs, restaurants, health spa; National Pyrenean Park; sheep & goat farms

Shopping Services: In village of St.-Lary. Local Specialties . . . food & shopping

Child Care: Kid’s program ages 5-12

Lodging: 23,000 beds, variety of accommodations in Saint Lary Village

Transportation: Gateway Airports: Tarbes-Ossun-Lourdes Airport 80 km (50 mi)

Closest Provincial City: Spain 20 km thru the Bielsa Tunnel

By Auto: Rt A64 Bilbao-Bayonne to (RD 929)

Rt A64 from Toulouse to (RN 20; RN 117; RD 929)

Rt A10 Paris-Bordeaux to (RN 21 & RD 929)

By Train: TGV Atlantique connects Saint Lary with autocar SNCF

Best Deal: Altiplus-ski when & where you like; Altipass-allows cable car to village of St. Lary; Altikid-hosted kid’s program for ages 5-12; free shuttle service

Other Information: Snowmaking to the upper area

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