Le Domaine du Tourmalet / Barèges-La Mongie

Hautes-Pyrénées

Altitude : 1400 - 2500 m

At the foot of the Pic du Midi de Bigorre, the Tourmalet Barèges-La Mongie domain offers you the biggest skiing area in the French Pyrenees. Come and discover a two-sided resort : on the West end, you'll find Barèges with its traditional charm and the activities of a Pyrenean village, and on the East end, at the very heart of the ski domain, lays La Mongie with all the conveniences of a ski in, ski out resort, in a high mountain environment. As for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing amateurs, they will enjoy beautiful hiking on the Lienz plateau.

Piste Info

69 pistes - 40 lifts : 1 telecabin, 1 cabin lift, 13 chair lifts including 3 declutching 6-person ones, 23 ski lifts and 2 magic carpets, representing 32 km of lifts (flow : 45 000 skiers/hour) - 172 snow guns - 4 ski school - heated picnic room - 5 high-altitude restaurants - luge piste - 2 snowparks: boardercross, tables, big air, rails - For riders : 1500 m of difference in height at the Pic du Midi for a long and fabulous downhill glide- cross-country skiing : 14 km of trails in Barèges, 2 km in La Mongie.

TARIFFS	Day	4 hours	7 Days
Adult	31 €	24.50 €	158 €
Children (6 to 11)	25.50 €		130 €
Youths (12 to 25)	25.50 €	-	130 €
Student (17 to 25)	21 €	-	107 €
Family*	102 €	-	520 €

* Family: 2 adults + 2 children from 6 to 17 year old.
Groups: ask us.
"Grand Tourmalet" package: for a day or a stay, unlimited access to the Tourmalet + 1 visit of the Pic du Midi (more information on www.tourmalet.fr)

Handiski

Barèges : ski lessons at the E.S.F. ski school : Tel. : 05 62 92 18 22 – equipment rental – accommodation in the resort.

Children

Barèges : Snow kid's garden in Tournaboup. Information at the ski schools: E.S.F. Tel : 05 62 92 68 86 - Ecoloski : Tel. : 05 62 92 69 66. Helios outside centre (school holidays) Tel. 05 62 92 17 00

La Mongie : Snow day care 05 62 91 92 44
www.esf-la-mongie.com
email: esf-la mongie@wanadoo.fr - Day care 05 62 91 93 69 and 05 62 91 92 33 outside the resort opening period.

Other activities

In Barèges : Snowshoeing - cross-country skiing - - sled dogs - snowmobile outings - paragliding - fitness at the thermal baths - squash - body building room - library - cinema - bars - ice skating rink at 15 km - disco.

In La Mongie : Astronomy - visit of the Pic du Midi : winter and summer access - snowmobile outings - sled dogs - mountain skiing - musical bars - automated cash dispenser

In Campan-Payolle (16 km) : cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.

In Bagnères de Bigorre (25 km) : the " Aquensis, la cité des eaux " fitness centre - rock climbing - golf - horse riding - indoor tennis - swimming pool -cinema - disco - natural history museum - casino.

In the valley : via Ferrata.

Main events

January, 17th and 18th : Tourmalet FreeRiide, a gathering for pros and amateurs to discover the Tourmalet ski domain.
January : the 2009 Grand Raid, an off-track skiing championship by teams of 2.
More info on www.evolution2.com
During school holidays : the Soja Sun
Esprit neige : activities for children at the foot of the pistes, including several skiing tests.

Access

Barèges :
4 car parks representing 1015 spots (1 indoor representing 100 spots). 1 winter caravanning park on site.
By road: A64 "la Pyrénéenne" Tarbes exit, then N21 until Lourdes, in the direction of Argelès-Gazost, then Luz saint Sauveur and D918.
Train station: Lourdes at 40 km - SNCF shuttle from Lourdes to Barèges.
Airport: Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées at 50 km.

La Mongie :
Car parks : 3300 spots.
Mobile home: 50 spots in the resort - spots with terminals in the Artigues city campsite.
Winter caravaning park: at 8 km , 100 spots - at 25 km (Bagnères) , 250 spots.
By road: A64 from Biarritz n°12 Tarbes-Ouest exit - from Toulouse n°14 exit in Tournay.
Train station: Tarbes (train arrival), then bus shuttle to Bagnères de Bigorre and La Mongie.
Airport: Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées at 50 km or Pau at 75 km.