Ski touring around Artouste

12 ski touring routes are described within 10 km of Artouste, climbing up to 1,900 m, from peaks such as Petite Arcizette, Crête du Lurien, Pic de Chérue.

Artouste is a ski resort in the Pyrenees (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), in the commune of Laruns. The village sits at 1,953 m and the ski area rises to 2,040 m, a skiable vertical of 780 m.

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Ski touring routes described

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12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Artouste — up to 1,900 m of climb.

Summit and route	Ski grade	Climb	Altitude	Aspect	From resort
Petite Arcizette · Face S, depuis la route du Gourzy	4.3 · E2 · D	1,900 m	1,153 → 2,293 m	S	2.6 km
Crête du Lurien · depuis Camps	n/a · PD	1,300 m	1,280 → 2,593 m	E	3.2 km
Pic de Chérue · Vallon De Saoubiste	n/a · E1 · PD	950 m	1,250 → 2,195 m	NW	3.3 km
Cornes de Moundelhs en boucle depuis Gabas	2.3 · E1 · PD-	1,300 m	1,067 → 2,227 m	N · NW · NE · E	3.9 km
Le Lurien · Versant W par Gabardères	n/a · AD-	1,675 m	1,300 → 2,826 m	W	4 km
Le Lurien · Versant NW depuis le lac de Fabrèges	n/a · AD-	1,600 m	1,200 → 2,826 m	NW	4 km
Crête de Gabardères · par le vallon de Gabardères	2.2 · E1 · PD+	1,200 m	1,300 → 2,351 m	N	4.1 km
Pic de Saoubiste · Face NW depuis Pont de Camps	2.2 · E1 · F+	1,000 m	1,260 → 2,261 m	NE	4.1 km
Pic de Chérue · Versant N - depuis le Pont de la Sagette	1.3 · E1 · F	1,000 m	1,238 → 2,195 m	N	4.2 km
Pic de Pombie · Par Saoubiste	n/a · F	970 m	1,240 → 2,207 m	NE	4.3 km
Pic du Midi d'Ossau · Tour au plus près (sens horaire)	n/a · AD+	1,530 m	1,067 → 2,350 m	n/a	4.6 km
Pic Gaziès · Par le lac d'Aule	2.2 · E2 · AD	1,400 m	1,067 → 2,457 m	SE	4.8 km

Not a piste. Neither marked, nor patrolled, nor secured: transceiver, shovel, probe, the day’s avalanche bulletin and, better still, a guide. Ski grade (1.1–5.6) = steepness and commitment; exposure (E1–E4) = consequence of a fall.

Source: Camptocamp.org topo guide (CC BY-SA), routes starting within 10 km, read on 13 October 2026. Descriptions and photos are on Camptocamp; an empty cell is a field nobody has filled in. Camptocamp ski touring routes ↗

Before you go. A grade is not a guarantee: it describes the route in normal conditions, not on the day you ski it. Check the avalanche bulletin for the range, carry a transceiver, shovel and probe, and tell someone where you are going.

Gearing up for touring

Touring kit and the transceiver-shovel-probe trio are bought once and last for years — resort shops rarely hire them out. Here are the matching aisles at our partner shops.

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