Font-Romeu

Pyrenees Checked on 18 September 2026
1,775 mVillage altitude
Top of the ski area
34 kmAlpine pistes
23Ski lifts
Adult day pass

Font-Romeu is a winter sports resort in the French Pyrenees located in the Pyrénées-Orientales, in the Occitanie region. Together with the resort Bolquère - Pyrénées 2000, it forms the Font-Romeu Pyrénées 2000 ski area. It is in the territory of the commune of Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via.

Font-Romeu — view of the resort
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Translated from the French Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), machine translation.

SkiRadar ratings

How ratings are computed →Computed on 18 September 2026

Seven criteria rated from 1 to 5 stars, in half-stars, from this page's sourced data. A rating is a rank among the 322 French resorts we cover — 5 stars means “among the best in France on this point”, not “perfect”. Nobody types these in.

  1. SnowCan you count on the snow?
    n/a

    Not rated: “top of the ski area” is missing from this page.

  2. Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?
    3.5 / 5

    Km of pistes at the resort: 34 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 34 km · Lifts: 23 · Balance between piste levels: 90%

  3. ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?
    n/a

    Not rated: “adult day pass” is missing from this page.

  4. Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?
    3.5 / 5

    Share of green and blue pistes: 75% · Magic carpets: 4 · Sledging runs: 0 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 2 · Famille Plus label

  5. AccessIs it easy to get to?
    3 / 5

    Average drive time from 20 major cities: 6 hr 14 · Nearest railway station: 5 min · Nearest airport: 1 hr 29

  6. Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?
    3.5 / 5

    Bars and pubs: 2 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 20 · Upcoming events: 4 · Collective tourist beds: 2,206 — index: what the map and the listings publish

  7. Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?
    2 / 5

    5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 1 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 0% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 1 — index: what the map and the listings publish

“Atmosphere” and “Luxury” are indexes: they count what OpenStreetMap and the event listings publish within 2.5 km (bars, nightclubs, rated hotels, spas, upcoming events), not what you experience there. A zero means “nothing mapped”, not “nothing there”. Sources per criterion: snow (altitudes (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata), snow depth observed at the Météo-France station, ERA5-Land model) ; ski area (OpenStreetMap pistes and lifts, linked area (Wikidata)) ; value (the resort’s official price list) ; families and beginners (OpenStreetMap pistes, price list, ESF ski school, Famille Plus label, OpenStreetMap leisure) ; access (OSRM drive times from 20 cities, SNCF stations, GTFS shuttles, airports) ; atmosphere and après-ski (bars, nightclubs and restaurants within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap), upcoming events (OpenAgenda), collective tourist beds (INSEE)) ; luxury and comfort (rated hotels within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap) and by category across the commune (INSEE), spas and boutiques (OpenStreetMap), day pass price).

Status unknown

The domain is due to open on 4 December 2026. Open pistes and lifts will appear here as soon as the resort publishes its daily report.

7-day forecast

Village 1,775 m

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Forecast corrected for altitude; fresh snow = forecast total at the top; UV = peak of the day. Beyond 3 days, check the resort’s own report. Source:Open-Meteo.

Average snow depth by month

Good snow from February to March.

Météo-France measurements · 9 winters (2016-2025)

☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 7.4 h · Dec 7 h · Jan 7 h · Feb 8.5 h · Mar 9.2 h · Apr 10.4 h — 27 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).

  1. Novemberno record
  2. Decemberno record
  3. January43 cmVariable · 64%
  4. February61 cmGood skiing · 85%
  5. March68 cmGood skiing · 80%
  6. Aprilno record
  7. Mayno record

30 cm on the ground: the benchmark for groomed-piste skiing. Bar = monthly average depth; percentage = share of time above 30 cm.

  • Good skiing: 30 cm on more than 8 days in 10
  • Variable: 30 cm on 5 to 8 days in 10
  • Insufficient: 30 cm less than one day in two
Météo-France snow observation network (poste nivo « Les Angles » (2108 m, à 7.6 km)) — total snow depth recorded by the resort observers, open archive. During the season the daily report prevails. The percentage is the share of readings with at least 30 cm on the ground; “—”: month without readings.

Measured snow history: not available for this resort. No Météo-France station close enough (the 1 nearby station sits more than 300 m away from the altitude we aim for (1775 m)). We would rather show nothing than borrow a distant valley’s reading.

76 pistes, by level — 34 km

33 green24 blue9 red10 black
Lifts
1 gondola, 8 chairlifts, 10 drag lifts, 4 magic carpets
Cross-country skiing
14 km of nordic trails
Snowpark
Yes
Without skis
27 km of snowshoe and walking trails
Piste aspect
N 18% · E 30% · S 41% · W 11% (descent direction of 47 OSM pistes, terrain model)
Mountain restaurants
Restaurant de la calme (2048 m) · Chalet du Col de Pam Font Romeu (2002 m)
Season 2026-2027
opens on 4 December 2026
Piste map (PDF)
STATANMSM01660011 - nouveau plan pistes 2015 (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
Famille Plus
The resort’s family page (declared by the resort, ANMSM)

Resort data: declared by OFFICE DE TOURISME DE FONT-ROMEU and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September

Pistes and lifts surveyed on OpenStreetMap within 4 km of the resort — for a resort in a linked area, the figure may include neighbouring pistes.

Lift passes detail →

The price list for this resort is being collected: most resorts publish winter prices between September and November.

Official piste map

Open the piste map (PDF, 6.7 MB) ↗

Published by SIT régional Tourinsoft (Pyrénées) · file dated 4 February 2015 · link checked on 12 September 2026 · official page

Link to the resort’s own file — a piste map is a copyrighted artwork, we host no copy.

Staying and hiring gear in Font-Romeu

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Stay & accommodation

Ski Planet
Self-catering flats and all-inclusive ski holidays at the foot of the slopes, since 1999.
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Montagne Vacances
Flats and chalets in the resort, at direct prices.
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VVF
Family holiday villages, kids’ clubs included.
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Ski hire

Sport 2000 Location
Skis, boots and helmets booked online, collected in a resort shop.
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Skiset
Network of ski-hire shops in the resorts.
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Live webcams

All webcams (5) →

Font-Romeu broadcasts its images on its own page: the link takes you there. Checked on 18 September 2026.

Pistes coloured by level, lifts as lines. The resort’s official map is the reference in season.

Base map © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · pistes © OpenSnowMap (CC-BY-SA) · data ©OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Getting to Font-Romeu

From Paris: 9 hr 40 (859 km) by road.

By road

  • From Perpignan: 1 hr 25 · 89 km
  • From Toulouse: 2 hr 40 · 182 km
  • From Montpellier: 3 hr 03 · 239 km
  • From Pau: 4 hr 17 · 294 km
  • From Marseille: 4 hr 43 · 402 km
From other major cities (15)
  • From Valence: 4 hr 52 · 437 km
  • From Bordeaux: 5 hr 04 · 424 km
  • From Grenoble: 5 hr 50 · 528 km
  • From Clermont-Ferrand: 5 hr 53 · 517 km
  • From Lyon: 6 hr 00 · 536 km
  • From Saint-Étienne: 6 hr 15 · 555 km
  • From Nice: 6 hr 21 · 560 km
  • From Chambéry: 6 hr 35 · 587 km
  • From Annecy: 7 hr 00 · 646 km
  • From Genève: 7 hr 29 · 684 km
  • From Dijon: 8 hr 01 · 729 km
  • From Besançon: 8 hr 33 · 788 km
  • From Paris: 9 hr 40 · 859 km
  • From Nancy: 10 hr 08 · 939 km
  • From Strasbourg: 10 hr 56 · 1026 km

Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.

By train

Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via station

halt · then 5 min drive (3 km)

Nearest main station: Perpignan, 1 hr 23 by road.

Shuttles and buses from the station: see the resort’s official website.

By plane

  • Perpignan-Rivesaltes (PGF): 1 hr 29 by road · 92 km
  • Carcassonne-Salvaza (CCF): 2 hr 12 by road · 129 km

Take me there

These links open the app with Font-Romeu as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.

Charging an electric car

6 charging stations within 2 km

16 charging points · up to 180 kW

  • S66-E66124-001-1B · Load Stations · 1 point · 22 kW · 0.2 km
  • S66-E66124-001-1 · Load Stations · 1 point · 22 kW · 0.2 km
  • FONT-ROMEU-ODEILLO-VIA - Rue du Dr Cappelle · Bouygues Energies & Services · 8 points · 180 kW · 0.2 km
  • FR-S66-E66124-002-1 · Load Stations · 2 points · 44 kW · 0.2 km
  • FR-S66-E66124-004-1 · Load Stations · 2 points · 44 kW · 0.3 km

Freely accessible charge points read from the French national EV charging database (data.gouv.fr ↗, operators’ own declarations), checked on 9 September 2026. Check availability before you leave: the database says what is installed, not what is free tonight.

Road conditions

From 1 November to 31 March, snow chains or winter tyres are compulsory in most mountain areas (French “Loi Montagne II”).

Driving times computed on the OpenStreetMap road network (OSRM), SNCF stations (open data), airports (Wikidata). Indicative, not a timetable: allow extra time in snow.

Ski touring routes described

Resorts for ski touring →

12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Font-Romeu — up to 1,950 m of climb.

Summit and routeSki gradeClimbAltitudeAspectFrom resort
Roc de la Calma · En circuit par les Bouillouses2.1 · E2 · F+550 m1,715 → 2,200 mSW6.7 km
Porteille des Bésines · Traversée de Font-Romeu à Mérens2.2 · E1 · AD1,000 m2,000 → 2,490 mE · N · W · S6.9 km
Cambre d'Aze · Par l'épaule N/NW depuis la station d'Eynen/a · E1 · F1,000 m1,750 → 2,711 mN7.1 km
Cambre d'Aze · En circuit par la vallée d'Eynen/a · E1 · AD1,170 m1,680 → 2,711 mSW7.6 km
Cambre d'Aze · Couloir Gigolo4.2 · E2900 m1,800 → 2,711 mN7.6 km
Roc d'Aude · Par les pistes de skin/a · E1 · F675 m1,650 → 2,325 mNE7.9 km
Mont Llaret · Par le lac d'Aude1.1 · E1 · F550 m1,800 → 2,350 mS7.9 km
Pic de Finestrelles · Start in Núria and end in Einan/a · E1 · PD-850 m1,580 → 2,829 mn/a8.4 km
Cambre d'Aze · Grand Couloir N ou Grande Cheminée4.1 · E1 · AD960 m1,790 → 2,750 mN8.8 km
Puig Carlit · Par la vallée d'Angoustrinen/a · E1 · AD1,471 m1,450 → 2,921 mS8.9 km
Cambre d'Aze · Couloir du Vermicelle4.3 · E2 · D+772 m1,939 → 2,711 mN8.9 km
Pic de Finestrelles · Pics de Finestrelles i Cambra d'Ase: des de Llo i tornada cap a Einan/a · E21,950 m1,400 → 2,829 mN9.2 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 September 2026. Descriptions and photos are on Camptocamp; an empty cell is a field nobody has filled in. Camptocamp ski touring routes ↗

Beyond skiing at Font-Romeu

Toboggan runs

Swimming pool

Spa and thermal baths

Paragliding

Cinema

  • CASINO - CINEMA · Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via · 0.1 km away

Source: DATAtourisme (open data), within 10 km of the resort; places in a large town of the valley are left out. Checked on 12 September 2026. Opening times and prices are the operator’s — check before you go.

Practical information

Collective accommodation

2,206 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels

  • 5 hotels · 177 rooms (2 × 3★, 1 × 2★)
  • 8 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 2,206 bed spaces
  • 1 campsite · 170 pitches

Commune: Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗

Tourist office

Office du Tourisme

🌐 font-romeu.fr

Ski school

ESF Font Romeu

📞 04 68 30 03 74

🌐 esf-font-romeu.com

121 instructors

🇬🇧 53 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available

🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗

Source: esf.net

All about the ski school in Font-Romeu →

Days without skiing

  • Cinema · Casino
  • Ice rink · Patinoire Philippe Candeloro

In case of accident

112 — the European emergency number, free of charge, triggers mountain rescue. On the pistes, the ski patrol number is printed on the piste map and at lift ticket offices. Piste rescue is charged: check your insurance or take the option sold with the lift pass.

What's on around Font-Romeu

All events →

Events published on OpenAgenda by the agendas named above, kept when they take place within 10 km of the resort. We organise nothing: times, prices and cancellations are the organiser's.

Nearby resorts

Frequently asked questions

How high is Font-Romeu?

Font-Romeu sits at 1,775 m at village level.

How many kilometres of pistes does Font-Romeu have?

Font-Romeu has 34 km of pistes served by 23 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).

How do I get to Font-Romeu?

By road, Font-Romeu is 1 hr 25 from Perpignan (89 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, 5 min by road from the resort. The nearest airport is Perpignan-Rivesaltes, 1 hr 29 away.

How long is the drive from Paris to Font-Romeu?

9 hr 40 for 859 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.

When does Font-Romeu open?

According to the official website, the resort opens on 4 December 2026 (2026-2027 season).

Is the snow reliable in Font-Romeu?

Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.

Is Font-Romeu good for beginners and families?

75% of the pistes are green or blue: a very accessible area. The resort holds the Famille Plus family label.

Full page in French. The French page carries the editorial guides and a few extra readings; every figure, webcam and price on this page is the same one. Font-Romeu in French →

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