Font Romeu Pyrénées 2000
Font-Romeu Pyrénées 2000 is the ski area formed by the union of the resorts of Font-Romeu and Bolquère - Pyrénées 2000 in the Pyrénées-Orientales.
Translated from the French Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), machine translation.
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.
- SnowCan you count on the snow?3 / 5
Top of the ski area: 2,216 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,716 m · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 57%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?3.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 35 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 35 km · Lifts: 23 · Balance between piste levels: 90%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?n/a
Not rated: “adult day pass” is missing from this page.
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?3.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 74% · Magic carpets: 4 · Sledging runs: 0 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 2 · Famille Plus label
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 6 hr 13 · Nearest railway station: 7 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 10 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 27
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?3.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 2 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 22 · Upcoming events: 4 · Collective tourist beds: 2,206 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- 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).
Open pistes and lifts will appear here during the season, as published by the resort. Out of season we show nothing rather than a misleading zero.
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,851 m · top 2,216 m
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.
☀️ 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).
- November—no record
- December—no record
- January43 cmVariable · 64%
- February61 cmGood skiing · 85%
- March68 cmGood skiing · 80%
- April—no record
- May—no 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
Measured snow history: not available for this resort. No Météo-France station close enough (the 4 nearby stations are outside the resort’s altitude range). We would rather show nothing than borrow a distant valley’s reading.
The ski area
Compare with another resort →78 pistes, by level — 35 km
- Skiable vertical
- 500 m (1,716 m → 2,216 m)
- Lifts
- 1 gondola, 8 chairlifts, 10 drag lifts, 4 magic carpets
- Cross-country skiing
- 4 named trails — 5.4 km of marked loops, 2.4 km from the resortOpenStreetMap, lengths measured on the geometry, surveyed on 13 September 2026. A trail with no difficulty tag is shown as "n/a" — never guessed.
See the trails(4)
Trail Level Length Panoramique intermediate 2.1 km Martin Fourcade intermediate 1.8 km La Petite Calme easy 0.9 km L'Épaule intermediate 0.6 km - Snowpark
- 1 mapped zone, 2.8 km from the resort — Snowpark
OpenStreetMap, surveyed on 13 September 2026. OpenStreetMap does not map individual features (kickers, rails): what is counted here are the named zones. - Snowmaking
- 80% of pistes
- Without skis
- 33 km of snowshoe and walking trails
- Piste aspect
- N 18% · E 30% · S 41% · W 11% (descent direction of 48 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Mountain restaurants
- Restaurant de la calme (2048 m) · Chalet du Col de Pam Font Romeu (2002 m)
- Tourist office
- OFFICE DE TOURISME DE FONT-ROMEU · 43 AVENUE EMMANUEL BROUSSE, 66120 · 0468306830 · [email protected] (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- 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) ↗
Link to the resort’s own file — a piste map is a copyrighted artwork, we host no copy.
The ski area in figures
Measured on 9 September 2026Measured on OpenStreetMap (altitudes: IGN RGE ALTI), not taken from the brochure. The vertical above is that of one piste, not of the whole ski area. Population: INSEE municipal population via geo.api.gouv.fr.
Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to Font Romeu Pyrénées 2000 only (“FONT ROMEU - P2000”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Font Romeu Pyrénées 2000
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (5) →Font Romeu Pyrénées 2000 broadcasts its images on its own page: the link takes you there. Checked on 18 September 2026.
Piste map
Open on OpenSnowMap ↗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 Pyrénées 2000
From Paris: 9 hr 41 (861 km) by road.
By road
- From Perpignan: 1 hr 22 · 87 km
- From Toulouse: 2 hr 42 · 184 km
- From Montpellier: 3 hr 00 · 237 km
- From Pau: 4 hr 19 · 296 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 41 · 400 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 4 hr 50 · 435 km
- From Bordeaux: 5 hr 06 · 426 km
- From Grenoble: 5 hr 47 · 526 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 5 hr 51 · 515 km
- From Lyon: 5 hr 58 · 534 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 6 hr 13 · 553 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 18 · 558 km
- From Chambéry: 6 hr 32 · 585 km
- From Annecy: 6 hr 58 · 643 km
- From Genève: 7 hr 27 · 681 km
- From Dijon: 7 hr 59 · 726 km
- From Besançon: 8 hr 31 · 786 km
- From Paris: 9 hr 41 · 861 km
- From Nancy: 10 hr 06 · 937 km
- From Strasbourg: 10 hr 54 · 1024 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via station
halt · then 7 min drive (6 km)
Nearest main station: Perpignan, 1 hr 21 by road.
- From Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via station (stop “FONT-ROMEU-ODEILLO-VIA - Via Centre”): line 560 — PORTE PUYMORENS - PERPIGNAN (.liO 66), 11 min to the “FONT-ROMEU-ODEILLO-VIA - Ermitage” stop — 10 departures a day on weekdays, 7 a day at weekends · first 06:33, last 18:20 · timetable from 15 December 2026 to 15 April 2027 · official timetable ↗
Direct journeys read from the official timetable files published on transport.data.gouv.fr — no connections.
By plane
- Perpignan-Rivesaltes (PGF): 1 hr 27 by road · 90 km
- Carcassonne-Salvaza (CCF): 2 hr 10 by road · 127 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Font Romeu Pyrénées 2000 as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
Charging an electric car
9 charging stations within 2 km
32 charging points · up to 180 kW
- BOLQUERE - Rue Belvedere · Bouygues Energies & Services · 8 points · 180 kW · 0.7 km
- BOLQUERE - Avenue Serrat · Bouygues Energies & Services · 8 points · 22 kW · 1 km
- S66-E66020-001-1 · Load Stations · 1 point · 22 kW · 1 km
- S66-E66020-001-1B · Load Stations · 1 point · 22 kW · 1 km
- FR-S66-E66124-004-1 · Load Stations · 2 points · 44 kW · 1.4 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 Pyrénées 2000 — up to 1,235 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porteille des Bésines · Traversée de Font-Romeu à Mérens | 2.2 · E1 · AD | 1,000 m | 2,000 → 2,490 m | E · N · W · S | 6.1 km |
| Roc de la Calma · En circuit par les Bouillouses | 2.1 · E2 · F+ | 550 m | 1,715 → 2,200 m | SW | 6.2 km |
| Roc d'Aude · Par les pistes de ski | n/a · E1 · F | 675 m | 1,650 → 2,325 m | NE | 6.3 km |
| Mont Llaret · Par le lac d'Aude | 1.1 · E1 · F | 550 m | 1,800 → 2,350 m | S | 6.4 km |
| Cambre d'Aze · Par l'épaule N/NW depuis la station d'Eyne | n/a · E1 · F | 1,000 m | 1,750 → 2,711 m | N | 7.4 km |
| Cambre d'Aze · En circuit par la vallée d'Eyne | n/a · E1 · AD | 1,170 m | 1,680 → 2,711 m | SW | 7.9 km |
| Cambre d'Aze · Couloir Gigolo | 4.2 · E2 | 900 m | 1,800 → 2,711 m | N | 7.9 km |
| Puig del Pam · Combe E | 3.3 · E1 · PD- | 650 m | 1,789 → 2,470 m | SE | 8 km |
| Puig del Pam · Croupe SW | 1.3 · E1 · F | 600 m | 1,850 → 2,450 m | SW | 8.1 km |
| Mont Llaret · Depuis Formiguères jusqu'à la station des Angles | 2.1 · E1 · F | 1,235 m | 1,655 → 2,428 m | n/a | 8.5 km |
| Puig Peric · Vessant SE per la Coma de la Llosa, des dels Angles | n/a · E1 | 1,000 m | 1,840 → 2,810 m | E | 8.5 km |
| Petit Peric · Par le Roc d'Aude, retour par le Puig del Pam et Balmette | n/a · PD- | 1,000 m | 2,325 → 2,690 m | S | 8.7 km |
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 Pyrénées 2000
Toboggan runs
- ESPACE LUDIQUE SKI · Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via · 1.3 km away
- DRACO'SNOW LUGE SUR RAIL PYRÉNÉES 2000 · Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via · 1.5 km away
- LUGE LOU BAC MOUNTAIN · Les Angles · 6.9 km away
Swimming pool
- PISCINE MUNICIPALE DE TARGASONNE · Targasonne · 4.9 km away
- CENTRE EAU DE FORME · Mont-Louis · 5.9 km away
- ESPACE AQUALUDIQUE D'ERR · Err · 8.8 km away
Spa and thermal baths
- ESPACE ANGLEO BALNEO & SPA · Les Angles · 6.8 km away
- BAINS DE LLO · Llo · 7.3 km away
- BAINS DE DORRES · Dorres · 9.5 km away
- BAINS DE SAINT THOMAS · Fontpédrouse · 9.9 km away
Paragliding
- ECOLE DE PARAPENTE VOL'AIME · Égat · 3.3 km away
- PARAPENTE VOLER INFO · Les Angles · 7 km away
Cinema
- CASINO - CINEMA · Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via · 1.6 km away
- CINEMA LE CASTELL · Les Angles · 9.5 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 ↗
Ski school
ESF Pyrenees 2000
46 instructors
🇬🇧 20 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Ice rink · Patinoire Philippe Candeloro
- Cinema · Casino
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 Pyrénées 2000
All events →-
18 September 2026 – 20 September 2026
Visite guidée du four solaire de Mont-Louis
Four solaire de Mont-Louis · Mont-Louis
À l'occasion des Journées Européennes du Patrimoine, venez découvrir le Four Solaire de Mont-Louis lors de visites guidées exceptionnelles.
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Pyrénées Orientales Tourisme” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Le Cambre d'Aze (3.8 km), La Quillane (3.8 km), Bolquère - Pyrénées 2000 (3.8 km), Font-Romeu (6.8 km)
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19 September 2026 · 10:00
Exposition photos "notre village hier et aujourd'hui"
Chapelle romane Saint-André-le-Haut · Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes
Exposition de photographies d’hier et d’aujourd’hui du village, présentée par son auteur de 10h à 12h et de 16h à 19h.
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Pyrénées Orientales Tourisme” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Font-Romeu (6.9 km)
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19 September 2026 – 20 September 2026
Visite commentée de la chapelle de l'ermitage
Chapelle de l'Ermitage Notre-Dame de Font Romeu · Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via
Histoire de l'existence de la chapelle dédiée à la Vierge Marie du 12ème siècle à nos jours.
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Pyrénées Orientales Tourisme” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Font-Romeu (0.9 km), Bolquère - Pyrénées 2000 (3.6 km), Le Cambre d'Aze (7 km), La Quillane (8 km)
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19 September 2026 · 14:00
Visite commentée : l'histoire du Grand Hôtel
Esplanade du Grand Hôtel · Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via
L'histoire du grand hôtel sera raconté sur l'esplanade. Seul, le grand escalier reste visible pour le public et des représentations photographiques de l'époque.
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Pyrénées Orientales Tourisme” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Font-Romeu (0.9 km), Bolquère - Pyrénées 2000 (2.8 km), Le Cambre d'Aze (6.5 km), La Quillane (7.3 km)
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 Pyrénées 2000?
Font Romeu Pyrénées 2000 sits at 1,851 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,216 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Font Romeu Pyrénées 2000 have?
Font Romeu Pyrénées 2000 has 35 km of pistes served by 23 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Font Romeu Pyrénées 2000?
The longest piste is Fornells: 2 km (green run), for 224 m of vertical. Measured on the OpenStreetMap map, segments of the same name and level joined end to end, altitudes from the IGN RGE ALTI terrain model — a resort sometimes advertises a longer run by chaining several pistes.
How high do the lifts go in Font Romeu Pyrénées 2000?
The highest lift, Calme Nord (chairlift), tops out at 2,227 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Font Romeu Pyrénées 2000 have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 29 installations at Font Romeu Pyrénées 2000 (1 gondola, 8 chairlifts, 12 drag lifts, 8 magic carpets), for an authorised capacity of 36,725 people per hour, of which 3,000 for Airelles alone. The fleet spans 1968 to 2024, an average age of 24 years. This count covers the resort itself, magic carpets included, not the whole linked ski area — a resort brochure often announces a different number. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How do I get to Font Romeu Pyrénées 2000?
By road, Font Romeu Pyrénées 2000 is 1 hr 22 from Perpignan (87 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, 7 min by road from the resort. From Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via station, line 560 — PORTE PUYMORENS - PERPIGNAN (.liO 66) reaches the “FONT-ROMEU-ODEILLO-VIA - Ermitage” stop in 11 min, 10 departures a day on weekdays, 7 a day at weekends. The nearest airport is Perpignan-Rivesaltes, 1 hr 27 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Font Romeu Pyrénées 2000?
9 hr 41 for 861 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
Is the snow reliable in Font Romeu Pyrénées 2000?
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 Pyrénées 2000 good for beginners and families?
74% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area. The resort holds the Famille Plus family label.
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