The Gourette ski area
Gourette has 30 km of pistes, 9 lifts carrying 14,840 people an hour, 1,078 m of vertical, from 1,351 m to 2,429 m. 18 green runs, 19 blue, 24 red and 3 black.
Gourette is a ski resort in the Pyrenees (Pyrénées-Atlantiques). The village sits at 1,350 m and the ski area rises to 2,429 m, a skiable vertical of 1,078 m.
Runs by level
64 runs over 30 km:
- Vertical drop
- 1,078 m — from 1,351 m to 2,429 m
- Slope aspect
- 89 % north · 6 % east · 5 % west — computed from the fall line of 48 runs
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 Gourette only (“GOURETTE”), magic carpets included.
The lifts
Register of 1 January 20259 lifts , carrying 14,840 people an hour in total , 19 years old on average (from 1966 to 2022).
| Type (as registered, in French) | Count | Capacity (people/h) |
|---|---|---|
| Télécabines | 2 | 5,200 |
| Télésièges | 4 | 7,090 |
| Téléskis | 1 | 550 |
| Tapis roulants | 2 | 2,000 |
Lift by lift
The 9 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.
| Lift | Type | Capacity | Length | Vertical | Year | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEZOU | Télécabine | 2,700 | 814 m | 248 m | 2004 | POMAGALSKI |
| LEY | Télécabine | 2,500 | 577 m | 167 m | 2010 | POMAGALSKI |
| PLAA SEGOUNE | Télésiège débrayable | 2,000 | 1817 m | 560 m | 2004 | POMAGALSKI |
| ANGLAS | Télésiège | 1,800 | 1156 m | 370 m | 2004 | POMAGALSKI |
| BOSSES | Télésiège | 1,790 | 926 m | 247 m | 2022 | G.M.M. |
| BEZOU (dit Pitchounes) | Télésiège | 1,500 | 503 m | 80 m | 2004 | POMAGALSKI |
| LIEVRE | Tapis roulant | 1,000 | 81 m | 10 m | 2020 | FICAP |
| TETRAS | Tapis roulant | 1,000 | 133 m | 15 m | 2020 | FICAP |
| SARRIERE 3 (Cinto) | Téléski à perche débrayable | 550 | 489 m | 174 m | 1966 | MONTAZ MAUTINO |
French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “GOURETTE” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.