Guzet-neige
Guzet-Neige is a ski resort situated in the Haute-Ariège area of the Ariège department in the French Pyrénées. The climb to the ski station has been used three times as a stage finish in the Tour de France.
Introduction from the English Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
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?2.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 2,005 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,104 m · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 60%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?3 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 28 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 28 km · Lifts: 18 · Balance between piste levels: 95%
- 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?2 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 56% · Magic carpets: 1 · Sledging runs: 0 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 3
- AccessIs it easy to get to?1 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 6 hr 59 · Nearest railway station: 1 hr 08 · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 2 hr 13
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?2 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 6 · Upcoming events: 2 · Collective tourist beds: 0 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?1 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 0 · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 — 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).
The domain is due to open on 19 December 2026 and close on 21 March 2027. Open pistes and lifts will appear here as soon as the resort publishes its daily report.
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,509 m · top 2,005 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
Snow cover varies from one winter to the next.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.7 h · Dec 6.2 h · Jan 6.1 h · Feb 7.6 h · Mar 8.6 h · Apr 9.3 h — 24 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November—no record
- December24 cmInsufficient · 38%
- January35 cmVariable · 60%
- February51 cmVariable · 64%
- March46 cmVariable · 76%
- 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 1 nearby station sits more than 300 m away from the altitude we aim for (1674 m)). We would rather show nothing than borrow a distant valley’s reading.
The ski area
Compare with another resort →36 pistes, by level — 28 km
- Skiable vertical
- 901 m (1,104 m → 2,005 m)
- Lifts
- 4 chairlifts, 10 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet
- Snowpark
- 1 mapped zone, 1.4 km from the resort — Freeride Guzet
OpenStreetMap, surveyed on 18 September 2026. OpenStreetMap does not map individual features (kickers, rails): what is counted here are the named zones. - Piste aspect
- N 40% · E 13% · S 17% · W 30% (descent direction of 36 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Season 2026-2027
- opens on 19 December 2026, closes on 21 March 2027
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.
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 Guzet-neige only (“GUZET NEIGE”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Guzet-neige
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (1) →Official players of the resort, live image.
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 Guzet-neige
From Paris: 9 hr 11 (816 km) by road.
By road
- From Toulouse: 2 hr 15 · 144 km
- From Pau: 2 hr 43 · 195 km
- From Perpignan: 3 hr 32 · 200 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 11 · 344 km
- From Bordeaux: 4 hr 36 · 382 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Marseille: 5 hr 51 · 507 km
- From Valence: 6 hr 00 · 542 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 6 hr 08 · 513 km
- From Grenoble: 6 hr 58 · 633 km
- From Lyon: 7 hr 08 · 641 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 7 hr 23 · 660 km
- From Nice: 7 hr 29 · 665 km
- From Chambéry: 7 hr 43 · 692 km
- From Annecy: 8 hr 08 · 751 km
- From Genève: 8 hr 37 · 788 km
- From Dijon: 9 hr 03 · 809 km
- From Paris: 9 hr 11 · 816 km
- From Besançon: 9 hr 39 · 867 km
- From Nancy: 11 hr 10 · 1020 km
- From Strasbourg: 12 hr 02 · 1105 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Tarascon-sur-Ariège station
halt · then 1 hr 08 drive (59 km)
Nearest main station: Toulouse Matabiau, 2 hr 10 by road.
No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables (checked on 13 September 2026): ask the resort about a private shuttle or a taxi.
Shuttles and buses from the station: see the resort’s official website.
By plane
- Toulouse-Blagnac (TLS): 2 hr 13 by road · 146 km
- Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées (LDE): 2 hr 20 by road · 164 km
Take me there
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Charging an electric car
1 charging station within 2 km
2 charging points · up to 46 kW
- FR-S09-E09322-001-1 · Load Stations · 2 points · 46 kW · 0.1 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 Guzet-neige — up to 2,200 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pic de Freychet · depuis Prat Mataou (Guzet) | n/a · E1 · PD- | 850 m | 1,360 → 2,061 m | N | 3.5 km |
| Pic de Séron · Face NW | 3.1 · E2 · PD+ | 1,089 m | 1,400 → 2,489 m | NW | 5 km |
| Pic de Montabone · Versant N - voie normale | n/a · E2 · PD | 1,800 m | 970 → 2,788 m | N | 5.7 km |
| Pic de Couillac · Depuis Guzet | 3.1 · E2 · PD+ | 1,000 m | 1,800 → 2,601 m | N | 6.6 km |
| Pic de Soubirou · Depuis Rouzé d'en-bas | n/a · E1 · PD | 1,350 m | 950 → 2,277 m | N | 6.7 km |
| Tuc de la Coume · Depuis Ercé | n/a · E1 · PD- | 1,100 m | 700 → 1,745 m | NW | 6.8 km |
| Tuc de Montabòna · pel refugi de Certascan i el pic de Senó | n/a · E2 | 2,200 m | 1,388 → 2,788 m | S · SE · E · NE · N · NW | 7.9 km |
| Tuc de Montabòna · pel refugi de Certascan i l'estany Blanc | n/a · E2 | 1,870 m | 1,383 → 2,788 m | E · SE · S · SW · W · N · NE | 7.9 km |
| Mont Ceint / Pic de Girantès · Traversée W >> N | 2.2 · E1 · PD | 900 m | 1,200 → 2,088 m | n/a | 7.9 km |
| Tuc de Lasauguèda · Des de la font de la Costa pels estanys de Flamisella i Blanc | n/a · E2 | 1,500 m | 1,380 → 2,760 m | W · SW · S · SE | 8.1 km |
| Tuc de Lasauguèda · Cara W des de la font de la Costa | n/a · E2 | 1,500 m | 1,380 → 2,759 m | S · SW · W · NW · N | 8.1 km |
| Mont Ceint / Pic de Girantès · En boucle depuis le port de Lers, en passant par le port de Saleix | 2.2 · E1 · PD- | 947 m | 1,517 → 2,088 m | n/a | 8.2 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 Guzet-neige
Toboggan runs
- Luge sur Rail - Guzet express · Ustou · 0.9 km away
Swimming pool
- Espace Aqua-détente des Thermes d'Aulus · Aulus-les-Bains · 2.9 km away
Spa and thermal baths
- Thermes d'Aulus · Aulus-les-Bains · 2.9 km away
- Espace Bien-être des Thermes d'Aulus · Aulus-les-Bains · 2.9 km away
Dog sledding
- Terre sauvage, activités avec nos chiens de traîneau · Massat · 9.7 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 campsites · 99 pitches
Commune: Ustou · 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 de Tourisme
Ski school
ESF Guzet Neige
20 instructors
🇬🇧 5 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Swimming pool · Piscine de Guzet-Neige
- Alpine coaster · Luge sur rail
- Swimming pool · Etablissement Thermal
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 Guzet-neige
All events →-
18 September 2026 – 20 September 2026
Visite guidée du Courtal de Peyre Auselère
Courtal de Peyre Auselère · Le Port
Visite guidée d'un courtal, c'est-à-dire d'un village d'estive occupé anciennement de début juin à fin septembre. De nombreuses constructions en pierre sèche sont visibles et seules quelques unes un…
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “ADT Ariège Pyrénées” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
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19 September 2026 – 20 September 2026
Sur les traces des montreurs d'ours
Ancien bureau de poste Ercé · Ercé
Imaginez,en entrant dans ce lieu , que vous pénétrez dans le grenier des montreurs d'ours revenus au pays après leurs voyages autour du monde
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “ADT Ariège Pyrénées” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
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 Guzet-neige?
Guzet-neige sits at 1,509 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,005 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Guzet-neige have?
Guzet-neige has 28 km of pistes served by 18 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Guzet-neige?
The longest piste is Gérac: 3 km (blue run), for 202 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 Guzet-neige?
The highest lift, Freychet (chairlift), tops out at 2,050 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Guzet-neige have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 16 installations at Guzet-neige (4 chairlifts, 11 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet), for an authorised capacity of 13,250 people per hour, of which 2,000 for Picou alone. The fleet spans 1961 to 2011, an average age of 41 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 Guzet-neige?
By road, Guzet-neige is 2 hr 15 from Toulouse (144 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Tarascon-sur-Ariège, 1 hr 08 by road from the resort. No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables. The nearest airport is Toulouse-Blagnac, 2 hr 13 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Guzet-neige?
9 hr 11 for 816 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 Guzet-neige open?
According to the official website, the resort opens on 19 December 2026 and closes on 21 March 2027 (2026-2027 season).
Is the snow reliable in Guzet-neige?
It varies from one winter to the next according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
Is Guzet-neige good for beginners and families?
56% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather technical area.
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