Laguiole - Le Bouyssou
The ski resort of Laguiole - Le Bouyssou is located in the commune of Laguiole, in the north of Aveyron.
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?1.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 1,386 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,197 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 7 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 3%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?2.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 9 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 9 km · Lifts: 10 · Balance between piste levels: 98%
- 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: 54% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 1 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?2 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 50 · Nearest railway station: 40 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 2 hr 20
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 1 · Upcoming events: 1 · Collective tourist beds: 144 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?1.5 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 0 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 12% · 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).
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.
7-day forecast
Village 1,310 m · top 1,386 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.
Snow actually measured, winter by winter
16 complete winters measured, from 1986-1987 to 2019-2020 — on average 7 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec5 cmInsufficient · 4 %
- 16-31 Dec4 cmInsufficient · 6 %
- 1-15 Jan4 cmInsufficient · 5 %
- 16-31 Jan6 cmInsufficient · 9 %
- 1-15 Feb11 cmInsufficient · 16 %
- 16-29 Feb3 cmInsufficient · 3 %
- 1-15 Mar3 cmInsufficient · 3 %
- 16-31 Mar1 cmInsufficient · 0 %
- 1-15 Apr1 cmInsufficient · 0 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2008-2009 — 27 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1987-1988 — 0 day at 30 cm or more
How much snow actually falls — 102 cm a winter on average, spread over 15 days of snowfall. Measured over 18 complete winters.
- Biggest 24-hour snowfall
- 30 cm — 1988-1989
- Snowiest winter
- 2009-2010 — 178 cm
- Leanest winter
- 2019-2020 — 26 cm
The ski area
Compare with another resort →13 pistes, by level — 9 km
- Skiable vertical
- 189 m (1,197 m → 1,386 m)
- Lifts
- 10 drag lifts
- Cross-country skiing
- 18 km of nordic trails
- Without skis
- 1 sledging run
- Piste aspect
- N 70% · E 2% · S 0% · W 28% (descent direction of 14 OSM pistes, terrain model)
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 Laguiole - Le Bouyssou only (“LAGUIOLE”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Laguiole - Le Bouyssou
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (2) →Official players of the resort, live image. Checked on 12 September 2026.
Webcams provided by windy.com — add a webcam.
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 Laguiole - Le Bouyssou
From Paris: 6 hr 25 (584 km) by road.
By road
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 2 hr 11 · 168 km
- From Montpellier: 2 hr 34 · 213 km
- From Toulouse: 2 hr 49 · 210 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 3 hr 05 · 196 km
- From Perpignan: 3 hr 28 · 314 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Valence: 3 hr 48 · 238 km
- From Lyon: 3 hr 55 · 327 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 30 · 383 km
- From Grenoble: 4 hr 45 · 329 km
- From Chambéry: 4 hr 50 · 341 km
- From Pau: 4 hr 54 · 412 km
- From Bordeaux: 5 hr 07 · 446 km
- From Annecy: 5 hr 09 · 379 km
- From Dijon: 5 hr 27 · 482 km
- From Genève: 5 hr 33 · 482 km
- From Besançon: 6 hr 03 · 540 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 07 · 541 km
- From Paris: 6 hr 25 · 584 km
- From Nancy: 7 hr 34 · 693 km
- From Strasbourg: 8 hr 26 · 778 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Aumont-Aubrac station
halt · then 40 min drive (39 km)
Nearest main station: Clermont-Ferrand, 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
- Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne (CFE): 2 hr 20 by road · 172 km
- Montpellier-Méditerranée (MPL): 2 hr 45 by road · 226 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Laguiole - Le Bouyssou as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
Charging an electric car
No freely accessible charge point is declared within 2 km of the resort (checked on 9 September 2026). Covered car parks in the resort may offer chargers reserved for their customers: those are not listed here.
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.
Beyond skiing at Laguiole - Le Bouyssou
Swimming pool
- Narcisse, institut et spa en Aubrac · Laguiole · 6 km away
Dog sledding
- Nord Aveyron Mushing · Laguiole · 0.1 km away
- Nordic Team Musher · Saint-Urcize · 4.3 km away
Museum
- Musée du couteau de Laguiole · Laguiole · 5.6 km away
- Musée du couteau de Laguiole, de l'objet forgé et de l'outil tranchant (groupes) · Laguiole · 5.6 km away
- Maison de l'Aubrac · Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac · 7.5 km away
- Mille Ans de Traces en Aubrac · Condom-d'Aubrac · 9 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
144 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 5 hotels · 108 rooms (1 × 4★, 3 × 3★)
- 1 holiday village or family centre · 144 bed spaces
- 1 campsite · 58 pitches
Commune: Laguiole · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
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 Laguiole - Le Bouyssou
All events →-
20 September 2026 · 10:00
Visite de l'église avec un dépliant et un quizz
Eglise de la Sainte-Trinité · La Trinitat
Visite en accès libre avec un mémo et 2 quizz à faire seul ou en famille
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Cantal Destination” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Saint-Urcize (8.9 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.
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Frequently asked questions
How high is Laguiole - Le Bouyssou?
Laguiole - Le Bouyssou sits at 1,310 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,386 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Laguiole - Le Bouyssou have?
Laguiole - Le Bouyssou has 9 km of pistes served by 10 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Laguiole - Le Bouyssou?
The longest piste is La Source: 1 km (blue run), for 147 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 Laguiole - Le Bouyssou?
The highest lift, Murs (platter lift), tops out at 1,411 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Laguiole - Le Bouyssou have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 10 installations at Laguiole - Le Bouyssou (10 drag lifts), for an authorised capacity of 5,728 people per hour, of which 900 for Croix Du Pal 2 alone. The fleet spans 1962 to 1989, an average age of 50 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 Laguiole - Le Bouyssou?
By road, Laguiole - Le Bouyssou is 2 hr 11 from Clermont-Ferrand (168 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Aumont-Aubrac, 40 min 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 Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne, 2 hr 20 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Laguiole - Le Bouyssou?
6 hr 25 for 584 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
Is Laguiole - Le Bouyssou good for beginners and families?
54% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather technical area.
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