Le Chioula
Le Chioula is a Nordic winter sports resort located in the French Pyrénées, in the département of Ariège in the Occitanie region. The resort is partnered with its neighbour the resort of Beille.
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?n/a
Not rated: “top of the ski area” is missing from this page.
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?n/a
Not rated: “km of pistes at the resort” is missing from this page.
- 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?n/a
Not rated: “share of green and blue pistes” is missing from this page.
- AccessIs it easy to get to?2.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 6 hr 23 · Nearest railway station: 13 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 47
- 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: 10 · 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).
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 1,462 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
Reliable snow mainly in February; more irregular the rest of the winter.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.7 h · Dec 6.3 h · Jan 6.2 h · Feb 7.8 h · Mar 8.9 h · Apr 9.6 h — 25 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November—no record
- December—no record
- January47 cmVariable · 75%
- February59 cmGood skiing · 80%
- March51 cmVariable · 66%
- 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 3 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 →- Lifts
- 1 drag lift
- Cross-country skiing
- 8 named trails — 27 km of marked loops (19 km of distinct track: the loops overlap), right by the resortOpenStreetMap, lengths measured on the geometry, surveyed on 12 September 2026. A trail with no difficulty tag is shown as "n/a" — never guessed.
See the trails(8)
Trail Level Length Le Tétras blue 7.9 km L'Estive red 7.3 km Les Abets red 3.7 km La Fount green 2.7 km L'Orry blue 2.3 km La Cabane blue 1.6 km L'Assaladou red 1.1 km Le Chioula n/a 0.6 km - Without skis
- 1 sledging run
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.
Staying and hiring gear in Le Chioula
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (1) →Le Chioula broadcasts its images on its own page: the link takes you there. Checked on 18 September 2026.
Getting to Le Chioula
From Paris: 8 hr 56 (815 km) by road.
By road
- From Toulouse: 1 hr 57 · 139 km
- From Perpignan: 2 hr 11 · 120 km
- From Montpellier: 3 hr 24 · 249 km
- From Pau: 3 hr 34 · 250 km
- From Bordeaux: 4 hr 21 · 381 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Marseille: 5 hr 05 · 412 km
- From Valence: 5 hr 14 · 447 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 5 hr 53 · 512 km
- From Grenoble: 6 hr 11 · 538 km
- From Lyon: 6 hr 21 · 546 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 6 hr 37 · 565 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 42 · 570 km
- From Chambéry: 6 hr 56 · 597 km
- From Annecy: 7 hr 21 · 655 km
- From Genève: 7 hr 51 · 693 km
- From Dijon: 8 hr 23 · 738 km
- From Besançon: 8 hr 55 · 798 km
- From Paris: 8 hr 56 · 815 km
- From Nancy: 10 hr 30 · 949 km
- From Strasbourg: 11 hr 18 · 1036 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Ax-les-Thermes station
halt · then 13 min drive (11 km)
Nearest main station: Carcassonne, 1 hr 46 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
- Carcassonne-Salvaza (CCF): 1 hr 47 by road · 98 km
- Toulouse-Blagnac (TLS): 2 hr 02 by road · 150 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Le Chioula 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.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Le Chioula — up to 1,560 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pic Fourcat · Depuis Comus | n/a · E1 · F | 850 m | 1,137 → 1,929 m | N | 4.5 km |
| Etang d'Embizon · depuis la vallée du Najar | 1.1 · E1 · F+ | 1,050 m | 1,050 → 2,100 m | SE | 5.7 km |
| Sarrat des Fargues · versant SE | 1.2 · E1 · F | 526 m | 1,111 → 1,637 m | SE | 5.8 km |
| Jaça dels Esquers de Dessús · des de l'estació d'Acs dels Tèrmes | 1.1 · E1 · F | 650 m | 670 → 1,350 m | N | 7 km |
| Pic de Soularac · Face N | 4.1 | 1,300 m | 2,368 m | N | 7.3 km |
| Pic de Soularac · Couloir S | n/a · AD+ | 950 m | 1,412 → 2,368 m | S | 7.3 km |
| Pic de Saint-Barthélemy · face SE | 4.2 · E2 | 1,000 m | 2,348 m | SE | 7.6 km |
| Pic de Saint-Barthélemy · Par les gorges du Trou de l'Ours | 3.3 · E1 | 800 m | 1,480 → 2,349 m | SE | 7.6 km |
| Pic de Saint-Barthélemy · Arête S | n/a · E1 · PD | 1,100 m | 1,250 → 2,349 m | S | 7.9 km |
| Pic de Tarbésou · Pic de Tarbésou et étang de Rabassoles en boucle | 2.1 · E1 · F+ | 1,560 m | 1,330 → 2,364 m | W · S · N | 8.4 km |
| Pic de Girabal · Couloir S | 4.1 · E1 | 900 m | 2,169 m | S | 8.4 km |
| Pic de la Calmette · Montée par la forêt | 1.3 · E1 · F+ | 700 m | 1,246 → 1,911 m | N | 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 Le Chioula
Spa and thermal baths
- Découverte Aqua · Ax-les-Thermes · 4.1 km away
- Cures thermales - Ax-les-Thermes · Ax-les-Thermes · 4.2 km away
- Cures courtes Aqua · Ax-les-Thermes · 4.2 km away
Paragliding
- Spot de parapente - vol libre · Ax-les-Thermes · 5.1 km away
Museum
- Le centre historique Jean Duvernoy de Montaillou · Montaillou · 5.8 km away
- Talcaneô - L'espace muséographique · Luzenac · 6.7 km away
- Talcaneô · Luzenac · 6.7 km away
- Mountaneô - L'espace muséographique · Orlu · 9.6 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma d'Ax-Les-Thermes · Ax-les-Thermes · 3.9 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
Tourist office
Office de tourisme Ax les thermes
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 Le Chioula
All 10 upcoming events →-
18 September 2026 · 09:00
Visite guidée scolaire de la centrale hydroélectrique d’Orgeix
Mountaneô et la centrale hydroélectrique EDF d'Orgeix · Orlu
À l'occasion des Journées Européennes du Patrimoine, le vendredi 18 septembre est dédié aux scolaires dans le cadre de l’opération nationale « Levez les yeux ! », venez visiter **Mountaneô** et tous …
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “ADT Ariège Pyrénées” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Ascou-Pailhères (5.8 km), Ax 3 Domaines (8.3 km), Camurac (10 km)
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19 September 2026 – 20 September 2026
Visite de l'église Saint-Vincent
Église Saint-Vincent · Ax-les-Thermes
L'église Saint-Vincent, mentionnée dès le Xe siècle est associé à l'église Saint Jean d'Auze, probablement baptismale. D'abord de forme romane elle évolue régulièrement jusqu'à sa forme actuelle.
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “ADT Ariège Pyrénées” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Ax 3 Domaines (2.9 km), Ascou-Pailhères (9.3 km), Camurac (9.5 km)
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19 September 2026 – 20 September 2026
Visite de la chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Bains
Hôpital Saint-Louis · Ax-les-Thermes
La chapelle est associée à l'histoire de l'Hôtel Dieu depuis le XIIIe siècle. Belle architecture vernaculaire de montagne, courant XVIIe siècle. Chauffée naturellement par les sources d'eau chaude, …
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “ADT Ariège Pyrénées” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Ax 3 Domaines (2.8 km), Ascou-Pailhères (9.5 km), Camurac (9.6 km)
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19 September 2026 – 20 September 2026
Visite de la chapelle Saint-Jérôme
Chapelle Saint-Jérôme · Ax-les-Thermes
Découvrez cette chapelle, remarquable écrin d'un mobilier du XVIIe siècle caractéristique de l'art baroque pyrénéen. Construite au début du XVIIe siècle à la suite d'un incendie, elle fut le siège, à…
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “ADT Ariège Pyrénées” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Ax 3 Domaines (2.6 km), Ascou-Pailhères (9.6 km), Camurac (9.8 km)
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19 September 2026 – 20 September 2026
Visite commentée du château de Lordat
Château de Lordat · Lordat
Visite commentée gratuite du château à l’occasion des Journées européennes du patrimoine, avec Lionel, notre guide. À travers quatre thématiques — le mythe, le pouvoir, les bâtisseurs et les légendes…
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “ADT Ariège Pyrénées” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Plateau de Beille (7.4 km), Les Monts d'Olmes (7.6 km), Ax 3 Domaines (9.9 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 Le Chioula?
Le Chioula sits at 1,462 m at village level.
How do I get to Le Chioula?
By road, Le Chioula is 1 hr 57 from Toulouse (139 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Ax-les-Thermes, 13 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 Carcassonne-Salvaza, 1 hr 47 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Le Chioula?
8 hr 56 for 815 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 Le Chioula?
Yes: good snow in the core of the winter according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
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