Les Monts d'Olmes
The resort of Les Monts d'Olmes is a French winter sports resort in the Pyrenees mountain range, located on the northern slope of the massif de Tabe, in the territory of the commune of Montferrier, in the département of Ariège.
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?2.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 1,921 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,403 m · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 67%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?2.5 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 16 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 16 km · Lifts: 12 · Balance between piste levels: 78%
- 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?1.5 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 32% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 0 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0
- AccessIs it easy to get to?1.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 6 hr 14 · Nearest railway station: 53 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 37
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?2.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 1 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 2 · Upcoming events: 7 · Collective tourist beds: 65 — 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 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 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 1,463 m · top 1,921 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 6.6 h · Dec 6 h · Jan 6 h · Feb 7.6 h · Mar 8.5 h · Apr 9.3 h — 24 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November—no record
- December44 cmVariable · 76%
- January42 cmVariable · 61%
- February47 cmVariable · 66%
- March40 cmVariable · 65%
- 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 →25 pistes, by level — 16 km
- Skiable vertical
- 518 m (1,403 m → 1,921 m)
- Lifts
- 1 chairlift, 11 drag lifts
- Piste aspect
- N 91% · E 7% · S 0% · W 2% (descent direction of 27 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 Les Monts d'Olmes only (“MONTS D'OLMES”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Les Monts d'Olmes
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (4) →Les Monts d'Olmes broadcasts its images on its own page: the link takes you there. Checked on 12 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 Les Monts d'Olmes
From Paris: 8 hr 54 (804 km) by road.
By road
- From Toulouse: 1 hr 54 · 128 km
- From Perpignan: 2 hr 27 · 135 km
- From Montpellier: 3 hr 11 · 240 km
- From Pau: 3 hr 31 · 239 km
- From Bordeaux: 4 hr 18 · 370 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Marseille: 4 hr 52 · 403 km
- From Valence: 5 hr 01 · 438 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 5 hr 50 · 501 km
- From Grenoble: 5 hr 58 · 529 km
- From Lyon: 6 hr 08 · 537 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 6 hr 24 · 556 km
- From Nice: 6 hr 29 · 561 km
- From Chambéry: 6 hr 43 · 588 km
- From Annecy: 7 hr 08 · 647 km
- From Genève: 7 hr 38 · 684 km
- From Dijon: 8 hr 10 · 729 km
- From Besançon: 8 hr 42 · 789 km
- From Paris: 8 hr 54 · 804 km
- From Nancy: 10 hr 17 · 940 km
- From Strasbourg: 11 hr 05 · 1027 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Foix station
regional station · then 53 min drive (42 km)
Nearest main station: Carcassonne, 1 hr 39 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 37 by road · 83 km
- Toulouse-Blagnac (TLS): 1 hr 59 by road · 138 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-E09206-002-1 · Load Stations · 2 points · 46 kW · 0 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 Les Monts d'Olmes — up to 3,750 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont Fourcat · Face SW depuis les Monts d'Olmes | 2.1 · F | 850 m | 1,450 → 2,001 m | n/a | 1.1 km |
| Pic Galinat · Depuis les Monts d'Olmes | 2.1 · E1 · PD- | 625 m | 1,490 → 2,115 m | N · NE | 1.1 km |
| Pic de Saint-Barthélemy · Par les Arêtes depuis le Pic du Han | n/a · E2 · AD- | 1,200 m | 1,500 → 2,349 m | n/a | 1.9 km |
| Pic de Saint-Barthélemy · Traversée Monts d'Olmes -Montségur, par les Etangs du Diable et des Truites | n/a · AD | 870 m | 918 → 2,348 m | N | 1.9 km |
| Pic de Saint-Barthélemy · Depuis les Monts d'Olmes | n/a · E1 · PD- | 870 m | 1,480 → 2,349 m | NW | 1.9 km |
| Pic Galinat · versant S | 2.3 · E1 · PD+ | 1,165 m | 950 → 2,115 m | S · SW | 2 km |
| Pic Galinat · Couloir NNW de l'Eterlou (par les remontées et le Galinat) | 3.3 · E2 · AD+ | 500 m | 1,800 → 2,128 m | N · NW | 2.2 km |
| Mont Fourcat · Mont Fourcat, arête Nord, depuis Labat | 1.1 · E1 · F | 1,021 m | 980 → 2,001 m | N | 2.5 km |
| Pic de Saint-Barthélemy · Traversée du massif de Tabe | 4.1 | 3,750 m | 2,368 m | S | 2.6 km |
| Mont Fourcat · Arête WNW | 1.2 · E1 · F | 800 m | 1,253 → 2,001 m | W | 2.7 km |
| Pic de Saint-Barthélemy · Crête N depuis la route des Mont d'Olmes | n/a | 1,250 m | 1,200 → 2,348 m | n/a | 2.9 km |
| Mont Fourcat · Depuis Cazenave | 2.2 · E1 · PD- | 1,130 m | 870 → 2,001 m | NW | 4.1 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 Les Monts d'Olmes
Swimming pool
- Piscine de plein air · Aston · 9.7 km away
Spa and thermal baths
- Mini Cure non conventionnée à Ussat les Bains · Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains · 9.9 km away
Museum
- Musée historique et archéologique · Montségur · 7.9 km away
- Talcaneô - L'espace muséographique · Luzenac · 9.3 km away
- Talcaneô · Luzenac · 9.3 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
65 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 1 hotel · 7 rooms (1 × 2★)
- 1 youth hostel or sports centre · 65 bed spaces
Commune: Montferrier · 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 Les Monts d'Olmes
All 7 upcoming events →-
18 September 2026 · 10:00
Visite guidée de la centrale hydroélectrique de Aston (pour les scolaires)
Centrale hydroélectrique EDF de Aston · Aston
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 et **découvrir tous de…
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “ADT Ariège Pyrénées” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Plateau de Beille (6 km)
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19 September 2026 – 20 September 2026
Visite commentée du Château de Montségur
Château de Montségur · Montségur
Et si vous (re)découvriez Montségur ?
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “ADT Ariège Pyrénées” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
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19 September 2026 · 10:00
Visite guidée du site médiéval Spoulgas de Bouan
Spoulga de Bouan · Bouan
Venez découvrir un site médieval qui servait de garnison aux chevaliers du comte de Foix ainsi que les contes et légendes associés à ces murailles
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “ADT Ariège Pyrénées” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Plateau de Beille (9.1 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), Le Chioula (7.9 km), Ax 3 Domaines (9.9 km)
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19 September 2026 – 20 September 2026
Visite libre de l'église romane de Verdun
Église Saint-Blaise · Verdun
Visite libre de l' église romane de Verdun
Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “ADT Ariège Pyrénées” · View on OpenAgenda ↗
Also near: Plateau de Beille (8 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 Les Monts d'Olmes?
Les Monts d'Olmes sits at 1,463 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,921 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Les Monts d'Olmes have?
Les Monts d'Olmes has 16 km of pistes served by 12 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Les Monts d'Olmes?
The longest piste is Bisous: 2 km (red run), for 347 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 Les Monts d'Olmes?
The highest lift, Cadene (platter lift), tops out at 1,948 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Les Monts d'Olmes have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 12 installations at Les Monts d'Olmes (1 chairlift, 11 drag lifts), for an authorised capacity of 11,038 people per hour, of which 2,045 for Sources alone. The fleet spans 1966 to 2007, an average age of 47 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 Les Monts d'Olmes?
By road, Les Monts d'Olmes is 1 hr 54 from Toulouse (128 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Foix, 53 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 37 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Les Monts d'Olmes?
8 hr 54 for 804 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 Les Monts d'Olmes?
It varies from one winter to the next according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
Is Les Monts d'Olmes good for beginners and families?
32% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather technical area.
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