Nistos
1,589 mVillage altitude
Not published by any source: top of the ski area, km of alpine pistes, ski lifts, adult day pass.
The resort of Nistos is a cross-country ski resort in the Pyrenees located in the communes of Sarrancolin and Nistos in the département of Hautes-Pyrénées in the Occitanie region.
Webcams near Nistos
Nearby cameras listed by Windy: the link opens the image at its publisher. Checked on 16 October 2026.
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Snow, opening and weather
Snow report →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
Snow cover varies from one winter to the next — the best time runs from mid-January to mid-February. 37 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, measured over 10 winters at the Météo-France “LOUDERVIELLE” station. Fortnight by fortnight, over 10 measured winters →
3-day forecast
Village 1,589 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.
Seven criteria rated from 1 to 5 stars, in half-stars, from this page's sourced data. A rating is a rank among the 315 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: neither the resort nor the map gives the altitude of its highest point.
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?n/a
Not rated: neither the resort nor the map gives the length of its pistes.
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?n/a
Not rated: no official price list could be found.
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?n/a
Not rated: the map does not grade its pistes by difficulty.
- AccessIs it easy to get to?1.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 6 hr 57 · Nearest railway station: 49 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 26
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 1 · Upcoming events: 0 · 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 declared by the resort (ANMSM, official website), STRMTG register, OpenStreetMap; snow depth observed at the Météo-France station, ERA5-Land model) ; ski area (figures declared by the resort (ANMSM, official website), national lift register (STRMTG), OpenStreetMap) ; 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).
Staying and hiring gear in Nistos
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Collective accommodation
- 1 campsite · 56 pitches
Commune: Sarrancolin · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
Stay & accommodation
Holidu
Holiday-rental comparison site.
Gear & equipment
Absolute Snow
UK ski and snowboard shop — delivers to UK addresses only.
Hardloop
Mountain gear shop: ski touring, avalanche safety, winter clothing.
Ski schools and practical information
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.
Off the pistes: off-piste and ski touring
The resorts for off-piste skiing →Ski touring routes described
12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Nistos — up to 1,635 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Nestes · Depuis la station de Nistos | n/a · E1 · F | 300 m | 1,590 → 1,887 m | N | 0.5 km |
| Montagne d'Areng · Par la Barousse | n/a · E1 · F | 1,109 m | 970 → 2,079 m | N | 3 km |
| Montagne d'Areng · Depuis Ardengost | n/a · E1 · F | 1,059 m | 1,020 → 2,079 m | W | 3.4 km |
| Sommet du Templa ou de Cournudère · depuis Bareilles | 2.3 · PD | 1,150 m | 1,050 → 2,121 m | n/a | 5.4 km |
The other 8 routes, with grades and vertical →
Not a piste. Neither marked, nor patrolled, nor secured: transceiver, shovel, probe, the day’s avalanche bulletin and, better still, a guide. Ski grade (1.1–5.6) = steepness and commitment; exposure (E1–E4) = consequence of a fall.
Source: Camptocamp.org topo guide (CC BY-SA), routes starting within 10 km, read on 13 October 2026. Descriptions and photos are on Camptocamp; an empty cell is a field nobody has filled in. Camptocamp ski touring routes ↗
Getting to Nistos
From Paris: 9 hr 01 (810 km) by road.
By road
- From Pau: 1 hr 49 · 114 km
- From Toulouse: 2 hr 05 · 138 km
- From Bordeaux: 3 hr 48 · 318 km
- From Perpignan: 3 hr 55 · 333 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 22 · 368 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 5 hr 57 · 507 km
- From Marseille: 6 hr 03 · 531 km
- From Valence: 6 hr 12 · 566 km
- From Grenoble: 7 hr 09 · 658 km
- From Lyon: 7 hr 20 · 666 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 7 hr 23 · 545 km
- From Nice: 7 hr 40 · 689 km
- From Chambéry: 7 hr 54 · 716 km
- From Annecy: 8 hr 19 · 775 km
- From Genève: 8 hr 49 · 813 km
- From Dijon: 8 hr 52 · 803 km
- From Paris: 9 hr 01 · 810 km
- From Besançon: 9 hr 28 · 861 km
- From Nancy: 10 hr 59 · 1014 km
- From Strasbourg: 11 hr 52 · 1099 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Montréjeau - Gourdan-Polignan station
regional station · then 49 min drive (31 km)
Nearest main station: Tarbes, 1 hr 21 by road.
No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables (checked on 11 October 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
- Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées (LDE): 1 hr 26 by road · 83 km
- Pau-Pyrénées (PUF): 1 hr 53 by road · 118 km
Take me there
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Charging an electric car
No freely accessible charge point is declared within 2 km of the resort (checked on 9 October 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 October 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.
Translated from the French Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), machine translation.
Frequently asked questions
How high is Nistos?
Nistos sits at 1,589 m at village level.
How do I get to Nistos?
By road, Nistos is 1 hr 49 from Pau (114 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Montréjeau - Gourdan-Polignan, 49 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 Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées, 1 hr 26 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Nistos?
9 hr 01 for 810 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 Nistos?
Snow cover varies from one winter to the next — the best time runs from mid-January to mid-February. 37 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, measured over 10 winters at the Météo-France “LOUDERVIELLE” station. This verdict rests on 10 winters of Météo-France measurements (2016-2026); in season the daily report prevails.
Nearby resorts
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