Nistos
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.
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?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 (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 1,589 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.
Average snow depth by month
Snow cover varies from one winter to the next.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.4 h · Dec 6 h · Jan 5.9 h · Feb 7.4 h · Mar 8.1 h · Apr 9 h — 23 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November—no record
- December28 cmInsufficient · 44%
- January34 cmVariable · 56%
- February40 cmVariable · 61%
- March37 cmVariable · 56%
- 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
Snow actually measured, winter by winter
10 complete winters measured, from 2016-2017 to 2025-2026 — on average 37 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec15 cmInsufficient · 17 %
- 16-31 Dec15 cmInsufficient · 18 %
- 1-15 Jan18 cmInsufficient · 33 %
- 16-31 Jan33 cmVariable · 55 %
- 1-15 Feb37 cmVariable · 53 %
- 16-29 Feb29 cmInsufficient · 42 %
- 1-15 Mar18 cmInsufficient · 24 %
- 16-31 Mar5 cmInsufficient · 8 %
- 1-15 Apr3 cmInsufficient · 1 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2017-2018 — 82 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 2019-2020 — 0 day at 30 cm or more
Snowfall: no long enough record of fresh snow at this station. Rather than an estimate, we show nothing.
Staying and hiring gear in Nistos
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (1) →Nearby cameras listed by Windy: the link opens the image at its publisher. Checked on 18 September 2026.
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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 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
- Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées (LDE): 1 hr 26 by road · 83 km
- Pau-Pyrénées (PUF): 1 hr 53 by road · 118 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Nistos 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 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 |
| Pic de Montaut · Par la cabane de Collantigue | 1.2 · E1 · F | 685 m | 614 → 1,716 m | W | 5.7 km |
| Sommet du Templa ou de Cournudère · Coume de la Hourquette | 1.3 · E1 · F+ | 740 m | 1,380 → 2,121 m | E | 5.9 km |
| Mont Né · Boucle et tour du Mont Né. | n/a | 1,635 m | 1,332 → 2,151 m | SE | 6.2 km |
| Mont Né · Depuis Bareilles, descente face NW | 3.1 · E1 · PD+ | 1,100 m | 1,060 → 2,147 m | NW | 6.9 km |
| Montious · versant N depuis Bareilles | 2.2 · E1 · PD | 1,100 m | 1,050 → 2,171 m | n/a | 7.4 km |
| Hourgue de la Fousserette · Combe NW | 2.2 · E1 · PD | 1,000 m | 1,050 → 2,072 m | NW | 7.4 km |
| Mont Né · Face E | 3.3 · E2 · AD+ | 250 m | 1,900 → 2,150 m | E | 7.4 km |
| Mont Né · en boucle par le col de Pierrefite et la face E du Cap de la Pène | 3.1 · E1 · PD+ | 820 m | 1,341 → 2,147 m | E | 7.6 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 ↗
Practical information
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 ↗
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.
Nearby resorts
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?
It varies from one winter to the next according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
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