Payolle
Payolle is a ski resort in the Pyrenees (Hautes-Pyrénées), in the commune of Campan. The village sits at 1,124 m.
The area offers 1 ski lifts.
Access: 1 h 21 by road from Pau and 40 min from Tournay railway station.
3 official webcams show the pistes live (on the French page).
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
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 6 hr 56 · Nearest railway station: 40 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 51 min
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 8 · 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 · 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 1,124 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.
Measured snow history: not available for this resort. No Météo-France station close enough (the 2 nearby stations sit more than 300 m away from the altitude we aim for (1124 m)). We would rather show nothing than borrow a distant valley’s reading.
The ski area
Compare with another resort →- Lifts
- 1 drag lift
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 Payolle
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (3) →Official players of the resort, live image. Checked on 18 September 2026.
Getting to Payolle
From Paris: 9 hr 03 (836 km) by road.
By road
- From Pau: 1 hr 21 · 88 km
- From Toulouse: 2 hr 06 · 164 km
- From Bordeaux: 3 hr 21 · 292 km
- From Perpignan: 3 hr 56 · 359 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 24 · 394 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 5 hr 59 · 533 km
- From Marseille: 6 hr 05 · 557 km
- From Valence: 6 hr 14 · 592 km
- From Grenoble: 7 hr 11 · 684 km
- From Lyon: 7 hr 21 · 692 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 7 hr 25 · 571 km
- From Nice: 7 hr 42 · 715 km
- From Chambéry: 7 hr 56 · 742 km
- From Annecy: 8 hr 21 · 801 km
- From Genève: 8 hr 51 · 839 km
- From Dijon: 8 hr 54 · 829 km
- From Paris: 9 hr 03 · 836 km
- From Besançon: 9 hr 30 · 887 km
- From Nancy: 11 hr 01 · 1040 km
- From Strasbourg: 11 hr 53 · 1125 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Tournay station
halt · then 40 min drive (35 km)
Nearest main station: Lourdes, 49 min 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): 51 min by road · 43 km
- Pau-Pyrénées (PUF): 1 hr 26 by road · 92 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Payolle as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
Charging an electric car
1 charging station within 2 km
2 charging points · up to 44 kW
- FR-S65-E65123-001-1 · Load Stations · 2 points · 44 kW · 0.1 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 Payolle — up to 1,300 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pla de l'Arcouade · Boucle anti horaire | n/a · E1 · F | 810 m | 1,083 → 1,891 m | N · NE | 1.7 km |
| Pla de l'Arcouade · Face NE | 2.3 · E1 · PD+ | 800 m | 1,083 → 1,891 m | NE | 1.7 km |
| Pla de las Pénès · Depuis Payolle | n/a · E1 · PD- | 850 m | 1,080 → 1,910 m | E | 2.2 km |
| Plo del Naou · Versant NW | 1.1 · E1 · F | 615 m | 1,139 → 1,754 m | N | 2.3 km |
| Monné Rouye · Depuis Espiadet | 2.2 · E1 · F+ | 674 m | 1,106 → 1,755 m | SW | 2.6 km |
| Bédouret · depuis Payolle | 1.1 · E1 · F | 816 m | 1,100 → 1,916 m | NE · E · N | 2.7 km |
| Soum de Marianette · par la vallée de la Gaoube | n/a | 1,264 m | 1,090 → 2,354 m | n/a | 3.3 km |
| Pic de Monfaucon · Par la combe E du Pt 2658 m | 3.3 · E2 · AD+ | 1,300 m | 1,438 → 2,712 m | NE | 3.8 km |
| Brèche d'Escalère · Versant NW | 3.1 | 1,200 m | 1,450 → 2,634 m | NW | 3.8 km |
| La Husse · Versant N (depuis Payolle) | n/a · E1 · F | 750 m | 1,139 → 1,856 m | N | 3.8 km |
| Plo del Naou · Depuis les cabanes de la Hosse | 1.1 · F | 420 m | 1,409 → 1,754 m | SW · S | 3.8 km |
| Signal de Bassia · depuis Beyrède | n/a · F | 1,100 m | 884 → 1,921 m | SE | 4 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
- 6 hotels · 97 rooms (3 × 3★, 3 × 2★)
- 8 campsites · 410 pitches
Commune: Campan · 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 Payolle?
Payolle sits at 1,124 m at village level.
How do I get to Payolle?
By road, Payolle is 1 hr 21 from Pau (88 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Tournay, 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 Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées, 51 min away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Payolle?
9 hr 03 for 836 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
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