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Plateau de Beille

Pyrenees Checked on 18 September 2026
1,786 mVillage altitude
—Top of the ski area
—Alpine pistes
2Ski lifts
—Adult day pass

Plateau de Beille is a ski resort in the Pyrenees (Ariège), in the commune of Les Cabannes. The village sits at 1,786 m.

Full page in French →
Plateau de Beille — view of the resort
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The area offers 1 marked pistes (1 green), 2 ski lifts.

Access: 1 h 53 by road from Toulouse and 25 min from Les Cabannes railway station.

2 official webcams show the pistes live (on the French page).

SkiRadar ratings

How ratings are computed →Computed on 18 September 2026

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.

  1. SnowCan you count on the snow?
    n/a

    Not rated: “top of the ski area” is missing from this page.

  2. Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?
    n/a

    Not rated: “km of pistes at the resort” is missing from this page.

  3. ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?
    n/a

    Not rated: “adult day pass” is missing from this page.

  4. Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?
    3 / 5

    Share of green and blue pistes: 100% · Magic carpets: 1 · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0

  5. AccessIs it easy to get to?
    2 / 5

    Average drive time from 20 major cities: 6 hr 36 · Nearest railway station: 25 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 58

  6. Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?
    1.5 / 5

    Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 0 · Upcoming events: 6 · Collective tourist beds: 0 — index: what the map and the listings publish

  7. 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).

Snow and opening

7-day forecast → Snow report →
Status unknown

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.

7-day forecast

Village 1,786 m

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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.

Météo-France measurements · 9 winters (2016-2025)

☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.6 h · Dec 6.2 h · Jan 6.2 h · Feb 7.7 h · Mar 8.6 h · Apr 9.5 h — 25 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).

  1. November—no record
  2. December32 cmInsufficient · 49%
  3. January47 cmVariable · 67%
  4. February54 cmVariable · 68%
  5. March48 cmVariable · 73%
  6. April—no record
  7. 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
Météo-France snow observation network (poste nivo « Beille » (1789 m, à 0.1 km)) — total snow depth recorded by the resort observers, open archive. During the season the daily report prevails. The percentage is the share of readings with at least 30 cm on the ground; “—”: month without readings.

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

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1 pistes, by level

1 green0 blue0 red0 black
Lifts
1 drag lift, 1 magic carpet
Cross-country skiing
18 named trails — 54 km of marked loops (34 km of distinct track: the loops overlap), right by the resort
See the trails(18)
TrailLevelLength
Prat-Mollred9 km
Finestreblack7.4 km
L'Estagnolred6.6 km
Gispetred5.5 km
Le Sarratblue4.1 km
Le Pastoublue3.4 km
Le Planelred2.6 km
Lou Camiblue2.3 km
Le Rioured2.3 km
Lleguneblack1.8 km
Piparlanblue1.8 km
Le Sarratounetblue1.3 km
La Pastoraleblue1.3 km
Boucle d'entraînementblue1.2 km
Le Boscblue1.1 km
Château d'eaublack0.7 km
Zenintermediate0.7 km
Le Pratgreen0.7 km
OpenStreetMap, lengths measured on the geometry, surveyed on 12 September 2026. A trail with no difficulty tag is shown as "n/a" — never guessed.
Without skis
9 sledging runs

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.

Official piste map

No downloadable piste map published by the resort. Checked on 12 September 2026 · page checked

The ski area in figures

n/aLongest piste
n/aBiggest vertical without changing piste
1,827 mHighest lift top — Geries (platter lift), national lift register
470Total lift capacity, people per hour — 2 installations: 1 drag lift, 1 magic carpet
25 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1989, newest 2011
470Biggest lift, people per hour — Geries (platter lift, 1989)
n/aTotal length of lifts
n/aSki area boundary (OSM)
n/aInhabitants

Measured 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.

Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to Plateau de Beille only (“PLATEAU DE BEILLE”), magic carpets included.

Staying and hiring gear in Plateau de Beille

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Stay & accommodation

Ski Planet
Self-catering flats and all-inclusive ski holidays at the foot of the slopes, since 1999.
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Montagne Vacances
Flats and chalets in the resort, at direct prices.
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VVF
Family holiday villages, kids’ clubs included.
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Ski hire

Sport 2000 Location
Skis, boots and helmets booked online, collected in a resort shop.
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Skiset
Network of ski-hire shops in the resorts.
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Live webcams

All webcams (2) →
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WebcamViewsurf

Official players of the resort, live image.

Getting to Plateau de Beille

From Paris: 8 hr 52 (805 km) by road.

By road

  • From Toulouse: 1 hr 53 · 129 km
  • From Perpignan: 3 hr 01 · 168 km · avoids Port de Pailhères, closed in winter
  • From Pau: 3 hr 30 · 240 km
  • From Montpellier: 3 hr 40 · 312 km
  • From Bordeaux: 4 hr 17 · 371 km
From other major cities (15)
  • From Marseille: 5 hr 21 · 475 km
  • From Valence: 5 hr 30 · 510 km
  • From Clermont-Ferrand: 5 hr 49 · 502 km
  • From Grenoble: 6 hr 27 · 602 km
  • From Lyon: 6 hr 37 · 609 km
  • From Saint-Étienne: 6 hr 53 · 629 km
  • From Nice: 6 hr 58 · 633 km
  • From Chambéry: 7 hr 12 · 660 km
  • From Annecy: 7 hr 37 · 719 km
  • From Genève: 8 hr 07 · 757 km
  • From Dijon: 8 hr 39 · 802 km
  • From Paris: 8 hr 52 · 805 km
  • From Besançon: 9 hr 10 · 862 km
  • From Nancy: 10 hr 46 · 1013 km
  • From Strasbourg: 11 hr 34 · 1100 km

Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.

By train

Les Cabannes station

halt · then 25 min drive (16 km)

Nearest main station: Toulouse Matabiau, 1 hr 50 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

  • Toulouse-Blagnac (TLS): 1 hr 58 by road · 139 km
  • Carcassonne-Salvaza (CCF): 2 hr 07 by road · 119 km

Take me there

These links open the app with Plateau de Beille 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

3 charging points · up to 122 kW

  • FR-S09-E09004-001-1 · Load Stations · 3 points · 122 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 Plateau de Beille — up to 1,736 m of climb.

Summit and routeSki gradeClimbAltitudeAspectFrom resort
Cabaillère, antécime N 2362 m · Face NW2.3 · E1 · PD-1,142 m1,220 → 2,362 mNW4.8 km
Crête des calmettes · Couloir NE4.1 · E11,100 m1,100 → 2,205 mNE5.1 km
Crête des Génibres · Versant W3.1 · E1700 m1,530 → 2,231 mW5.9 km
Crête des Génibres · Versant S3.2 · E1680 m1,150 → 2,231 mn/a6 km
Pic de Bourbourou · Depuis Le Castelet (09)1.3 · E1 · F1,300 m700 → 2,019 mNE · N6.5 km
Pic de Baljésou · Depuis Gestiès par le Pla de Montcamp, le pic du Col Taillat et la Calbe2.1 · E1 · F1,736 m958 → 2,288 mN6.7 km
Pla de Montcamp · Par le col de Norrat et le rocher de Miglos1.1 · E1985 m890 → 1,905 mn/a7 km
Pic de la Sabine · Par Riète et la cabane de la Sabinen/a · E1 · PD1,500 m1,200 → 2,561 mn/a7.1 km
Pic de l'Estany Mort · Couloir N (ou couloir de l'Astronaute)4.2 · E21,650 m2,700 mN7.5 km
Pic de Thoumasset · Par Quioulès et l'arête N3.3 · E1 · AD-1,600 m1,092 → 2,741 mN7.5 km
Cabaillère · Traversée W > En/a · E2 · PD+1,100 m1,550 → 2,559 mn/a7.5 km
Port Vieux de Coume d'Ose · Versant N3.2 · E11,600 m2,650 mn/a7.6 km
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 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 Plateau de Beille

Swimming pool

Museum

  • Talcaneô - L'espace muséographique · Luzenac · 7 km away
  • Talcaneô · Luzenac · 7 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

  • 1 campsite · 54 pitches

Commune: Albiès · 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 Plateau de Beille

All 6 upcoming events →

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.

Nearby resorts

Ax 3 Domaines 11 kmLe Chioula 13 kmLes Monts d'Olmes 14 kmGoulier Neige 16 kmCamurac 20 kmPorté-Puymorens 21 km

Frequently asked questions

How high is Plateau de Beille?

Plateau de Beille sits at 1,786 m at village level.

How high do the lifts go in Plateau de Beille?

The highest lift, Geries (platter lift), tops out at 1,827 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.

How many lifts does Plateau de Beille have, and what is their capacity?

The French national register of mechanical lifts records 2 installations at Plateau de Beille (1 drag lift, 1 magic carpet), for an authorised capacity of 470 people per hour, of which 470 for Geries alone. The fleet spans 1989 to 2011, an average age of 25 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 Plateau de Beille?

By road, Plateau de Beille is 1 hr 53 from Toulouse (129 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Les Cabannes, 25 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 Toulouse-Blagnac, 1 hr 58 away.

How long is the drive from Paris to Plateau de Beille?

8 hr 52 for 805 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 Plateau de Beille?

It varies from one winter to the next according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.

Is Plateau de Beille good for beginners and families?

100% of the pistes are green or blue: a very accessible area.

Full page in French. The French page carries the editorial guides and a few extra readings; every figure, webcam and price on this page is the same one. Plateau de Beille in French →

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