Val-Louron
Val-Louron is a ski resort in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, and the Occitania region.
Introduction from the English Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
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: 2,055 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,425 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 37 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 29%
- 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: 11 · Balance between piste levels: 90%
- 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?2 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 48% · Magic carpets: 1 · Sledging runs: 0 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 2
- AccessIs it easy to get to?1.5 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 7 hr 09 · Nearest railway station: 55 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 28
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?2 / 5
Bars and pubs: 1 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 12 · 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
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 0 · Spas and saunas: 1 · 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.
Right now at the LOUDERVIELLE station (1,587 m)
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,451 m · top 2,055 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
Natural snow is low on average: skiing depends on snowmaking and good years.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.5 h · Dec 6 h · Jan 6 h · Feb 7.5 h · Mar 8.2 h · Apr 9 h — 23 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November—no record
- December15 cmInsufficient · 20%
- January19 cmInsufficient · 32%
- February28 cmInsufficient · 45%
- March15 cmInsufficient · 17%
- 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.
The ski area
Compare with another resort →25 pistes, by level — 16 km
- Skiable vertical
- 630 m (1,425 m → 2,055 m)
- Lifts
- 1 gondola, 3 chairlifts, 6 drag lifts, 1 magic carpet
- Piste aspect
- N 68% · E 32% · S 0% · W 0% (descent direction of 23 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 Val-Louron only (“VAL LOURON”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Val-Louron
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (1) →Official players of the resort, live image.
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 Val-Louron
From Paris: 9 hr 14 (840 km) by road.
By road
- From Pau: 1 hr 50 · 125 km
- From Toulouse: 2 hr 18 · 168 km
- From Bordeaux: 3 hr 50 · 329 km
- From Perpignan: 4 hr 08 · 363 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 35 · 398 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 6 hr 10 · 537 km
- From Marseille: 6 hr 16 · 561 km
- From Valence: 6 hr 25 · 596 km
- From Grenoble: 7 hr 22 · 688 km
- From Lyon: 7 hr 33 · 696 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 7 hr 36 · 575 km
- From Nice: 7 hr 53 · 719 km
- From Chambéry: 8 hr 07 · 746 km
- From Annecy: 8 hr 32 · 805 km
- From Genève: 9 hr 02 · 843 km
- From Dijon: 9 hr 05 · 833 km
- From Paris: 9 hr 14 · 840 km
- From Besançon: 9 hr 41 · 891 km
- From Nancy: 11 hr 12 · 1044 km
- From Strasbourg: 12 hr 05 · 1129 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Capvern station
halt · then 55 min drive (46 km)
Nearest main station: Tarbes, 1 hr 23 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 28 by road · 94 km
- Pau-Pyrénées (PUF): 1 hr 55 by road · 128 km
Take me there
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Charging an electric car
5 charging stations within 2 km
7 charging points · up to 122 kW
- CU-SDE65-LOUD1-65510-1 · Load Stations · 1 point · 22 kW · 1.7 km
- CU-SDE65-LOUD1-65510-2 · Load Stations · 1 point · 22 kW · 1.7 km
- FR-S65-E65282-001-3 · Load Stations · 3 points · 122 kW · 1.7 km
- FR-S65-E65282-002-1 · Load Stations · 1 point · 22 kW · 1.8 km
- FR-S65-E65282-002-2 · Load Stations · 1 point · 22 kW · 1.8 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 Val-Louron — up to 2,200 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pic de Sarrouyes · Boucle Face E >> Face N | 4.3 · E3 | 1,200 m | 1,580 → 2,676 m | N | 1.9 km |
| Pic de Sarrouyes · Versant E | 3.3 · E2 · AD+ | 1,200 m | 1,600 → 2,676 m | E | 1.9 km |
| Pic d'Estos (Pic d'Arrouyette) · Face NNE | 5.2 · E2 · TD- | 850 m | 2,000 → 2,803 m | N | 2 km |
| Pic d'Estos (Pic d'Arrouyette) · Pointe 2450m, Crête Bassias-Estos, Par le vallon de Sarrouyes | n/a · PD | 1,050 m | 1,580 → 2,803 m | NW | 2.2 km |
| Cap de Toudous · Depuis Val Louron | n/a · E1 · F+ | 813 m | 1,453 → 2,266 m | S | 2.5 km |
| Pic d'Estos (Pic d'Arrouyette) · Depuis Val Louron | 2.3 · E2 · AD+ | 1,500 m | 1,580 → 2,803 m | N | 2.7 km |
| Pic de Berdalade · Face E | 5.1 · E4 | 1,600 m | 1,152 → 2,703 m | E · SE · NE | 3 km |
| Vallon de Sarrouyes · Couloir de Bassias par le vallon de Sarrouyes | 4.3 · E3 · D+ | n/a | 1,600 → 2,360 m | n/a | 3.1 km |
| Pic de Lustou · Versant N depuis Col d'Azet | 3.3 · E2 · PD | 2,200 m | 1,280 → 3,023 m | N | 3.4 km |
| Pic de Sarrouyes · Pic de Sarrouyes / Cap de Toudous | n/a | 1,100 m | 1,620 → 2,266 m | SW | 3.6 km |
| Pic des Pichadères · Par le val d'Aube | 3.1 · E1 · AD | 1,284 m | 1,266 → 2,550 m | NE | 4.4 km |
| Pic de Bassia Sailla · Par le Cap de Laubere | n/a · PD+ | 1,200 m | 1,237 → 2,430 m | NE | 4.4 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
- 1 campsite · 46 pitches
Commune: Adervielle-Pouchergues · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
Tourist office
Accueil de la Station du Val Lourron
Ski school
ESF Val Louron
30 instructors
🇬🇧 10 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Cinema · L'Arixo
- Swimming pool · Ludéo
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 Val-Louron?
Val-Louron sits at 1,451 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,055 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Val-Louron have?
Val-Louron has 16 km of pistes served by 11 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Val-Louron?
The longest piste is Tuco: 2 km (blue run), for 468 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 Val-Louron?
The highest lift, Ardounes (platter lift), tops out at 2,058 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Val-Louron have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 11 installations at Val-Louron (3 chairlifts, 6 drag lifts, 2 magic carpets), for an authorised capacity of 9,114 people per hour, of which 1,490 for Sapins alone. The fleet spans 1975 to 2015, an average age of 39 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 Val-Louron?
By road, Val-Louron is 1 hr 50 from Pau (125 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Capvern, 55 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 28 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Val-Louron?
9 hr 14 for 840 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 Val-Louron?
Natural snow is low on average according to twenty winters of Météo-France measurements; in season the daily report prevails.
Is Val-Louron good for beginners and families?
48% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather technical area.
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