Val d Azun

Hautes-Pyrénées

Altitude : 1350 - 1600 m

The biggest Nordic Area in the Hautes-Pyrénées and the most sunny one, located between the Soulor and Couraduque passes, at 25 km from Lourdes offers you a varied domain and many different activities: cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, luge and skidoser outings. New this winter: the Soulor pass giant Tyrolean traverse.

Piste Info

100 km of marked out trails including 10 loops, that is 2 green, 3 blue, 4 red and 1 black and 2 trails, 1 green and 1 black - 4 snowshoeing trails - 2 pedestrian trails - 1 mixed snowshoeing and pedestrian trail - one educational playful path at the Couraduque pass - E.S.F. ski school - luge area with magic carpet - high altitude restaurant - heated picnic room.

TARIFFS	Day	1/2 Day	6 Days
Adult	7 €	5,50 €	35 €
Children (6 to 11)	5 €	3,70 €	19 €
Student	5,50 €	-	-
Groups*	5,50 €	-	-

*Groups minimum 10 persons.

Children

Nordic Park for skiing and luges: the end of the hard work of climbing. Today the Val d'Azun has a more than 1 hectare large Nordic Park equipped with a magic carpet serving on one side a fun downhill piste for cross-country skiing and on the other a luge piste for children over 6 year old. The sensation amateurs be warned, they will find there downhill glides with banked curves !!! Luge pistes at both ends of the Nordic area (pass to be bought in Couraduque).
"les copains d'abord" outdoor center (winter holidays) Tel.: 06 71 62 88 27.
Maternal assistance and home babysitting. Info. : Maison du Val d'Azun Tel.: 05 62 97 49 49.

Other activities

Snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and skidoser outings- out-of-snow Tyrolean traverse at the Soulor pass - paragliding - library - visit of expositions by local artists and craftsmen - farm cheese maturing cellar in the resort - visit of a farm and tasting of local products, mountain museum of the Lavedan.

Main events

January, 19/th: FESTI'NORDIQUE, a week-end to discover Nordic pleasures with many activities in the resort and a big playful evening around a giant Tartouillette (local dish).
On the Sunday morning, "La val d'Azun", a popular cross-country skiing race.
Activities organized during school holidays ; astronomy evening in the resort, luge riding by night, Pyrenean songs...

Access

Nearest train station: Lourdes (Lourdes/Argelès-Gazost 4 shuttles per day, and shuttle up to Arrens-Marsous).