Espace nordique

Val d Azun

Hautes-Pyrénées

Altitude : 1350 - 1600 m

The biggest Nordic Area in the Hautes-Pyrénées and the sunniest 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, Nordic park with magic carpet, luge Tyrolean traverse rope, paragliding and skidoser outings. New this winter: 2 brand new reception buildings with heated picnic room at each end of the domain!

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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 - cross-country skiing school - snowshoeing school - Nordic Park with magic carpet serving a skiing piste (cross-coutry and downhill) and luge downhill piste - luge pistes - 3 solarium terraces - restaurants - equipment renting - heated picnic room.

TARIFFS 09-2010	Nordic Pass**	Park Pass***
Adult	8 €	5 €
Junior (6 to 15)	6 €	4 €
Family*	24 €	16 €
Tribe (4 adults)	28 €	18 €
Week	35 €	22 €
Season	85 €	55 €

* Family : 2 adults + 2 children (under 18)
** Nordic Pass: access to all the domain and all the activities
*** Park Pass: Snowshoeing/Nordic Park

Children

Nordic Park for skiing and luges: the end of the hard work of climbing. With this Nordic and its magic carpet, the Val d'Azun owns a true game area at the Couraduque pass. More than one hectare of games with a playful skiing piste (cross-country or downhill) and a downhill luge piste, as well as 3 solarium terraces for relaxing and dreaming. Baby-luge piste at the Couraduque pass, luge piste and "DéVal'cable" Tyrolean traverse rope at the Soulor pass. On the Soular pistes  this year young and high could be discover predatory and sparrow, original way to discover the area. Les copains d'abord" outdoor center in Arrens Marsous (winter holidays, A zone) Tel.: 06 48 38 85 06.

Other activities

Skidoser outings - Snowshoeing, cross-country skiing - Nordic Park and luge - solarium- Tyrolean traverse rope - paragliding - library - cinema - visit of expositions by local artists and craftsmen - exposition of Pyrénée National Par farm cheese maturing cellar - visit of a farm and tasting of local products - mountain museum of the Lavedan - animal park.

Main events

January: Festi'Nordique, a week-end to discover Nordic pleasures with many different activities in the resort and a big playful evening on the Saturday.
Isard Raid: Biathlon race with laser rifle shooting.

Access

3 car parks representing 600 spots. 4 winter caravanning parks in the neighbourhood, the nearest at 7 km.

By Road: From Toulouse: A 64 - Tarbes Ouest N° 12 exit. From Bordeaux or Bayonne: A64, Soumoulou exit. Take the direction of Lourdes / Argelès Gazost, then the D 918 in the direction of Val d'Azun
Railway station: Lourdes at 25 km. Tranfer to,Argelès-Gazost and Arrens-Marsous by bus. Info: Maison du Val d'Azun, Tel. 05 62 97 49 49.
Airports: Lourdes Pyrénées (35 km), Tel. 05 62 32 92 22 - Pau Pyrénées in Uzein (70 km), Tel. 05 59 33 33 00.