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!

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	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	75 €	45 €

* 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. Les copains d'abord" outdoor center in Arrens Marsous (winter holidays, A zone) Tel.: 06 71 62 88 27.

Other activities

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

Main events

January 2009: 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 Pyrenean tartiflette).
On the Sunday morning, "La val d'Azun", a popular cross-country skiing race.
Activities organized during school holidays ; festive meals, astronomy evening in the resort, luge riding by night, Pyrenean songs...

Access

3 car parks representing 60 spots. 4 winter caravanning parks in the neighbourhood, the nearest at 7 km.

By Road: From Toulouse: A 64 - Tarbes Ouest Nr 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.