Cauterets
A belle-époque spa town in the Pyrenees, with pistes reached by a free shuttle and views across to Pic du Midi.
Key Stats
Terrain Breakdown
The percentage of marked trails in each difficulty level. A higher beginner percentage means more terrain suitable for novices and families; a higher advanced percentage means more challenge for experts.
Best For
When to go
Average monthly snowfall and snowpack depth, with the typical operating window shaded.
Cauterets's heaviest snowfall lands in January; the snowpack peaks in February.
- Snowfall
- peaks Jan
- Snowpack
- peaks Feb
- Typical season
- Nov – Apr
Snowfall: Météo-France, monthly normals (1994–2023).
Snow depth: Météo-France, monthly normals (1994–2023).
Location
Cauterets sits in the high central Pyrenees of southwestern France, deep in a mountain valley near the Spanish border in the Occitanie region. The skiing here is high-alpine, set well above the surrounding forested valleys and close to the range's main peaks.
Getting there
Fly into Toulouse (TLS), about 2.5 hours from the resort by road.
- Toulouse (TLS)2.5 hoursDirections
- Biarritz (BIQ)2 hoursDirections
- Bergerac (EGC)4 hoursDirections
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