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Cauterets Resort Guide

The Cauterets resort summary is: Cauterets has 10 lifts within its terrain that is suitable for beginner and intermediate levels, including terrain park enthusiasts. Find location, trail maps and piste maps covering the mountains 610m of vertical range and surrounding area. There are 25 trails at Cauterets.


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Cauterets Resort Guide

The Cauterets resort summary is: Cauterets has 10 lifts within its terrain that is suitable for beginner and intermediate levels, including terrain park enthusiasts. Find location, trail maps and piste maps covering the mountains 610m of vertical range and surrounding area. There are 25 trails at Cauterets.

Vertical:

Top: 2415m
Arrow
610m
Bot: 1805m

Best for:

Beginners level skier
Beginners/
Intermediates

Pistes:

25
20%
70%
10%

Hectares of Ski:

Snowmaking: —

Cauterets Lifts:

  • drag lift icon3
  • ski lift icon5
  • cablecar icon2
Total lifts = 10
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Photo credit: Simon Stay

Visiting Cauterets

Helpful resort information to assist planning your trip to Cauterets.

  • Opens
    5 Dec 2025
  • Closes
    19 Apr 2026
  • Accommodation
  • Restaurants | Bars
    40 | 40
  • Nearest Airport
    Lourdes
  • Nearest Train Station
    Lourdes
  • Tourist Office Website
  • Tourist Office Phone
    +33 5 62925050

Cauterets Features

The terrain at Cauterets includes::


What's it like at Cauterets resort?

Cauterets, in France (in the Pyrenees region), is a large resort with 10 lifts (5 chair lifts, 3 surface lifts) that offers skiers 565 metres (2000 feet) of vertical descent. Cauterets has 25 pistes. Cauterets is best suited to intermediate skiers and snowboarders but there is some terrain for beginners and advanced skiers. There are 36 kilometers (22 miles) of cross country ski trails at Cauterets. For snowboarders, there is a terrain park. The nearest airport is at Lourdes and the nearest train station to Cauterets is at Lourdes. There is accommodation located close to the pistes but we would welcome additional information about any hotels or chalets in Cauterets.


Explore Cauterets Location Map

Interactive Cauterets trail map and piste map. View the piste and trails as well as the surrounding terrain and mountain contours for backcountry action. Find and compare nearby resorts by clicking on the resort markers.

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When's the snowiest month to visit Cauterets?

FebruaryAverage: 3.2 snow days per week
The snowiest week in Cauterets is week 1 of February. There are typically 3.2 snowy days during this week with 37cm of snowfall. Check out the Cauterets Snow History graphs below.



Visitor Reviews of Cauterets

Overall: 3.9 Based on 30 votes and 9 reviews

  • Snowsure 4.1
  • Variety of pistes 3.6
  • Off-piste 3.6
  • Scenery 4.6
  • Apres-Ski 3.5

Amal Pilendiram from United Kingdom writes:

Cauterets is a family resort. We have been skiing here with our kids and extended family for 20 years. It’s an annual pilgrimage for generations of French families grand parents, parents, kids and toddlers. There’s not a lot to entertain teens/advanced alpine skiers either on or off piste unless you’re into the particularly superb cuisine of south west France, spa time, ice skating, snow shoeing, ski de fond or walking. Come to teach your kids or friends how to ski or board and you won’t be disappointed. If someone in your party can’t or doesn’t want to ski (?) neither will they, as this pretty Napoleonic spa town has plenty to keep them busy. Cauterets is a beautiful village (views over the Pyrenees up the mountain are stunning as well), no ugly concrete ski hotels here, for brutalist but stunning concrete and advanced skiing checkout Bond themed snow sure Piau Engalay. For a week, as a family holiday it’s a hidden gem!

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