Beneath the Col du Tourmalet, the climb that breaks Tour de France riders every summer, sits the largest linked ski area in the French Pyrenees. Grand Tourmalet spans Barèges and La Mongie on either side of the pass.
Grand Tourmalet is a ski resort with genuine ski-in/ski-out hotels in France, in the French Pyrenees. The village sits at 1250 m and the lifts top out at 2500 m, with 100 km of pistes and 28 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 81/100, and the season usually runs Dec 14 → Apr 7.
How we score and classify resortsRun counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Excellent · 216 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Grand Tourmalet, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.8/5 from 216 reviews). It sits about 2.5 km from the slopes. A mid-range option for Grand Tourmalet, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Good · 376 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Grand Tourmalet.
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La Mongie 1800 places hotels at the foot of the lifts. The Barèges side stays village-bound and accesses the lifts on foot or by shuttle.
The biggest linked area in the French Pyrenees joins the lively, ski-to-the-door base of La Mongie with the old spa village of Barèges over the Col du Tourmalet. It is a varied, good-value mountain that rewards intermediates and serves up properly big Pyrenean views.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
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Grand Tourmalet offers 100 km of pistes across 28 lifts, from 1250 m to 2500 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Dec 14 to Apr 7, with a snow score of 81/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
La Mongie 1800 places hotels at the foot of the lifts. The Barèges side stays village-bound and accesses the lifts on foot or by shuttle.
Grand Tourmalet has 100 km of marked pistes served by 28 lifts, between 1250 m and 2500 m of altitude.
Grand Tourmalet counts about 41 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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