Gourette

Beginners: yesFamilies: yesExperts: not really

About the area

Gourette is a compact Pyrenean area: about 29 km of pistes, with 14 km (49%) green or blue and only 2 km (8%) black or freeride terrain. That balance makes it a good fit for beginners and families — there are three magic carpets for first turns and 12 short easy runs sitting next to a lift base, so you can repeat the same slope without long traverses. Strong skiers will run out of challenge quickly: the black terrain is limited and the longest vertical on a single run is 450 m.

Twelve lifts serve the mountain: three gondolas, five chairlifts, one drag lift and the three carpets. The gondolas help with small children, since there is no chairlift loading involved. The skiing runs from 1352 m to 2453 m, and the longest single descent measures 2571 m.

At a glance

Pistes
30 km
Lifts
12
Altitude
1352–2453 m
Vertical
1101 m
Runs
65
Longest run
2.6 km
Biggest vertical on one run
450 m
Magic carpets
3
Gondolas & cable cars
3
Bubble/heated lifts
3
Nursery runs at lift bases
12

Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.

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Pistes by difficulty

  • Green4.5 km
  • Blue9.9 km
  • Red12.8 km
  • Black2.3 km
  • Unclassified0.0 km

Lifts by type

  • 5Chairlift
  • 3Gondola
  • 3Magic carpet
  • 1Drag lift

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

yes

  • · 49% of pistes are green/blue (14 km)
  • · 8% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 3 magic carpets for first steps
  • · 12 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

yes

  • · 3 magic carpets
  • · 3 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
  • · a base right at the lifts

Experts

not really

  • · 2 km black/expert/freeride (8%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 450 m

Best forbeginnersfamilies

Where to stay

Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.

At the lifts

Cheaper, down the valley

Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.