Saint-Lary
About the area
Saint-Lary in the French Pyrenees has 68.35 km of marked pistes, and the balance is clearly tilted towards easy skiing: 57% of the runs are green or blue (39 km), with 35.37 km of that in blues, so it works well for beginners moving off the nursery slopes and for intermediates who want to cover ground. Families are well served too. Strong skiers will run out of challenge quickly: only 14% is black, expert or freeride terrain (10 km), and the longest vertical on a single run is 399 m.
The area runs from 1594 m to 2461 m and is served by 27 lifts: 2 gondolas, 1 cable car, 10 chairlifts, 10 platters and 4 magic carpets. The gondolas and cable car mean no chairlift loading with small children, and there are 24 short easy runs right next to a lift base. Longest descent: 2462 m.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 68 km · official 100
- Lifts
- 27
- Altitude
- 1594–2461 m
- Vertical
- 867 m
- Runs
- 117
- Longest run
- 2.5 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 399 m
- Magic carpets
- 4
- Gondolas & cable cars
- 3
- Bubble/heated lifts
- 3
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 24
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Green3.4 km
- Blue35.4 km
- Red18.5 km
- Black9.7 km
- Unclassified1.3 km
Lifts by type
- 10Button lift
- 10Chairlift
- 4Magic carpet
- 2Gondola
- 1Cable car
Official facts
Read on the resort's official pages; each value links to its source.
- Official piste km · 2026/27
- 100
- Official piste map · 2026/27
- PDF / map
- Season closes · 2025/26
- 2026-04-06
- Season opens · 2025/26
- 2025-12-05
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
yes
- · 57% of pistes are green/blue (39 km)
- · 14% are black/expert/freeride
- · 4 magic carpets for first steps
- · 24 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
yes
- · 4 magic carpets
- · 3 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
- · a base right at the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 10 km black/expert/freeride (14%)
- · longest vertical on one run 399 m
Best forbeginnersfamiliesintermediates
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.