Located 830 meters above sea level and dominated by the ski resort, the village is set in the beautiful the Aure valley, an open and sunny vale which enjoys a mild climate all year round. The village is directly linked to the slopes by two ski lifts, the Pic Lumiere cable and the Vignec gondola.
Saint-Lary 1700, is also known as the Pla d'Adet. This is the historical part of Saint-Lary, where ski lifts depart from the village, in front of most of the medium altitude accommodations.
Saint Lary skiing
Saint-Lary ski resort offers about 62 miles of ski slopes threw this 3 areas: Pla d’Adet, Espiaube and Vallon du Portet.
The first, Saint-Lary 1700, is also known as the Pla d'Adet. This is the historical part of Saint-Lary, where ski lifts depart from the village, in front of most of the medium altitude accommodations. This area has recently been refurbished and redesigned with beginners, families and children particularly in mind. It includes ski schools, the Piou Piou club (a snow garden), with tobogganing and snow games. A fun piste is open for kids at the Kidpark, which is served by rolling carpet lifts, as are the ski school slopes, for the grandest comfort for the children. The green Piste de l'Echarpe is an easy, meandering run down to the “Cabane” sector, along the snow front. This piste is bordered by a walkway that parents and carers can use to monitor beginners' development. The same feature has been built at the school slope. The ski lifts from Pla d'Adet take skiers up to 2300 m altitude, to the Soum de Matte either to enjoy long ski runs on the blue piste back to the starting point, or to take the more technical pistes (red and black), or indeed to go higher, up to Saint Lary 1900 and Saint Lary 2400.
St Lary 1900 "Espiaube" is an intermediate area that begins at 1,650 m above sea level at the car park in Espiaube. This is a transitional sector, with blue and red pistes running through it from the upper parts of the resort, and also a sports zone with some excellent red and black runs in the forest on a north facing slope. Saint Lary 1900 has some very long runs of more than 3 km, such as Mirabelle and Terranère, which are among the most popular in the whole resort. Mirabelle is served by two chairlifts and a cable car and has a mountain restaurant which is also accessible to non-skiers.
Moving upwards and crossing the ridge, Saint-Lary 2400, or the "Vallon du Portet" is a true jewel of the skiing world. At an altitude above 2000m, it offers a wide range of pistes, an extraordinary 360° view of the Pyrenees and lots of sunshine. Here we are at the border of the National Park and near Lake Oules. There are mountain restaurants accessible to non-skiers, snow sports zones such as the "De Le Rue's Line" and the Snowpark.
Saint-Lary snowpark
At Saint-Lary 2400, the snowpark offers different modules for all levels of skill. The site has jibs, boxes, rails, and other cool features. The park is conveniently located at the exit of the gondola lift at the Col du Portet. The area has a sunny exposure perfect for photo shoots with the surrounding scenery as a backdrop.
At the lower end of the snow park is the beginning of “De Le Rue's Line” an easy piste allowing as many people as possible, of all levels, to experience the sensations of boardercross in a fun way!
There is a sound system on site sound, has its own lift and its own fleet of snow machines. There is a chillout area with deck chairs and a barbecue. Saint-Lary snowpark hosts events throughout the season including the “Poney Session,” the Freestyle World Cup, which is now the standard in the snowboarding world.
