Saint-Lary-Soulan
Slope Breakdown
Saint-Lary-Soulan at a glance
Saint-Lary-Soulan is a ski resort in France, part of the Saint-Lary ski area. It offers 100 km of slopes served by 31 lifts, with skiing between 1,700 m and 2,515 m (815 m vertical). That makes it the 36th largest of the 40 ski resorts in France listed on Intski. The season usually runs from December to April. Saint-Lary-Soulan is particularly beginner-friendly: about 57% of its slopes are easy blue runs.
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
About 6 cm of new snow at the top (2,515 m) in the next 3 days, none at the base.
New snow and temperature at the top station. Estimated by Intski from the MET Norway forecast, updated every few hours. Where it snows most this week
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An alert when 15 cm or more is on the way at Saint-Lary-Soulan, and a heads-up before it opens.
Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Tarbes-Lourdes (LDE) — about 49 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 54 EUR (2025/26 season). Saint-Lary-Soulan day pass.
About €0.54 per km of piste the pass covers (100 km).
Compare lift pass prices at all resortsPrice source, checked 2026-09-14
Driving to Saint-Lary-Soulan
Rules for a car in France, checked 30 September 2026 against official sources.
Road charge
Motorway tolls by distance. A43 (AREA) Saint-Quentin-Fallavier barrier (Lyon) to Chambéry Nord, 88 km, class 1 €13.40, A43 (AREA) Chignin barrier to Aiton, 31 km, class 1 (towards Albertville and Maurienne) €4.20
Winter tyres
Winter tyres or chains on board, 1 Nov to 31 Mar, in the signed mountain zones
Studded tyres
Allowed 1 Nov to 31 Mar (90 km/h, rear disc)
Saint-Lary-Soulan resort facts
Difficulty shares from skiresort.info, applied to the area total.
About Saint-Lary-Soulan
Saint-Lary-Soulan, Sent Lari e Sola in Occitan, is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department of Occitania, in south-western France.
Resort Highlights
A Pyrenean base in the Hautes-Pyrénées
Saint-Lary-Soulan, Sent Lari e Sola in Occitan, is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department of Occitania, in south-western France. This is the Pyrenees, not the Alps, and its ski area, Saint-Lary, has 100 km of pistes and 31 lifts in our data, with the base at 1,700 m and the top station at 2,515 m.
The skiing
A base at 1,700 m and a top above 2,500 m is a strong profile. The top station is high enough for the altitude to help snow reliability, and the base is high enough that the lower slopes are not the weak point they are in many resorts. The vertical is 815 m, moderate rather than dramatic, and the season runs from December to April.
Thirty-one lifts for 100 km is a dense network, roughly one lift for every 3.2 km, so the mountain is well served and queues should not dominate the day. The 815 m vertical, spread across that many lifts, suggests a mountain of many medium-length runs rather than a few long ones, a layout that favours variety over endurance. The pistes are not graded in our figures, so study the piste map if your group has particular needs at either end of the scale; what the numbers show is a mid-sized area comfortably large enough for a week for most skiers, and a profile that points to intermediates and families who want reliable snow and a well-served mountain without the scale of the big Alpine domains.
Character
Our data flags Saint-Lary-Soulan for traditional charm and scenic views. It is a commune, a settled community, rather than a purpose-built station, and the Occitan name is a reminder that this is south-western France, with a culture of its own rather than an Alpine one. The ski area is Saint-Lary’s own rather than part of a wider linked domain, so the 100 km is the full picture; there is no wider pass to fall back on, which makes the 31-lift network and the altitude the whole proposition. The logistics are Pyrenean too: the nearest airport is Toulouse rather than any of the Alpine gateways. Our data lists the same December-to-April season as the Alpine resorts, and with a base at 1,700 m Saint-Lary is better placed than most mid-sized areas to deliver it.
Practicalities
Toulouse (TLS) is the nearest airport in our data, roughly 124 km away as the crow flies. The commune’s official website has local information.
Frequently asked questions about Saint-Lary-Soulan
The Pyrenees. It is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department of Occitania, in south-western France.
100 km of pistes and 31 lifts, a standalone area rather than part of a wider linked domain, between 1,700 m and 2,515 m.
A commune with its own community and an Occitan name, Sent Lari e Sola; our data flags it for traditional charm.
The base at 1,700 m and top station at 2,515 m give it a high profile for a mid-sized area, with the upper slopes benefiting from altitude.
Saint-Lary-Soulan has 100 km of marked slopes: 57 km easy (blue), 33 km intermediate (red), 10 km expert (black), served by 31 ski lifts.
The skiing in Saint-Lary-Soulan ranges from 1,700 m at the base to 2,515 m at the top — a vertical drop of 815 m.
The ski season in Saint-Lary-Soulan typically runs from December to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
Yes — Saint-Lary-Soulan is well suited to beginners. About 57% of the slopes (57 km) are easy blue runs.
Saint-Lary-Soulan has 10 km of expert (black) slopes — about 10% of the total.
An adult day pass in Saint-Lary-Soulan costs around 54 EUR (2025/26 season). Saint-Lary-Soulan day pass.
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