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Ascou resort profile
Ascou Pailheres · Occitanie · France · 1480–2058 m
Altitude1480-2058 m
Vertical drop578 m
Slopes20 km
Lifts7
Resort base in the Ascou Pailheres ski area.
- Altitude1019 mStateOccitanieCountryFrance
Ascou Pailheres ski area
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Ascou is part of this ski area.
Terrain and lift totals on this page refer to the complete ski area rather than only the resort centre.
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Mountain rangePyreneesVertical drop1480 - 2058 metersDescent578 meters
Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Ascou.
Ascou is a resort base in the Ascou Pailheres ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 20 km of slopes, 1480-2058 m altitude, 7 lifts. Beginner terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 55%.
Ski areaAltitude range1480–2058 m97% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix20 km slopes97% confidenceSki areaLift network7 lifts97% confidence
Compact ski areaBeginner focusDense lift network
Ski-area scale
20 km. A compact network is practical for short stays and straightforward navigation.
Terrain character
The terrain is clearly weighted toward beginner skiing. The largest share is about 55%.
Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.
Dense lift access
Altitude resilience
Snow reliability is likely to depend more strongly on aspect, weather cycles and snowmaking than on extreme altitude.
Lift infrastructure
About 2.9 slope km per lift indicates a relatively dense access network. Published hourly capacity is 5,802 persons, about 829 persons/hour per lift and 290 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 3.7 km, averaging about 0.5 km of lift line per lift.
Ski slopes
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Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Ascou Pailheres.
This ski area is clearly oriented toward beginner skiers. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.
Beginner terrain focusSlopes20 ski slopesTotal20 kmBlue11 km55%Red7 km35%Black2 km10%Ski routes2 km
Ski lifts
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Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Ascou Pailheres.
The ski area has 7 lifts. T-bar / platter is the largest published category at 5. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 17% of the published lift-type breakdown. Type is not published for 1 lifts. The network provides about 2.9 slope km per lift.
Dense terrain accessChairlift 1T-bar / platter 5Type not published 1
Ski pass
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Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.
The adult day pass has a mid-range cost relative to the published slope network.
Mid-range terrain costTicket Price Price/km Daycard adult €29 €1.45/km 6-day adult €112.70 €5.64/km 6-day child €88.20 €4.41/km
No visitor review is available for Ascou yet.
Address
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AddressOffice de Tourisme de Pays des Vallees dAx 6, avenue Theophile Delcasse 09110 Ax-les-Thermes FrancePlaceAscou Occitanie France
Contact
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Websitepyrenees-ariegeoises.com
What makes this resort different
Family progression base
Mountain character
Ascou Pailheres is best understood as a family progression base: easier terrain, moderate gradients and usable access make progression the strongest structural story.
55% blue pistes
10% black pistes
The trade-off
Progression-focused trips where easier and moderate terrain form a large part of the usable mountain.
Advanced skiers seeking a strongly technical profile may find the terrain mix less distinctive.
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