Peyragudes
Ski station in France
title: "Peyragudes" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ski-areas-and-resorts-in-france", "hautes-pyrénées", "haute-garonne"] description: "Ski station in France" topic_path: "geography/france" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peyragudes" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Ski station in France ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox ski area"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Peyragudes |
| picture | Peyra.jpg |
| caption | A view of Peyresourde, Hautes-Pyrénées with a ski slope at the resort of Peyragudes. |
| location | Gouaux-de-Larboust (Haute-Garonne), Germ (Hautes-Pyrénées) |
| nearest_city | Bagnères-de-Luchon |
| coordinates | |
| pushpin_map | France#France Occitanie#Pyrenees |
| pushpin_relief | y |
| top_elevation | 2240 m |
| base_elevation | 1590 m |
| number_trails | |
| longest_run | 5 km La vallée blanche |
| liftsystem | 17 lifts |
| terrainparks | 2 |
| snowmaking | 230 snow cannons |
| external_link | |
| :: |
|name = Peyragudes |logo = |picture = Peyra.jpg |caption = A view of Peyresourde, Hautes-Pyrénées with a ski slope at the resort of Peyragudes. |location = Gouaux-de-Larboust (Haute-Garonne), Germ (Hautes-Pyrénées) |nearest_city = Bagnères-de-Luchon |coordinates = |pushpin_map = France#France Occitanie#Pyrenees |pushpin_relief = y |top_elevation = 2240 m |base_elevation = 1590 m |skiable_area = |number_trails = |longest_run = 5 km La vallée blanche |liftsystem = 17 lifts |terrainparks = 2 |snowfall = |snowmaking = 230 snow cannons |external_link = |}} Peyragudes is a large ski resort in the French Pyrenees, situated in the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées and Haute-Garonne, in the Region of Occitanie.
The resort was created in 1988, when the Peyresourde and Agudes resorts were joined.
Skiing
The resort is located on 2 sides of the same mountain, connected thru several lifts.
There are 18 ski lifts and 51 ski slopes:
- 6 green slopes
- 23 blue slopes
- 18 red slopes
- 4 black slopes
A major part of the resort is equipped with 230 snow-guns.
The Skyvall gondola, which cost €30m and opened in 2019, links Loudenvielle in the Vallee du Louron to the mountain village at Peyragudes.
Cycling
The climb up to the ski-resort can be accessed from the D618 between Arreau and the Col de Peyresourde. The summit is situated at 1605 m.
The climb was used on the 2010 Route du Sud, when David Moncoutié was the first rider to cross the line, going on to win the whole race.
Tour de France
In 2012, Peyragudes was the finish of Stage 17 of the Tour de France. The summit of the climb for the purposes of the King of the Mountains was 1,000 m. before the end of the stage, at a height of 1603 m. First over the summit was Alejandro Valverde, who went on to win the stage, with Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins 19 seconds behind. Romain Bardet won the stage in the 2017 Tour, while Aru took the yellow jersey from Chris Froome. In the 2022 Tour Brandon McNulty broke the entire GC group with the exception of teammate Tadej Pogačar, who won the stage, and Jonas Vingegaard who retained the yellow jersey after finishing second on the stage.{{cite web|url=https://www.velonews.com/events/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-brandon-mcnulty-named-most-aggressive-rider-after-helping-tadej-pogacar-to-stage-win/ |title=Tour de France: Brandon McNulty named most aggressive rider after helping Tadej Pogačar to stage win: The American helped pace Tadej Pogačar for most of the final 30 kilometers, setting up the Slovenian for the stage victory |first=Sadhbh |last=O'Shea |publisher=Velo News by Outside Magazine |date=20 July 2022 |access-date=21 July 2022}} In 2025, Peyragudes was the finish of a mountain time trial, Stage 13, won by Tadej Pogačar.
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| Year | Stage | Start of stage | Category | Stage winner | Yellow jersey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | Loudenvielle | 1 | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar |
| 2022 | 17 | Saint-Gaudens | 1 | Tadej Pogačar | Jonas Vingegaard |
| 2017 | 12 | Pau | 2 | Romain Bardet | Fabio Aru |
| 2012 | 17 | Bagnères-de-Luchon | 1 | Alejandro Valverde | Bradley Wiggins |
| :: |
Other appearances in the Tour
The climb was also used in Stage 17 of the 2018 Tour de France, with Tanel Kangert first over the summit.
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| Year | Stage | Category | Start | Finish | Leader at the Summit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 17 | 1 | Bagnères-de-Luchon | Saint-Lary-Soulan Col de Portet | Tanel Kangert |
| :: |
References
References
- "Peyragudes dans le Tour de France". Le Dico du tour.
- "Ski resort Peyragudes - Slopes - TopSkiResort.com".
- "Stage 17: Bagnères-de-Luchon – Peyragudes". [[Amaury Sport Organisation]].
- (26 June 2012). "July 19, Stage 17: Bagnères-de-Luchon – Peyragudes 143.5km". Future Publishing Limited.
- "Peyragudes dans le Tour de France". ledicodutour.
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