Home News Summer Apartments Hotels Booking Travel	Ski area Barèges - La Mongie   SKI FACTS ON THE LARGEST PYRENEAN SKI AREA Ski the runs as if you were here, just click on the photo... Skiing in Bareges dates back to the thirties, making it France's second-oldest ski resort. Most of the skiing is on north facing slopes and you can ski to and from the village. Click on the piste map... The Ski Area RESORT HEIGHT: 1250m (4100ft) HIGHEST SKIING: 2450M (8040ft) ORIENTATION OF RUNS: Bareges 90% north facing, La Mongie north, east, south NUMBER OF LIFTS: 52 NUMBER OF PISTES: 69 (3 black, 19 red, 26 blue, 21 green) TOTAL PISTED RUNS: 125kms LONGEST RUN: 13kms (green) OFF-PISTE: Very extensive (see Off-Piste/Touring section) CROSS COUNTRY: 30kms SNOW MAKING: 148 cannons offering total cover from la Mongie to Tournaboup MOUNTAIN RESTAURANTS: 7 SKI BACK TO VILLAGE: Yes on green, blue, red or black runs Contact Peter or Jude Tel: 0033 562 926 895 Fax: 0033 562 928 343 e-mail: peter@borderlinehols.com