Superbagnères

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Superbagnères
Luchon-Superbagnères ski resort
Superbagnères Location within Pyrenees
Location	Saint-Aventin
Nearest major city	Tarbes
Coordinates	42°46′4.8″N 0°34′37.2″E / 42.768000°N 0.577000°E / 42.768000; 0.577000Coordinates: 42°46′4.8″N 0°34′37.2″E / 42.768000°N 0.577000°E / 42.768000; 0.577000
Top elevation	2,256 m (7,402 ft)
Base elevation	1,775 m (5,823 ft)
Runs	30
Lift system	14
Total length	32 km (20 mi)
Website	www.luchon.com

Luchon from the ski cabin.

Ski slopes in the summer. The most distant mountain in the image is the Aneto, the highest mountain in the Pyrenees.

Superbagnères Chapel.

The Grand Hôtel at Superbagnères.

Superbagnères is a ski resort above the town of Bagnères-de-Luchon in the French department of Haute-Garonne in the Midi-Pyrénées region.

Overview[]

The resort offers alpine ski slopes and cross-country skiing from 1440 to 2260 m. The resort was opened early in the twentieth century. Historically it was connected to the town by a rack railway, but today it is connected with a gondola lift. Each cabin holds up to four people and takes about ten minutes to reach the summit, running in the summer as well as the winter. It's not possible to ski back down to Luchon, except in times of exceptional snow for talented locals who know the woods.

Details of climb[]

From Bagnères-de-Luchon the climb to the ski-station is 18.5 km at an average gradient of 6.3%, with the summit being at 1800 m above sea-level. There are several short stretches in excess of 10%.

Tour de France[]

The Tour de France has had stage finishes at Superbagnères six times:

External links[]

Media related to Superbagnères at Wikimedia Commons

• Ski station website
• Skiing holidays in Luchon - Superbagneres
• Luchon-Superbagnères dans le Tour de France (in French)
• Profile of climb on www.climbbybike.com
• Superbagnères on Google Maps (Tour de France classic climbs)

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