Created in 1999, the Tourmalet Giant is a homage to the winner of the first stage of the Tour de France in the Pyrenees, Octave Lapize. In the Winter the sculpture shelters from the snow in the Laurent Fignon centre in Gerde. On the first Saturday in the month of June, he climbs back to […]
We had another fall of around 35cm of fresh snow last night here in the Grand Tourmalet ski resort (also known as Bareges La Mongie), followed by a blue bird day . Amazing skiing and boarding conditions again on and off the piste in the French Pyrenees where we have not been blighted by lack […]
The ski season is truly under way, with 20cm of fresh powder landing on the resort yesterday. Our guests have been getting out enjoying the pistes. While all the locals are muttering about how busy it is, those who have worked or skied in other European ski areas are looking in disbelief and saying “Queuing […]
A whopping 70cm has fallen today on top of an already amazing base layer. The Grand Tourmalet resort opens tomorrow and we’re all ready for it! Our photos say it all. Please like us on facebook (MountainBug) and follow us on Twitter @mountainbug to keep up to date with the latest photos as we take […]
Still thinking about your skiing holiday? Not booked yet? Perhaps our Christmas week and January discounts will interest you! With a foot of fresh powder lying across the resort, we’re looking forwards to its opening on Thursday. While we’re fully booked for February at the chalet and with limited space at the hotel over peak […]
This morning the Tour de France 2013 route was announced at a Press Conference in Paris. After teasing us all with speeches and an excellent montage film of the highlights of the 2012 Tour (is it just us who still get goosebumps watching Mark Cavendish win on the Champs Elysees and Wiggo take the crown?), […]
The Grand Tourmalet (Bareges-La Mongie) ski resort is scheduled to open on the 24 November 2012. In preparation, NPY (the company who own the lifts and pistes) have made even more improvements to the resort: there have been works on the Beaute and Marmotte pistes, including 42 additional snow-cannons this means most of the on-piste […]