Skiing
Eleven of the best French Pyrénées skiing and winter sports resorts are less than one hour from La Joie de Vivre. The Grand Tourmalet ski resort connects Barèges 1250 m and La Mongie 1800 m to form one of the largest ski resorts on the French side of the Pyrenees. It is located in the Arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and in the Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost in the Hautes-Pyrénées. For skiing and snowboarding, there are 100 km of slopes available. 29 lifts transport the guests. The winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 1,250 and 2,500 m.
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La Mongie
The village of La Mongie is at 1,800 m (5,900 ft) altitude. There are also residences at 1850 and the Tourmalet building at 1900. It lies below the Col du Tourmalet 2,115 m (6,939 ft). It is in the canton of Campan in the Midi-Pyrénées region (department 65) of France and around 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Spanish border. La Mongie is a winter ski resort offering alpine skiing, snowboarding, snowpark, cross-country skiing, snowmobiles and hiking in snowshoes. In the summer cycling (on and off road) and the use of trials motorcycles is popular.