Porté Puymorens Ski Resort Guide
Porté Puymorens, France
Rated: 3/5 (from 6 ratings)
Recommended For | Intermediates, Beginners, Snowboarders and Snowfall! |
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Total Piste Length | 45km28 miles |
Highest Lift | 2,500m8,202ft |
Resort Height | 1,700m5,577ft |
Nearest Airports | Toulouse and Perpignan |
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Porté Puymorens
The ski area of Porté Puymorens is in the French Pyrenees at an altitude of 1,700m5,577ft, with 45km28 miles of marked runs.
Summary
Porté Puymorens is part of the Neiges Catalanes ski area with access to 152km94 miles of downhill skiing, with 203 marked pistes, served by a total of 119 ski lifts. In addition to the skiing in Porté Puymorens itself (45km28 miles of pisted ski runs), the appropriate ski Lift Pass will allow you to ski or snowboard in the other Neiges Catalanes ski resorts of Bolquère Pyrénées 2000, Cambre d'Aze, Cerdagne Puigmal, Font Romeu, Formiguères, La Quillane, Les Angles and Puyvalador.
The ski resort itself is at 1,700m5,577ft, so skiing or boarding back to the resort is usually possible. With ski lifts as high as 2,500m8,202ft, snow cover is generally reliable.
Skiing
Porté Puymorens offers good sking, particularly, for Intermediate and Beginner skiers.
Snowboarding
Porté Puymorens offers some good boarding and there is a Snow Park in Porté Puymorens.
Notable Ski Runs
The most difficult run is the 'La Cheminee'.
Snow and Weather
When will it snow in Porté Puymorens?
The next notable snow forecast is 2cm1in, expected on 21 December, with around 32cm13in forecast over the next 7 days.
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Snow this week
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Snow to 1,729m5,673ft | Snow to base | Snow to base |
Ski Area Stats
Porté Puymorens Ski Area
Black Pistes Expert Trails | 2 | 5km3 miles |
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Red Pistes Intermediate Runs | 4 | 15km9 miles |
Blue Pistes Easy Trails | 7 | 15km9 miles |
Green Pistes Beginner Runs | 3 | 5km3 miles |
Downhill Total Length | 45km28 miles | |
Cross Country Total Length | 20km12 miles | |
Ski Lifts Number of Lifts | 12 |
Neiges Catalanes Ski Area
Black Pistes Expert Trails | 31 | |
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Red Pistes Intermediate Runs | 68 | |
Blue Pistes Easy Trails | 60 | |
Green Pistes Beginner Runs | 44 | |
Downhill Total Length | 152km94 miles | |
Ski Lifts Number of Lifts | 119 |
Altitudes & Slopes
Porté Puymorens Ski Area Heights
Highest Lift | 2,500m8,202ft |
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Resort Altitude (Porté Puymorens) | 1,700m5,577ft |
Lowest Piste | 1,600m5,249ft |
Max Vertical | 900m2,953ft |
Ski Slope Aspects
N, NE
Porté Puymorens has ski slopes facing north (good for keeping the snow).
Ratings & Suitability
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Location and Map
Where is Porté Puymorens?
This ski resort is in the French Pyrenees.
Map
Tap for Full-Screen, or see J2Ski's Resort map, showing Hotels and Ski Shops.
How to get there
By Air
The nearest airport to Porté Puymorens is Perpignan, 110 minutes drive away.
Toulouse, Carcassonne, Barcelona and Girona airports are all within three hours drive.
Infrastructure
Ski Lift Capacity
The 12 ski lifts are able to uplift 5,500 skiers and snowboarders every hour.
Snow Making
Snow-making is available, on 8km5 miles of ski runs, with 10 snow cannons.
Season Dates
When is Porté Puymorens open?
We don't currently have confirmed season dates, but hope to soon.
NOTE:- Ski area, lift and piste opening is subject to Current Snow Conditions.