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Hi Snow Heads
Has anyone been to the resort of Luchon please? If not, this area - Luchon Bagneres I think it's called?
Any info gratefully received
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Superbagnères is the name of the resort. Luchon is ok.
The skiing in Peyragudes is better plus it is where they filmed the start sequence of Tomorrow Never Dies.
If you are going off-piste try my site:
Superbagnères
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks fro quick reply Davidof! Will take a look.
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Haven't been there myself, but have considered it quite closely. One thing that isn't very well advertised is that there's a ski bus to Peyragudes, which quite nearby. That effectively doubles your ski area!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I used to go to Les Agudes, as it was called then, on French exchanges during the 1970's. It's now linked with Peyresourde and is now called Peyragudes. We used to spend 2 weeks there each Easter ski-ing, managing with one chairlift and 3 drags. I remember being amazed on my first trip to the Alps at the sheer scale of the resorts in comparison.
The Col de Peyresourde often featured in the Tour de France. We used to stay in a little village called Gouaux de Larbouste, where another family with a holiday home there were the Bonnet family from Nantes, who had / have a large kitchen company, Cuisines Bonnet. (Beatrice Bonnet was my first teenage crush...) Also always remember a place nearby called le lac d'Oo. Lovely name and very pretty.
Bagneres de Luchon is from memory a pleasant spa town, about 20 - 30 minutes drive down from Peyragudes. Superbagneres is probably a little closer to Luchon. Gourette is another resort quite close by.
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Thanks Folks - plenty to consider and fab photos!
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Luchon - twinned with Harrogate (for its similarities as a spa town, not because of the Yorkshire town's skiing facilities, unfortunately!)
Sorry not much use for someone staying in SuperBagnères though! I skied there for a couple of days but was mauve piste standard at the time, can't remember much about it apart from the friendly people and small resort ambiance.
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