- Superbagnères
Superbagnères is a
ski resort above the town ofBagnères-de-Luchon in the French department ofHaute-Garonne in theMidi-Pyrenees region.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 agondola 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
* [http://www.luchon.com/uk/index.php?lan=UK Ski station website]
* [http://mrambaul.club.fr/villes_etapes/villes_l/luchon_superbagn%E8res.htm Luchon-Superbagnères dans le Tour de France fr]
* [http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?Col=Superbagn%E8res&qryMountainID=7160 Profile of climb on www.climbbybike.com]
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