Skip to content
BOOK&SKI
← Skiing in France

Ariège, France

Les Monts d'Olmes ski resort

The short answer

Les Monts d'Olmes has about 16 km of mapped runs and 12 lifts, with skiing from about 1,403 m up to 1,948 m (6,391 ft), a vertical drop of 545 m. By mapped runs it is number 110 of the 138 France ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel (LEU), about 62 km away in a straight line.

Book your trip to Les Monts d'Olmes

Private transfer Carcassonne Airport → d'Olmes, 91 km by road, about 1 h 36 min. You book with the partner (Suntransfers or QEEQ); we may earn a commission at no cost to you. Route details

Les Monts d'Olmes 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,676 m · updated 11 Oct, 01:04 UTC

  1. Sun 1111°5°0 mm
  2. Mon 1215°5°0 mm
  3. Tue 1316°5°0.1 mm
  4. Wed 1416°5°0 mm
  5. Thu 1518°3°0 mm
  6. Fri 1616°5°4.5 mm
  7. Sat 179°5°26.4 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Les Monts d'Olmes: runs from 1,403 m to 1,948 m, a vertical drop of 545 m1,6001,800Top of the highest mapped run: 1,948 m (6,391 ft)Top 1,948 m · 6,391 ftBase 1,403 m · 4,603 ft545 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,948 m6,391 ft
Vertical drop
545 m1,788 ft
Mapped runs
16 km25 runs
Lifts
12mostly platter lifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 15% (2.4 km), Easy 20% (3.1 km), Intermediate 59% (9.2 km), Advanced 5% (0.8 km)Novice: 2.4 km, 6 runs (15%)15%NoviceEasy: 3.1 km, 4 runs (20%)20%EasyIntermediate: 9.2 km, 13 runs (59%)59%IntermediateAdvanced: 0.8 km, 2 runs (5%)

About 35% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 59% intermediate and 5% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice62.4 km
Easy43.1 km
Intermediate139.2 km
Advanced20.8 km

Lifts

12 mapped lifts, most of them platter lifts.

Lift typeCount
Platter lifts8
Rope tows2
J-bars1
Chairlifts1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel (LEU)La Seu d'Urgell Pyrenees and Andorra62 km
Carcassonne Salvaza (CCF)Carcassonne62 km
Castres Mazamet (DCM)Castres91 km
Toulouse-Blagnac (TLS)Toulouse/Blagnac93 km

Ski transfers to Les Monts d'Olmes

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Les Monts d'Olmes?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,948 m (6,391 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,403 m (4,603 ft), a vertical of 545 m (1,788 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Les Monts d'Olmes have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 16 km of downhill runs and 12 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Les Monts d'Olmes?

Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel (LEU) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 62 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Les Monts d'Olmes piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.