This is
the premier ski station in the "neige Catalan" ski area
and has a superb snow record, with 180/260cm recorded in March 05.
There are six hundred inhabitants and can accommodate more than 18,000
beds, the village of Les Angles offers a mixture of tradition and
modernity. While preserving the authenticity of a proud mountain
village with its Catalan roots.
There are 9 ski stations in the "Neige Catalan" ski
area, all linked by one lift pass. This area has 275km of pistes and
101 ski lifts and is covered by 1183 snow canons ensuring superb
conditions in a long season.
This ski area is little know to UK skiers but deserves
to become more popular as it consistently has better conditions than
most of it's French neighbours.
The area is an outdoor activity centre in summer as
well as being the training base for many of
our Olympic runners including Paula Radcliffe.Les Angles opened on the 20 Nov 2004 and will close
on 24th April, 2005.
Les Angles will host the French University Ski
Championships in 2005.
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