page_title: Cauterets
section_title: Winter sports resort
hierarchical_section_title: Cauterets / Tourism / Winter sports resort
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Tapis roulant Funbelt pour skieurs
context_page_description: Cauterets is a spa town, a ski resort and a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department and the region of Occitanie in south-western France.
context_section_description: Cauterets is a winter sports resort where one can enjoy downhill skiing and cross country skiing. There are 36 kilometres (22 mi) of cross country tracks at Pont d'Espagne and 25 downhill pistes at Cirque du Lys between 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) and 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) altitude which are mainly suited for beginners and intermediates.  A new cable car was built in 2005 which can transport 2000 skiers per hour to the Cirque du Lys area.
  In February 2013, Cauterets experienced a record snowfall, making it the snowiest resort in the world ahead of Mammoth Mountain with 5.5 metres (18 ft) at the ski resort.
caption: A moving walkway funbelt for skiers
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