Guzet-Neige
| Guzet-Neige | |
|---|---|
 The Pyrenees seen from Guzet | |
| Location | Aulus-les-Bains (Ariège) |
| Nearest major city | Saint-Girons |
| Coordinates | 42°47′14″N 1°17′55″E / 42.78722°N 1.29861°E |
| Top elevation | 2,100 m (6,890 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,100 m (3,609 ft) |
| Trails | 32 |
| Lift system | 14 |
| Website | Official website |
Guzet-Neige is a ski resort situated in the Haute-Ariège area of the Ariège department in the French Pyrénées. The climb to the ski station has been used three times as a stage finish in the Tour de France.
Location
[edit]Guzet is located between 1,100 m (3,600 ft) and 2,100 m (6,900 ft) in altitude, in Ariège in the heart of the Pyrenees.[1]
The resort is divided into three areas:
- Guzet 1400
- Prat-Mataou
- Le Freychet
The resort can be accessed from two directions: from the west through the Ustou valley and east through the Col de Latrape from Aulus-les-Bains.
Facilities
[edit]There are 33 km (21 mi) of lift served runs and 3 km (1.9 mi) of cross country trails. The resort features a snowpark.[1]
Cycling
[edit]Details of the climb
[edit]The climb starts from the village of Seix on the River Salat and shares most of its route with that to the Col de Latrape from where there is a turn-off onto the D68, 1.0 km (0.6 mi) from the summit. From here there is a further 6 km (3.7 mi) climb to the ski station. In total from Seix, the climb is 23.7 km (14.7 mi) long. Over this distance, you climb 1,010 m (3,310 ft) at an average gradient of 4.3%, although the final section averages about 8%.[2]
Tour de France stage finishes
[edit]The climb to the ski station has been used three times as a stage finish in the Tour de France, most recently in 1995. It is ranked a first category climb.[3]
| Year | Stage | Category | Start of stage | Distance (km) | Height of finish (m) |
Stage winner | Yellow jersey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14 | 1 | St-Orens-de-Gameville | 164 | 1510 |  Marco Pantani (ITA)
|
 Miguel Indurain (ESP)
|
| 1988 | 14 | 1 | Blagnac | 163 | 1515 | Massimo Ghirotto (ITA)
|
Pedro Delgado (ESP)
|
| 1984 | 11 | 1 | Pau | 226.5 | 1480 |  Robert Millar (GBR)
|
 Vincent Barteau (FRA)
|
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b "Guzet-Neige". Ski-Areas: Pyrénées. www.pistehors.com. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "Guzet Neige: Seix". climbbybike. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "Guzet-Neige dans le Tour de France" (in French). ledicodutour. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.