Snowsure: 3.6
- Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
- Is often closed due to a lack of snow
- Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
- Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
- Grand Tourmalet-Bareges/La Mongie is snowsure even in the poorest seasons
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March 10, 2008
David Ford from
United Kingdom
David Ford from
United Kingdom
Have just returned from my third trip to La Mongie ski resort and, as usual, have had a great time. It is a really good resort for all levels of skiers and, despite it being peak time on this trip, we were able to get around with not too much queuing. The restaurants are good value and ski hire from Planete Glisse was excellent. We stayed in a gite in Bagneres de Bigorre which I would really recommend. A perfect spot for going out in the evening and the gite was very well furnished and equipped with extremely helpful hosts. The web site is tyncoed-gites-pyrenees.com.
All in all, this is a great place to come especially if you don't always want to ski every day as there are plenty of other things to do, such as visit the fabulous spa baths; Aquensis.
February 15, 2008
Keith ruby from
United Kingdom
Keith ruby from
United Kingdom
Spent 4 days in Bareges in March 07 and had a great time. Well impressed with the resort as it was not busy like most of the French Alps. People are well friendly and even though my French is pretty bad we still managed to communicate with the locals and often had a a good giggle with quite a few of them, especially the guys in the Pizza take away; they are great guys and well worth a visit. Snow dumped down while we were there and they didn't piste bash it so it was great for me snowboarding, but hard work for my daughter and wife, skiing. Plenty of tree line skiing and boarding and I would recommend it for a 3-4 day trip but you may get bored staying any longer. Maybe take in Barritz, like we did, for a day or two.
February 14, 2008
Rob from
France
Rob from
France
In reply to Jesus Alvarez
We live here in Bareges all year round and know the area very well and how the system works here. So just to clear up a couple of your points that are untrue or just that the language barrier has made it difficult for you to understand.
1. Bareges – La Mongie is still a very French resort and some of the staff here have very limited English or Spanish. When anyone who may go to another country you have to expect to try to speak a little of their language. The French here that encounter the Spanish and English do find that our mannerisms are very different and this sometimes comes across to them as been rude, ignorant and arrogant, however, this is how our cultures are and what makes us all different. In a situation such as this you have to be calm, speak slowly and clearly and, most importantly of all, to one person at a time.
2. If you look at your insurance policy (“global assistance”) this may be found in the small print, most insurance do not cover recovery from a mountain top ski or boarding accident scene, this is covered as an extra payment when buying the forfait/Lift pass. You are asked if you require the extra insurance at the time of purchase of the lift pass and the premium is an extra 2.30 euros per day.
For accident recovery, the minimum amount you would expect to pay to get you off the mountain here is 350 Euros to get you back to the bottom lift station, then an ambulance ride back to Bareges: further 300 Euros. The people that are in the 1st Aid post can only administer/offer simple 1st Aid and recovery back to the base station, if the accident is deemed bad enough then a doctor is flown in by helicopter directly to the scene to stabilise the injured person and then evacuate directly to hospital. This costs 10,000 and again is sometimes not covered within your insurance policy, but would be covered under the insurance of your forfait/Lift pass at the time of purchase.
If you have no proof of insurance on your person at the time of the accident then as with all of France you need to pay with cash or a credit card and reclaim the money from your insurance. Some unscrupulous people who do not have insurance expect treatment then leave without paying. This affects us all and our local taxes are raised to compensate for the loss. This has happened in the past and this is why you are asked for insurance details and proof of identification. If all is correct then you should receive the same care if you’re French, English or Spanish.
3. The doctor here in Bareges covers the 3 other resorts Gavarnie, Luz Ardiden, Bareges – La Mongie, she has a full X-ray and facility and has administered her skills to some of our friends, guests, us and our own family, she speaks very good English although not perfect it is still excellent. English and Spanish here tend to expect treatment and not have to prove who they are and if they are also covered by insurance. This is a legal requirement here in France and you should carry your ID cards.
The president of your group/club should have given everyone a copy of the global assistance insurance to show proof of being insured which includes recovery from a snow piste. All insurances are null and void if the accident has happened off-piste unless you have that particular insurance.
Bareges – La Mongie has a good history of low accident statistics and a good history of care in village. I have no hesitation in recommending this area as an excellent area to snowboard or ski. I hope this gives you a more informed view.
January 27, 2008
Peter Merrie from
United Kingdom
Peter Merrie from
United Kingdom
Have had the pleasure of coming here now for the last 3 years and due back in March 2008 (we are very lucky to have friends who live a 30 min ride from Bareges)- it's a fab resort for all ages and styles both for skiers and boarders - when the conditions are good it's the business - loads of runs - lifts etc ( nowhere as busy as other famous resorts but with just as many runs - the resort and people are very helpful and friendly ( when conditions permit loads of off-piste - now that I am at a decent level the off-piste is a major buzz - decent flights and costs from Stanstead to Tarbes ( Tarbes airport is a pleasure - no hustle - friendly staff ) would highly recommend.
January 21, 2008
JESUS ALVAREZ from
Spain
JESUS ALVAREZ from
Spain
This is the mail of complaint I had just sent to Bareges-Lamongie.
"This weekend I was skiing in your ski resort with a trip organized by the municipality of Vitoria-Gasteiz victory and the Caja-Vital(Local Bank from Spain). The trip has insurance with Global Assistance. Yesterday morning my girlfriend had a crash and did much damage in the wrist, we went to the post of medical care that is in the Bareges parking, there , the person in charge was not a doctor, the first thing she ask us was if we had insurance, in no time she interested in the state of my girlfriend, we told her that we had insurance, which was an insurance organization, she continued asking for the insurance and asking for the forfait passes, so we realized that she was unable to understand what we were saying, in Spanish, when I show her the forfait the only thing that she said is that we did not have insurance and that we had to go to Bareges , I told her again that we had an insurance, At the end she asked me if we wanted that she called to the doctor, we told her to call to the doctor, she took a telephone that was there, she spoke with nobody, hang the phone and come back saying to go to Bareges that in the ski resort there was no doctor and that we did not have medical insurance, we had to go to the doctor to Bareges by ourselves. In that moment I realised that she hardly understood anything I told her in English. We told her we did not have car, that we had came by bus, and continued to insist that we had to go to the doctor to Bareges, In that moment we asked both in English and in Spanish how to go to the doctor that was in Bareges, and finally she understood us and told us how to reach. At any moment this person tried to solve the health problem we had she was only interested in, if we had insurance or not, and we went to Bareges. The treatment she gave us was awful, especially in this kind of situation, I do not understand that as a ski resort like Bareges-Lamongie where 50% of the users are Spanish, had a staff that have no idea of Spanish nor English, For my part, I will not be back to Bareges-LaMongie anymore, and I will try to advise all the people I know not to go to Bareges-La Mongie ski resort, as well as the Organization Vitoria-Caja Vital, to avoid going stations where the treatment of the staff of the station is so bad, and especially the people in charge of solving health problems"
December 23, 2007
Luc Kienen from
France
Luc Kienen from
France
November 26, 2007
John Stone from
France
John Stone from
France
Try the Pyrenees.....stayed just outside Bagneres de Bigorre - lovely French town with bars, restaurants, great spa. Went skiing at Bareges/La Mongie - lots of runs for all abilities - skiing half the price of the Alps.
Stayed at www.leparede.com - gites in the top of an old stone barn..........heaven!
November 04, 2007
Barrie & Astrid Watkiss from
France
Barrie & Astrid Watkiss from
France
Fantastic skiing at Bareges/La Mongie (Tourmalet.fr). The resort is the largest in the Pyrenees.We live just outside Bagneres de Bigorre - which is about 1/2 hour away.Bagneres has everything - restaurant, bars, cafes, spa, casino - so there is something for everyone.
We live in the hills above the town - and now have 2 warm, cosy gites. Take a look at www.leparede.com - the comments from our guests on our website say it all!
September 04, 2007
Megan Evans from
France
Megan Evans from
France
We moved to Bagneres de Bigorre last year so had a full season of skiing at La Mongie/Bareges and found the resort very friendly, lovely and quiet out of school holidays and perfect for us as we are relatively new to skiing. The resort is the largest in the Pyrenees and friends and family who came skiing with us prefered it to the the Alps. From Bagneres there is a ski bus and there is plenty to do in town if you want a break from skiing such as a visit to the spa - Aquensis to ease aching muscles. We now have a gite for 6 and apartment for 3 to rent this winter, renovations were somewhat delayed because of too many trips to La Mongie! find us at www.tyncoed-gites-pyrenees.com
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