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Orchis at Cauterets

Advanced · 965 m long with 345 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 30° at its steepest, facing E.

30°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
965 mlength
345 mvertical
2243 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Orchis is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

How to get to Orchis

Lifts that reach the top: Grand Barbat (skiing easy terrain to get there); Crêtes (skiing easy terrain to get there); Brèche (skiing easy terrain to get there); Touyarolles (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 9 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lys
  2. Ski Crêtes (easy)
  3. Ride Crêtes
  4. Ski Crêtes (easy)
  5. Ski Orchis (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Gentiane Variante. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Baumes (1 min), Bambi (École) (2 min), Grand Barbat (2 min).

See Orchis on the 3D mapAll runs at Cauterets
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.