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Cotch at Gourette

Intermediate · 626 m long with 201 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 24° at its steepest, facing N.

24°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
626 mlength
201 mvertical
1931 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Cotch is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Cotch

Lifts that reach the top: Sarrière (skiing easy terrain to get there); Cinto (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 22 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Ley
  2. Ride Bézou
  3. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  4. Ski La Balade (novice)
  5. Ski skitour: Pic de Ger, Pamplona (easy)
  6. Ski Pamplona (easy)
  7. Ski Les Rhododendrons (easy)
  8. Ride Cotch
  9. Ski Les Rhododendrons (easy)
  10. Ride Sarrière
  11. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  12. Ski Haut Préhistoire (easy)
  13. Ski Cotch (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Les Rhododendrons. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sarrière (3 min), Plaa Ségouné (4 min), Les Bosses (4 min).

See Cotch on the 3D mapAll runs at Gourette
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.