Superbagnères

Superbagnères
Luchon-Superbagnères ski resort
Superbagnères Location within Pyrenees
Location	Saint-Aventin
Nearest city	Tarbes
Coordinates	42°46′4.8″N 0°34′37.2″E / 42.768000°N 0.577000°E / 42.768000; 0.577000Coordinates: 42°46′4.8″N 0°34′37.2″E / 42.768000°N 0.577000°E / 42.768000; 0.577000
Top elevation	2,256 m (7,402 ft)
Base elevation	1,775 m (5,823 ft)
Runs	30
Lift system	14
Total length	32 km (20 mi)
Website	www.luchon.com

Luchon from the ski cabin.

Ski slopes in the summer. The most distant mountain in the image is the Aneto, the highest mountain in the Pyrenees.

Superbagnères Chapel.

The Grand Hôtel at Superbagnères.

Superbagnères is a ski resort above the town of Bagnères-de-Luchon in the French department of Haute-Garonne in the Midi-Pyrénées region.

Overview

The resort offers alpine ski slopes and cross-country skiing from 1440 to 2260 m. The resort was opened early in the twentieth century. Historically it was connected to the town by a rack railway, but today it is connected with a gondola lift. Each cabin holds up to four people and takes about ten minutes to reach the summit, running in the summer as well as the winter. It's not possible to ski back down to Luchon, except in times of exceptional snow for talented locals who know the woods.

Details of climb

From Bagnères-de-Luchon the climb to the ski-station is 18.5 km at an average gradient of 6.3%, with the summit being at 1800 m above sea-level. There are several short stretches in excess of 10%.

Tour de France

The Tour de France has had stage finishes at Superbagnères six times:

Year	Stage	Start of stage	Distance (km)	Category of climb	Stage winner	Yellow jersey
1989	10	Cauterets	136	1	Robert Millar	Laurent Fignon
1986	13	Pau	186	HC	Greg LeMond	Bernard Hinault
1979	2	Bagnères-de-Luchon	23,87 (ITT)	1	Bernard Hinault	Bernard Hinault
1971	15	Bagnères-de-Luchon	19.6	1	José-Manuel Fuente	Eddy Merckx
1962	13	Bagnères-de-Luchon	18.25 (ITT)	1	Federico Bahamontes	Joseph Planckaert
1961	16	Toulouse	208	1	Imerio Massignan	Jacques Anquetil

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