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The Luchon Superbagnères resort offers a beautiful spectacle on this first day of skiing. A mid-December opening which reassures skiers and professionals.
“All the lights are green,” says Baptiste Rabasse, deputy director of the Haute-Garonne resort management. “We had the pleasure of welcoming a local clientele, from Comminge or Toulouse, who generally accompany us every weekend Our three areas are open: Céciré, Arbesquens and Techous From Monday, we will open slopes like Hount Estrete and Record even more widely. I believe that at the station, everyone is happy about it.”
Housewarming for the 2nd year
Good humor reigns in the shops, which had the pleasure of opening a week in advance. “It’s the very first day and we worked well at noon, it’s really a joy to open so early in December,” says Claire Darnaud, restaurateur on the set. The snowfall last weekend made us were a little surprising, but we worked extra hard to be ready. The employees who could arrived earlier, which gave us a little time to finish putting everything in place before the holidays. is just perfect!”
ESF instructors have also started giving their first lessons. “It was just what was needed and at the right time, notes Michel Pradère, the director of the ESF. Our reservations today are consistent with what they should be and online sales for the month of February has accelerated greatly. The public is rejoicing and reassured at the sight of this early and abundant snow.”
Behind the large Superbagnères hotel, beginners slide down the small hill in a precarious balance. And even if the sun plays hide and seek with the clouds, nothing dampens the morale of this first opening weekend. “We left the Castres region to come and enjoy the great outdoors with our two children,” say Christine and Olivier. “We left this morning, we arrived after a 2.5 hour drive and we went straight to the resort with the children. We’re only staying 24 hours but we’re thrilled to be here!”
“We started skiing this morning with sunshine and the weather is getting a little worse,” adds Sandrine, who came with her family from Langon. “The conditions are truly extraordinary and we are delighted to see this snow so early in the season! It’s been a long time since we last saw this at Christmas time. And then, the Crémaillère Express is here, for the second year we are enjoying all the comfort and speed.” Snow which will be preserved thanks to temperatures which remain winter. New falls are also announced. “We are going to have good weather from Monday to Wednesday and a further deterioration is announced at the end of next week, with new falls in prospect, concludes Baptiste Rabasse. What is certain is that Christmas vacationers will find a beautiful playground!”
After the Luchon-Superbagnères station, it is the Mourtis station which will open its area from Wednesday December 18. To hit the six slopes of the small resort of Bourg-d’Oueil, so dear to families, you will have to wait until December 26.
