Cerler, officially called ''Aramón Cerler'', is a
ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area – a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In Nort ...
situated above the village of Cerler in the high
Benasque Valley, near the town of
Benasque in the central
Pyrenees
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(province of
Huesca
Huesca (; an, Uesca) is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the autonomous community of Aragon. It is also the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and of the comarca of Hoya de Huesca. In 2009 it had a population of 52,059, almo ...
,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
). Near Cerler are the highest peaks of the Pyrenees, ''
Aneto'', ''
Monte Perdido'', and ''
Posets''.
The resort
Cerler has 72 km of marked
piste
A ''piste'' () is a marked ski run or path down a mountain for snow skiing, snowboarding, or other mountain sports.
This European term is French s and is one of the highest resorts of the Pyrenees. The highest point is 'Gallinero' peak, at 2650 m
AMSL, giving a vertical drop of 1150 m.
Cerler village, situated at 1500 m
AMSL, forms the base of the resort and comprises a traditional nucleus and a purpose-built extension that includes several hotels and apartment complexes. From there a 4-seat
chair lift
An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs. They ...
provides the main access for the resort. The resort itself occupies two different high mountain valleys, defining two sectors: ''Cerler'' and ''Ampriu''. Each sector is accessible by road and has a parking area, both sectors are linked by chair lifts.
Lifts
Almost all of the resort's lifts are modern and of high capacity , the resort has:
* 9 chair lifts.
* 5
ski tow
A surface lift is a type of cable transport for snow sports in which skiers and snowboarders remain on the ground as they are pulled uphill. While they were once prevalent, they have been overtaken in popularity by higher-capacity and higher-co ...
s.
* 5
magic carpet
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In literature
One o ...
lifts.
* total skiers: 24,800/hour
Pistes
The resort offers 65 pistes of different difficulties:
* 7 beginners.
* 16 easy.
* 25 intermediate.
* 14 expert.
Services
* 4
restaurants
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.
* 3 skiing school.
* 1 snow gardens for children.
* 1
kindergarten
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* 2 ski hiring stores.
External links
* http://www.aramon.com - Official resort site.
* http://www.cerler.es - Cerler Benasque Guide.
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Ski areas and resorts in Aragon
Pyrenees