Cerler, officially called ''Aramón Cerler'', is a

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situated above the village of Cerler in the high Benasque Valley, near the town of

Benasque Benasque (; in Benasquese dialect: ''Benás''; ) () is a town in the comarca of Ribagorza, province of Huesca, (Spain). It is the main town in the Benasque Valley, located in the heart of the Pyrenees and surrounded by the highest peaks in tha ...

in the central

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(province of

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). Near Cerler are the highest peaks of the Pyrenees, ''

Aneto Aneto is the highest mountain in the Pyrenees and in Aragon, Spain's third-highest mountain, reaching a height of . It is in the Spanish province of Huesca, the northernmost of three Aragonese provinces, south of the France–Spain border. I ...

'', ''

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'', and '' Posets''.

The resort

Cerler has 72 km of marked

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s and is one of the highest resorts of the Pyrenees. The highest point is 'Gallinero' peak, at 2650 m

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, giving a vertical drop of 1150 m. Cerler village, situated at 1500 m

, 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

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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

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s. * 5

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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

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. * 3 skiing school. * 1 snow gardens for children. * 1

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* 2 ski hiring stores.

External links

* http://www.aramon.com - Official resort site. * http://www.cerler.es - Cerler Benasque Guide. {{coord, 42, 35, 36, N, 0, 32, 18, E, display=title, region:ES_type:city_source:dewiki Ski areas and resorts in Aragon Pyrenees