Guzet-Neige

Guzet-Neige is a ski resort situated in the Haute-Ariège area of the Ariège department in the French Pyrénées. The climb to the ski station has been used three times as a stage finish in the Tour de France.LocationGuzet is located between 1100m and 2100m in altitude, in Ariège in the heart of the Pyrenees.The resort is divided into three areas: Guzet 1400Prat-MataouLe Freychet The resort can be accessed from two directions: from the west through the Ustou valley and east through the Col de Latrape from Aulus-les-Bains.FacilitiesThere are 33km of lift served runs and 3km of cross country trails. The resort features a snowpark.CyclingDetails of the climbThe climb starts from the village of Seix on the River Salat and shares most of its route with that to the Col de Latrape from where there is a turn-off onto the D68, 1.0km from the summit. From here there is a further 6km climb to the ski station. In total from Seix, the climb is 23.7km long. Over this distance, you climb 1010m at an average gradient of 4.3%, although the final section averages about 8%.Tour de France stage finishesThe climb to the ski station has been used three times as a stage finish in the Tour de France, most recently in 1995. It is ranked a first category climb.