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 North Am ...
situated above the village of Cerler in the high
Benasque Valley, near the town of
Benasque in the central
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees are a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. They extend nearly from their union with the Cantabrian Mountains to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast, reaching a maximum elevation of at the peak of Aneto. ...
(province of
Huesca
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,
Spain
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). Near Cerler are the highest peaks of the Pyrenees, ''
Aneto'', ''
Monte Perdido
Monte Perdido (in Spanish; Mont Perdu in French; Mont Perdito in Aragonese; all three meaning ''lost mountain'') is the third highest mountain in the Pyrenees. The summit of Monte Perdido (3355 m), located in Spain, lies hidden from France ...
'', and ''
Posets''.
The resort
Cerler has 72 km of marked
pistes and is one of the highest resorts of the Pyrenees. The highest point is 'Gallinero' peak, at 2650 m
AMSL
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, giving a vertical drop of 1150 m.
Cerler village, situated at 1500 m
AMSL
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, 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 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 tows.
* 5
magic carpet 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.
* 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