Cerler

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Cerler

Sunset view of the resort town.
Location:	Pyrenees, Spain
Nearest city:	Benasque
Top elevation:	2750 m
Base elevation:	1500 m
Skiable area:	72 km
Runs:	51
Lift system:	9 chair lifts. 5 ski tows. 5 magic carpet lifts.
Web site:	http://www.cerler.com

Panorama from Cerler.

The pyramidal Cerler Peak.

Chair lift, Cerler sector.

Cerler, officially called Aramón Cerler, is a ski resort situated in the high Benasque Valley, near the town of Benasque in the central Pyrenees (province of Huesca, Spain). Near Cerler are the highest peaks of the Pyrenees, Aneto, Monte Perdido, and Posets.

1 The resort
2 External links

[edit] The resort

It has 72 km of marked pistes, and it's one of the highest resorts of the Pyrenees. The highest point is Gallinero peak, 2750 m AMSL, with a vertical drop of 1250 m.
The base of the resort is a purpose-built town which includes several hotels and apartments and is situated at 1500 m AMSL. 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] Pistes

The resort offers 51 pistes of different difficulties:

9 beginners.
16 easy.
17 intermediate.
9 expert.

[edit] Services

4 restaurants.
3 skiing school.
1 snow gardens for children.
1 kindergarten
2 ski hiring stores.

View of the Ampriu sector with Aneto peak in the background.

[edit] External links

http://www.cerler.com - Official resort site.
http://www.cerler.es - Cerler Guide.

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