10 Perfect Pyrenean Freeride Lines at Baqueira Beret

Ski a collection of the legendary routes in Spain's biggest (and best?) ski area.

Charlie Boscoe

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Description

With 35 lifts and over 5300 acres and 1100 vertical metres of ski terrain, Baqueira Beret is rightly considered to be one of the finest ski resorts in Europe. It's a wonderful place to ski pistes but is perhaps best known for its epic freeriding terrain which encompasses everything from narrow couloirs to mellow, tree-lined bowls.

There is so much to go at in Baqueira Beret that it can be hard to know where to begin, so use this guidebook to get you started. By skiing all the routes in it you'll have seen much of the terrain on offer, and also skied some of the resort's best known lines.

Bear in mind that this is just a sample of what is on offer in Baqueira Beret - further exploration is highly recommended once you've ticked these!

Adventures

Ticolet

One of the best tree runs in Baqueira

Pales deth Miei

Open snow field with easy access, as well as a nice rock jump.

Ta Beret

Easy free ride to practise skiing in deep powder

Soleil

A beautiful, steep run between the pistes

Escornacrabes

One of the classic Baqueira off piste runs for experienced skiers.

Marconi

A run for the adrenalin junkies