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Cauterets in the Pyrénées has France's highest snowfall. What to know if you're going.
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Cauterets in the Pyrénées has France's highest snowfall. What to know if you're going.

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Chris O'Brien
Feb 19, 2019
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After a slow start, the snow hit the Pyréneés with a vengeance. And with more than 4 meters of snowfall, Le Cirque du Lys in Cauterets has the most snow of any station in France.

Ski season can be short, and temperatures are already projected to start rising in the coming weeks. So best go now, if you can. For a last-minute getaway to Cauterets, here are…

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