Action-packed Calendar of Events for March in the
French Pyrenees!
The run up to the Easter
week sees March awash with a variety of ski & snowboard competitions in a
number of French Pyrenean resorts. Saint Lary, Les Angles and Peyragudes see
their fair share of winter sports events aimed at wowing the crowd.
If you are lucky enough to
find yourself in the Pyrenean resorts at the time, check out what is guaranteed
to be fantastic entertainment. Many of the events are back by popular demand so
if you like winter sports, music or competitions, these events are for you!
Saint
Lary - Xtrem Freeride 2015: 13th-14th March 2015
The Pyrenean free ride event of 2015 sees
two teams take on the finest free ride spots in Saint-Lary. Two days of
free ride ski & snowboard pits men and women in mixed teams
against each other.
Les Angles - The Dispatch Pyrenees Snowboard
Tour: 14th - 15th March 2015
Pyrenees Cup: The Pyrenees Snowboard Tour makes it's way
to Les Angles! This is the flagship event of the Pyrenean season. The LDPST allows
snowboarders, from an early age, to compete in the competition. Go and
participate or just sit back and enjoy the entertainment of this event as Slope
Style in the snow park hits Les Angles.
Peyragudes - N'PY King for a Day Cup: 14th - 15th March
2015
Back for its 4th edition, the N'PY King
for a Day Cup brings together a young audience, offering music, winter sports and
fun entertainment. After three preliminary rounds in Piau, Gourette and Grand Tourmalet,
Peyragudes hosts the final, with over 300 competitors expected to compete.
This is a quirky event is inspired by
American and European shows and is a must for the young winter sports fan. The
N'PY Cup is a winter sports cocktail combining slalom, big air & big air
bag, with the added benefit of live music from DJ sets with chill out
zones too.
Saint Lary - Trophée
Philippe Ribatet: 27th March 2015
Trophée Philippe Ribatet is a
mountain ski competition organised by the Club St Lary Aure Mountain in Saint Lary.
Competitors ski free ride runs either in a team or as individuals. The course
details are as follows:
Course
A: As a team - Vertical drop: 2300m
Course B: Individual - Vertical drop: 1300m
Course C: Individual - Vertical drop: 860m
Course B: Individual - Vertical drop: 1300m
Course C: Individual - Vertical drop: 860m
So,
with plenty to do in the French Pyrenees in March, which events will you be
going to? Not booked yet but want to go to the French Pyrenees? Call us now on 0844 576 0176 or email reservations@pyreneescollection.co.uk.
