The Skiing isnt that good either.
Bareges one hotel 3 star , bus to the ski slope every 30 mins.
Cauterets not much better, La Mongie , no good hotel, at all.
Thomson Hols used to fly 500 every weekend into LDE but due to lack of investment in the ski resorts gradually reduced their programme and then killed it off. Dan Air did quite well on the route , but BA pulled it.
£3,000 per flight subsidy is what is being mentioned.
cheaper than leaving it parked at STN