a winter sports resort where one can enjoy downhill skiing and cross country skiing. There are of cross country tracks at Pont d'Espagne and 25 downhill pistes at between and altitude which are mainly suited for beginners and intermediates. A new cable car was built in 2005 which can transport 2000 skiers per hour to the Cirque du Lys area. In February 2013, Cauterets experienced a record snowfall, making it the snowiest resort in the world ahead of Mammoth Mountain with at the ski resort. Sports The European Athletics Association organized the European Mountain Running Championships on 8 July 2007. Cycling Vuelta a España 2003, stage 7, Huesca – Cauterets: Michael Rasmussen Tour de France 1953, stage 10, Pau – Cauterets (2C): Jesús Loroño 1989, stage 9, Pau – Cauterets-Cambasque (1C): Miguel Induráin 1995, stage 15, Saint-Girons – Cauterets-Cambasque (1C): Richard Virenque 2015, stage 11, Pau – Cauterets (2C): Rafał Majka Places and monuments Architectural heritage The Church of Our Lady, inaugurated in 1886, was erected at the site of the former demolished church in 1884. In 1995, the Association of the Friends of the Organ acquired a work by Pierre Baldi: "The Way of the Cross", 1st Prize of World Sacred Paintings in 1996, which stands today in the church. Inaugurated in 1901, the old was included in the title of historic monuments in 1981 for its façades and roofs. This is an original building somewhat akin to mountain chalets, while others can see it as being in the Wild West style. The was abandoned in 1949, it has been transformed into a greenway of . The station itself is now the place for shows and other events, only buses approach it now. Indeed, it is still a bus station. The old station of the aerial tramway was built by the teams of Gustave Eiffel. The thermal baths of César, renovated in 1999, were built in 1844. The entirety of Rue Richelieu, followed by Rue de la Raillère, presents itself as the historic axis of the village. Located on the right bank of the , hotels and emblematic residences of Cauterets are found here. Chalet Galitzine, dating from 1840. Boulevard Latapie-Flurin has several notable buildings from the end of the 19th century, the Hotel d'Angleterre [England Hotel], the Continental Hotel and Casino Club. The Continental Hotel, became the Continental Residence building and the Casino Club, which became the Residence