Patinoire de Gèdre, Indoor ice rink in Gavarnie-Gèdre, France.
The Patinoire de Gèdre is an indoor ice rink in Gavarnie-Gèdre with a large skating surface for recreational and competitive activities. The facility operates year-round and accommodates individual skaters, group sessions, and organized sports events.
The rink dates from 1990, when it was built to meet the sports needs of the Gavarnie-Gèdre community. It gave the valley a covered ice surface usable outside the winter season.
The rink serves as a meeting point where locals gather for figure skating lessons and ice hockey games during winter. It plays an important role in the community's recreational and sports culture.
The rink sits in the village of Gèdre, in the valley of the Gave de Héas below the Cirque de Troumouse road. Access is on foot from the village centre, and the site is reached by the D921 towards Gavarnie. Skaters should bring warm clothing, as the valley floor stays cool even in summer.
The rink sits at about 1,000 m in the Gèdre valley, near the foot of the Cirque de Troumouse road. Its refrigeration plant keeps the ice usable through the summer, when the valley floor can be warm while snow still lies on the surrounding peaks.
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