Mountain Riders - Eco Guide des Stations de montagne

Pierre Saint Martin (La)

64 - Pyrénées Atlantiques

Number of beds :

7000

Permanent residents :

Snow gun coverage

20% des pistes

Altitude :

1550m - 2153m

Tourist information office phone n° :

05 59 66 20 09

Information on public transport is available in the resort brochure at the tourist information office
Carpooling on internet with www.123.envoiture.com and www.n-py.com
Internal carpooling for town hall employees and for the tourist information office employees
Free Shuttle buses to/from work for the lift services employees’

Solar photovoltaic panels on lift hut, installation not connected to the French power grid
The lift services have a policy for the reduction of energy consumption on lighting, employees are trained on energy saving at the beginning of the season through eco gestures

A zoning map (POS) has been finalised, the Local Urbanism Plan (PLU) is currently under way
A number of snow guns are dismantled for the summer period, electric cables are gradually of being moved underground, snow soiled with hydraulic oil and oil from the snow grooming machines is collected and disposed off adequately, cables are marked to warn birds of their location and prevent their flying into them
ZNIEFF of the “Massif du Pic d’Anie” and ZICO of the “Massif de la Pierrre Saint Martin”

The la Pierre Saint Martin sewage treatment plant has a capacity of 3 500 PE, sewage discharge limits are not respected during peak holiday season
Water sourcing for snow guns: 33% recuperation of rain water, 67% surplus drinking water
1 impounding reservoir with a capacity of 20 000 m3
Recuperation of rain water on public buildings for the impounding reservoir’s water supply, approximately 15 000 m3 per year
The drinking water supply network’s efficiency is at 86%

3 recycling collection points are provided
6 rubbish bins on the ski slopes for a total of 13 lifts
The Aramits waste disposal site is 27 Km from the resort
Information on recycling is made available via leaflets, posters, battery recuperation boxes, at the tourist information office and the town hall
Free individual compost bins available for residents, information available for the SITCOM
Recycling collection takes place in the lift service’s offices and workshops and at the tourist information office, Waste reduction policy through an environmental charter and a green procurement policy
Application of the French National Plan of Action for sustainable Purchasing ( PNAAD) by the lift services
An annual clean-up day, jointly organised by the lift services (EPSA), the tourist information office and the local associations took place on the 27^th of June 2009
Free pocket ashtrays available from the tourist information office and at the cash desks of the lifts

Discounts available on ski passes for families
Discounts available on ski passes for seasonal workers
Farmers market on Fridays and at the welcome drinks on Sundays
1 farm in Arette: dairy production
Accessibility to several buildings and infrastructures for those with disabilities
Handisport Association: Pierre Handiski Pyrénées http://pagesperso-orange.fr/lapierre-handiski/

The lift services company, the EPSA, has been ISO 14 001 certified since 2007
Environmental messages on the piste map and the guide to the resort
Environmental awareness raising of holiday makers during the welcome drinks
School: “discovery days” in partnership with the school inspection. 4 days a year are entirely run by the EPSA on the subject of security and environmental awareness