Two solid days of heavy snow have been too much for even the ski resorts in the Pyrenees area of southern France.

Slopes at Artouste, La Pierre Saint Martin and Gourette were closed, and any tourists there were unable to get out as traffic access to the areas was shut off. The A64 highway between Toulouse and Bayonne was closed due to heavy snow falls.

One and a half metres of snow fell on the peaks of the Pyrenees over the weekend. Blizzards have continued, blanketing the area in even more snow.

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A man digs his car out of deep snow at a ski resort in Saint-Lary-Soulan, in the Pyrenees, south-western France Laurend Dard/AFP
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Children play in the snow while people try to dig their cars out Laurend Dard/AFP
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A person walks near a car covered in snow near Saint-Lary-Soulan Pascal Pavani/AFP
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A snow-covered house is seen in a wintry landscape near Saint-Lary-Soulan Pascal Pavani/AFP
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A sign warning that the Peyresourde pass is closed is covered in snow near Saint-Lary-Soulan Pascal Pavani/AFP
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Lorry drivers wait at the Lannemezan road toll gates near Saint-Lary-Soulan after authorities banned traffic on the A64 highway between Toulouse and Bayonne due to heavy snow Pascal Pavani/AFP

Flurries of snow pictures deluged Twitter using the hashtag #ApocalypseSnowNPY. We recirculate some of the best ones here:

Le soleil brille à @stationGourette sous un mur de #neige impressionnant ! #npy #Pyrenees #ApocalypseSnowNPY pic.twitter.com/AfbfNqfvDr

— ☀️ N'PY 🚴 (@npyski) February 3, 2015

À la station de #SaintLary impossible de redescendre par la route. Risques d'#avalanche #Pyrenees #neige pic.twitter.com/2YmpFcRQxT

— Benjamin Peter (@BenjaminPeter) February 1, 2015

LA photo du jour #ApocalypseSnowNPY @la_psm pic.twitter.com/CvhkDX8bq8

— La Pierre St Martin (@la_psm) February 1, 2015

Le télésiège du Panoramique hier samedi. Depuis ça, 50cm sont encore tombés à @la_psm ! #ApocalypseSnowNPY pic.twitter.com/oOS3BHlVVj

— La Pierre St Martin (@la_psm) February 1, 2015

#ApocalypseSnowNPY #Pyrenees @grandtourmalet #Barèges #ESI #Ecoloski pic.twitter.com/r57B1wi51s

— ESI 🎿 Ecole de ski 🏂 (@ESIski) February 3, 2015

#ApocalypseSnowNPY
Un poquillo de nieve en directo desde @cauterets65110 https://t.co/CmiiKnSMGG

— N´PY España (@nuevospirineos) February 3, 2015

Sepultados!!! Así se deben sentir en @Piau_Engaly!! Impresionantes!! (via @HighLifeCD) #ApocalypseSnowNPY pic.twitter.com/qlHYPCI5lE

— infonieve.es (@infonieve) February 2, 2015

On sécurise, les #RM ouvrent les unes après les autres @Peyragudes #ApocalypseSnowNPY http://t.co/NvZJJmtAto pic.twitter.com/1k3fdhaNY5

— Station Peyragudes (@Peyragudes) February 2, 2015
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