Skiing Andorra - Arinsal, Soldeu & Pas de la Casa

Skiing in Andorra Arinsal, Soldeu & Pas de la Casa
If you are interested in skiing in Andorra the Skiriderexp website will provide you with all the information you need to organise your own ski holiday in the small but busy villages of Arinsal, Soldeu & Pas de la Casa Andorra.

Andorra is wedged between France and Spain and offers the best skiing in the Pyrenees.
Andorra's is structured into seven parishes of Canillo, Encamp, Ordino, La Massana, Andorra la Vella, Sant Juli de Lria, Escaldes-Engordany.
The three main ski towns are Soldeu & Pas de la Casa for the ski area of Grandvalira and Arinsal Pal & Arcalis for Vallnord.

Andorra Ski Resorts

Andorra has 300km of ski runs or 187 miles.
Total number of slopes 177, 15% green being the easiest followed 35% intermediate blue and 35% difficult red 15% expert Black.
It has 6 Freestyle areas, 4 freeride areas, and 2 boarder cross.
112 lifts, 1482 snow canons which cover 40% of the skiable are of Andorra.
Its lowest altitude is 1550m in Arinsal and the highest altitude of 2640m in Pas de la Casa.

Pas de la Casa 2100m

Soldeu 1800m

Arinsal 1550m

Ski Instructors Report 23rd January 2012

Today, I had a great day's skiing. The air was cold the sun was shining, the sky was a mgnigicent blue and the snow was cold and very skiable. I skied down to the village on the marrades run. They had made enough snow to open this run during the past week. I have been back in England for a week and today was my first day back skiing in over a week.

I am often asked at what age one should bring children skiing. The answer often depends on the child. As a guide line I would point out that the ski school does not accept children less than six years of age. There is a good reason for this. Under this age very few children have the physical strength to ski properly and even fewer have the mental memory to remember the lesson or have the concentration to get value from a three hour lesson. Indeed, my personal opinion is that nine is a better age to teach children skiing. Young children compensate their lack of strength by leaning on the back of their boots for support. When they are old enough to ski properly we have to change this habit, which may be deeply engrained in their minds. I think that parents should also consider the safety aspect of allowing their very young children onto a crowded slope. Collisions do occur. A collision between a five year old and a fourteen stone adult could have very serious consequences.

In Arinsal we have an enclosed ski area for four and five year olds. The gentle slope is served by a small rope tow. Any collision in this area will be at a slow speed between two children of fairly equal weight. I am always amazed at the lack of concern for the safety of their children that some parents show. We had two children this week with not crash helmet OR sunglasses. Andorran children under 12, must wear a safety helmet when skiing. The Andorran authorities do not enforce this law on foreigners. Perhaps they think, if the parents are not concerned about safety, why should they? So please look after your children, skiing can be a dangerous sport, if all the rules are not followed.

Resort	Soldeu	Information	Travel	Weather
Arinsal	Soldeu Map	About Us	Bus Transfer	Arinsal
Bars	Hotels	Contact Us	Travel	Pas de la Casa
Restaurants	Apartments	About Andorra		Soldeu
Arinsal Map		Links	Mountain	Grandvalira Snow Report
Ski Hire	Pas de la Casa	Blog	Soldeu Ski School
Hotel	Pas de la Casa Map	Facebook	Pas de la Casa Ski School
Apartments	Hotels		Grandvalira Piste Map
	Apartments		Grandvalira Lift Passes
			Arinsal Ski School
			Vallnord Lift Passes
			Vallnord Piste Map