The Pal-Arinsal resort

Half Pipe 'n Rails in Arinsal 2008-2009.

The Ordino-Arcalís resort

Don't forget! With the rental of your apartment or chalet in Arinsal! , you get a 10% reduction on the prices below!

How to calculate the price of a ski pass that crosses over both low and high season:

How does the table work?
1) Determine how many days you want to ski, regardless of the season.
2) Determine how many of those days are going to be in high season according to the above season dates.
3) Refer to the table below in order to calculate the cost of your ski pass

Example:
Let's assume that you want to ski for 6 days from Sunday March 21st 2010 until Friday March 26th 2010. By checking the seasons (high and low), you can see that one of the days you want to ski is in high season (ie the 1st day, March 21st) and that 5 days are in low season. Looking along the above table for 6 days skiing, you can see that your ski pass is going to cost 142,00 Euros per adult for the 6 days.

Pal-Arinsal connection

Children and Seniors: Children under 6 ski for free! There is a kindergarten for children as of 1 year and a snow garden for children from 4 to 8 years of age where they learn how to ski playing in the snow.  More information on that below. IN ALL SKI RESORTS:        ADULTS OVER 70:  Free ski pass.        ADULTS OVER 65:  Special rate-one day ski pass 15,50 Euros (tax included)  Click here for some more pictures of the Pal Arinsal resort

Opening date of the resort: first week-end in december (like every year) but nevertheless subject to snow conditions. In 2009, the resorts will open on November 28th!
Closing date of the resort: 18th of April 2010. The season may be extended until May 2nd like it was in 2009, especially for Arcalis depending on snow conditions.

If you want to take advantage of the rebate, you must reserve your passes prior to your arrival.  You can specify what ski passes you would like on the reservation form for the apartment or chalet.

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We are amazed by the amount of people that take group lessons instead of private lessons.  Why they do it we do not know!  Imagine you're a group of 15 persons in a 2-hour lesson.  The teacher will devote only 8 minutes of his time to you! (120 min / 15 persons!).  Of course, many of the explanations he gives apply to the entire group so the above is not 100% correct but it does make you think!  True, group lessons are more fun but standing in line at the lifts for 20 minutes during class or listening to the teacher correcting other people does not improve your skiing!

Private lessons are not as expensive as you think: a 1-hour lesson for 4 persons during high season is 11,75 Euros per person.  A group lesson is 7,73 Euros per hour and per person (113,00 E /15 hours)... hmmm.  Add the fact that the teacher is there only for you, that he can choose slopes adapted you and not the group (he must always cater for the worst skier in a group) and that you can skip lift lines  should make your choice fairly clear.   If you are serious about wanting to learn how to ski, TAKE PRIVATE LESSONS!

You do not have to reserve private ski lessons in advance. You can go to the ski school upon arrival and arrange everything right there and then.  As tour operator groups only arrive on Sunday afternoon and start skiing on Monday, you will have first choice. You can reserve your group lessons in advance. Click here for details

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The kindergarten (for children from 1 to 4 years of age): The kindergarten is in a building located at the bottom of the beginner's slopes, 100 meters from the upper gondola station and is just like any other kindergarten with kind and qualified staff.  However, they do not feed the children so you will have to organise yourselves for lunch. Children must be able to walk (or at least more or less) in order to be admitted. The snow park (for children from 4 to 8 years of age): The snow park is a closed off area, also located at the bottom of the beginner's slopes, 100 meters from the upper gondola station.  The children play in the snow and learn how to ski with qualified instructors. Obviously, if a child gets cold or miserable, the instructors put him or her into the kindergarten in order to warm up.  If you will putting your children in the snow park, remember that they will need ski equipment and that you will have to organise yourselves concerning lunch. The snow garden is ideal for children that cannot ski. Those that can will get bored. Therefore we suggest proper ski lessons for them.

The snow park

You do not have to reserve the kindergarten and snowpark in advance. You can go to the ski school upon arrival and arrange everything right there and then.  As tour operator groups only arrive on Sunday afternoon and start skiing on Monday, you will have first choice.

Click here for all the information on the Arinsal Pal resort (you will leave this site)

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With the rental of your property, you have a 10% reduction on all of the prices below as long as you rent in advance.

We work with one of the best rental and ski equipment shops in Andorra, located in Arinsal, right in front of the gondola in the centre of the village.

Bronze Series (for beginners):
Standard carving skis Atomic 2009 (Snow Blades same price as bronze skis)

Silver Series (for intermediate skiers):
Dynastar Supra / Atomic ETL / Volkl Energy / Salomon STR600 / Snowboard: Atomic 2009

Gold Series (for advanced skiers and show-offs):
Atomic M11-M9-SX9 / Volkl Sport 4* 6* Speed / Salomon EQ10 STR10-STR8

A note on helmets: If your children are going to ski or snowboard, RENT HELMETS!
Renting a helmet should be law! It is no so much for when they fall, it is if they crash into someone or vice versa as well a close encounters with snow cannons and pylons! We are glad to see more and more youngsters wearing them and even adults.

If you would like to rent your equipment in advance (and get the 10% discount) , please do not forget to tell us which series (beginner, intermediate or advanced) for each skier when reserving.

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There's nothing to stop you from staying in Arinsal and skiing in all the resorts in Andorra.  Although you will need a car, the other resorts are not far:
  

The Ordino-Arcalis resort is only 20km away and your Pal/Arinsal ski pass is valid there.The  Grand Valira (Pas de la Casa/Grau-Roig/Soldeu (new site) resort (connection via the "Funicamp" cable car in  Encamp) is only 14 km away.

You will find more info on skiing and Arinsal in winter on our FAQ page.

For snowboarding and ski insurance, online quote and booking with immediate cover: http://insurance.essentialtravel.co.uk/skiinsurance.asp

For weather forecasts and snow reports for Arinsal go here

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