The
Arinsal-Pal ands Arcalis ski resorts in Andorra
New for the 2009-2010 season:
- The half-pipe moves from Arinsal to Arcalis and becomes an official FIS pipe
- New Freestyle Area and Boarder Cross area in Arcalis
- Arcalis now has the "tunnel" piste, the longest piste for beginners in the Pyrenees!
- There's free bus that connects the Pal, Arinsal and Arcalis resorts
- The old piste tha went from from the Arinsal resort down to the village has been widened and equipped with snow cannons. You will be able to ski right down to Arinsal itself!
- More rails and jumps in Arinsal
- New beginners Freestyle area in Pal
- There's a new cheaper ski pass for young adults from 12 to 17 years of age
- we now offer a 20% discount on ski rental
- we also offer a 10% discount on group ski lessons!
- The Kindergarten and Snow Park in Arinsal now offer lunch for children at a reasonable price.
| The Arinsal-Pal Resort |
The Pal-Arinsal resort
Pal |
The resorts of Pal and Arinsal
now form a single resort, linked by a cable car and a single ski pass.
You thus have a fantastic ski resort right in front of your door step:
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| The strong points are: the view, the weather (it is often sunny in Arinsal when the Pas de la
Casa is in thick fog), the off piste skiing in the forests in Pal, red runs which
are really red (especially in Pal), few narrow trails, the prices, uncrowded slopes (especially compared to Pas de la Casa) and brilliant après-ski.
Arinsal Pal is a resort for all skiers and snow boarders, regardless of their level. Beginners will not feel out of place and advanced skiers will not get bored. English is spoken just about everywhere on the slopes. |
Pal
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| Remember that you have
a reduction on your ski pass with the rental of your holiday
apartment or chalet. Please ask us for details.
The picture on the right shows the upper part of the Arinsal ski resort. As you can see, Arinsal caters for all levels of skiing. The weak points are: although there are numerous restaurants on the pistes, the quality of the restaurants is generally bad which is a shame. The restaurants all have "themes": one serves Chinese, the other Mexican, the other Andorran etc etc. We recommend going to the refugi in Arinsal or even back down to the village in order to eat. Long queues form at the Arinsal cable car at 09:00 in the morning and at 17:00 in the evening with groups that all begin or finish ski school at the same time. Although Arinsal remains ok when there's little snow, Pal suffers as it is the sunniest resort in the country. Arcalis, on the other hand, always has the best snow. New for the 2009-2010 season:The piste from the Arinsal resort right down to the village has been widened and equipped with snow cannons. You will be able to ski right down to Arinsal itself! |
Arinsal |

Half Pipe 'n Rails in Arinsal 2008-2009.
The Arinsal-Pal ski pass
is also valid for the Ordino-Arcalís resort! This means that
you will be able to ski all 3 resorts. Pal and Arinsal are connected by a cable car. Arcalís is only 20 km away by car and there is a free bus that connects the Pal-Arinsal resorts with the Arcalis resort
| The Ordino-Arcalís Resort |
The Ordino-Arcalís
resort
| Ordino Arcalís is
the favourite resort of the Andorrans. If you're looking for the
best snow conditions in the country, this is the place to ski! Although
not the biggest of resorts, it's location and altitude make it a favourite,
especially for the more advanced skiers. When the snow turns to ice
or slush in the other resorts, Arcalís often still has powder.
Arcalís is only 20km from Arinsal, your Arinsal-Pal ski pass is valid thereand there is a free bus that connects the Pal-Arinsal resorts with the Arcalis resort. It seems like the rails and half-pipe will be moved from Arinsal to Arcalis. This means less snowboarders in Arinsal. |
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| Arcalís is located in the North-Western corner of Andorra. One side of the resort is covered in forest whereas the upper part of the resort is bare and in dramatic surroundings. | ![]() |
| The trails are wide and the off-piste area is probably the best in the country. Although 50% of the runs are for advanced skiers, beginners will not be disappointed. As a matter of fact, the beginners area in Arcalís is actually easier-wider and less croweded than in Pal or Arinsal. | ![]() |
| Ski passes |
Don't forget! With the rental of your apartment or chalet in Arinsal! , you get a 10% reduction on the prices below!
Ski passes for the 2009-20010 Season |
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| Days | Adults |
Youths (12 to 17 years incl.) |
Children (6 to 11 years incl.) |
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Low Season |
High Season |
Low Season |
High Season |
Low Season |
High Season |
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| 1/2 day | 24,00 E |
28,50 E |
21,00 E |
24,75 E |
18,00 E |
21,00 E |
| 1 day | 30,50 E |
36,00 E |
26,75 E |
31,50 E |
23,00 E |
27,00 E |
| 2 days | 52,00 E |
62,00 E |
45,50 E |
54,25 E |
39,00 E |
46,50 E |
| 3 days | 78,00 E |
93,00 E |
68,25 E |
81,50 E |
58,50 E |
70,00 E |
| 4 days | 102,00 E |
121,00 E |
89,25 E |
106,00 E |
76,50 E |
91,00 E |
| 5 days | 118,00 E |
140,50 E |
103,25 E |
123,00 E |
88,50 E |
105,50 E |
| 6 days | 138,00 E |
162,00 E |
120,00 E |
142,50 E |
102,00 E |
123,00 E |
| more days, per day | 23,00 E |
27,00 E |
20,00 E |
20,50 E |
17,00 E |
20,50 E |
Price includes tax!
Seasons 2009-2010 |
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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
Ski pass calculator (with official prices, deduct 10%!) |
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DOWN:
how many days do you want to ski? |
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ADULTS (18 to 65 years incl) |
0 days |
1 day |
2 days |
3 days |
4 days |
5 days |
6 days |
1 day |
30,50 E |
36,00 E |
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2 days |
52,00 E |
57,00 E |
62,00 E |
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3 days |
78,00 E |
83,00 E |
88,00 E |
93,00 E |
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4 days |
102,00 E |
106,75 E |
111,50 E |
116,25 E |
121,00 E |
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5 days |
118,00 E |
122,50 E |
127,00 E |
131,50 E |
136,00 E |
140,50 E |
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6 days |
138,00 E |
142,00 E |
146,00 E |
150,00 E |
154,00 E |
158,00 E |
162,00 E
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YOUTHS(12 to 17 years incl.) |
0 days |
1 day |
2 days |
3 days |
4 days |
5 days |
6 days |
1 day |
26,75 E |
31,50 E |
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2 days |
45,50 E |
49,88 E |
54,25 E |
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3 days |
68,25 E |
72,67 E |
77,09 E |
81,50 E |
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4 days |
89,25 E |
93,43 E |
97,62 E |
101,81 E |
106,00 E |
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5 days |
103,25 E |
107,20 E |
111,15 E |
115,10 E |
119,05 E |
123,00 E |
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6 days |
120,00 E |
123,75 E |
127,50 E |
131,25 E |
135,00 E |
138,75 E |
142,50 E |
CHILDREN (6 to 11 years incl.) |
0 days |
1 day |
2 days |
3 days |
4 days |
5 days |
6 days |
1 day |
23,00 E |
27,00 E |
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2 days |
39,00 E |
42,75 E |
46,50 E |
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3 days |
58,50 E |
62,33 E |
66,16 E |
70,00 E |
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4 days |
76,50 E |
80,14 E |
83,76 E |
87,38 E |
91,00 E |
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5 days |
88,50 E |
91,90 E |
95,30 E |
98,70 E |
102,10 E |
105,50 E |
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6 days |
102,00 E |
105,50 E |
109,00 E |
112,50 E |
116,00 E |
119,50 E |
123,00 E |
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: |
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.
| Ski School (for snowboarders and skiers alike) |
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!
Ski School prices (tax included)for the 2009-2010 season with the rental of your holiday property you get a 10% reduction on the groups ski lessons! |
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Low season |
High season |
Low season |
High season |
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2 hours |
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23,50 E |
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20,50 E |
4 hours |
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43,00 E |
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36,00 E |
15 hours |
96,50 E |
113,00 E |
85,00 E |
93,50 E |
2 hour classes: on
Saturdays
or Sundays only. 4 hour classes (2 hours per day): on Saturdays and Sundays only. 15 hours: from Monday to Friday, 3h p/day from 12:00 to 15:00. * persons as of 12 years of age ** children up to 11 years of age included |
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Prices per hour & per ski-teacher |
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1 or 2 persons* |
38,00 E |
40,50 E |
3 or 4 persons* |
43,00 E |
47,00 E |
5 or 6 persons* |
53,50 E |
58,50 E |
* must be of the same level |
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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
| Snow garden and kindergarden |
| 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 garden is ideal for children that cannot ski. Those that can will get bored. Therefore we suggest proper ski lessons for them. |
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| 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. | |
Lunch p/day |
3,50 E / 5,50 E |
5,50 E |
Click here for all the information on the Arinsal Pal resort (you will leave this site)
| Ski and Snowboard rental |
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
| Days | Skis
+ poles |
Helmet |
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Child |
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14,50 € |
18,50 € |
25,00 € |
12,00 € |
12,00 € |
16,50 € |
22,00 € |
10,00 € |
5,00 € |
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28,00 € |
35,50 € |
50,00 € |
21,50 € |
23,00 € |
30,00 € |
42,00 € |
17,50 € |
8,50 € |
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41,10 € |
52,50 € |
73,00 € |
33,30 € |
33,30 € |
45,20 € |
61,30 € |
25,00 € |
11,50 € |
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53,00 € |
66,60 € |
95,00 € |
42,10 € |
42,10 € |
58,20 € |
80,60 € |
31,70 € |
14,00 € |
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64,00 € |
79,60 € |
112,00 € |
48,90 € |
48,90 € |
70,70 € |
99,30 € |
38,50 € |
16,50 € |
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74,40 € |
91,00 € |
129,00 € |
58,20 € |
58,20 € |
82,70 € |
117,50 € |
44,70 € |
18,50 € |
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+/day
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12,00 € |
14,60 € |
20,00 € |
9,40 € |
9,40 € |
13,00 € |
19,20 € |
7,30 € |
4,00 € |
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| Days | Snowboard
only |
Helmet |
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22,50 € |
27,00 € |
-- |
18,50 € |
19,00 € |
24,00 € |
-- |
15,00 € |
5,00 € |
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43,50 € |
53,50 € |
-- |
34,50 € |
36,50 € |
47,50 € |
-- |
29,00 € |
8,50 € |
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61,40 € |
78,50 € |
-- |
49,40 € |
52,50 € |
66,60 € |
-- |
42,10 € |
11,50 € |
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78,50 € |
101,90 € |
-- |
62,90 € |
66,60 € |
84,80 € |
-- |
52,50 € |
14,00 € |
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96,20 € |
120,10 € |
-- |
77,00 € |
80,60 € |
107,10 € |
-- |
63,40 € |
16,50 € |
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111,30 € |
138,30 € |
-- |
88,90 € |
92,00 € |
123,20 € |
-- |
73,80 € |
18,50 € |
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18,20 € |
22,90 € |
-- |
14,60 € |
14,60 € |
19,20 € |
-- |
11,40 € |
4,00 € |
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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.
| The other ski resorts in Andorra |
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:
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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. |
>> Ski all the resorts in Andorra for a week with one ski pass <<Ski
when and where you want! 281 km of slopes in 5 resorts! Prices and season dates for 2008-2009 (deduct 10% with the rental of your property)
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Same price all season. You also get a 10% reduction on all adventure activities offered at te different resorts (ski-do, mushing etc) as well as a free entrance to the museum of your choice in Andorra |
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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