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The Arinsal-Pal and Arcalis ski resorts in Andorra

For those of you that have not ben to Arinsal in a few years:

 

The Arinsal-Pal Resort

 


Piste map of Pal Arinsal ski resort in Andorra
The Pal-Arinsal resort


 
 
Bottom of the Pal resort, Andorra
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: 
  • Resort area: 707 ha
  • Altitude: from 1'550m to 2'560m (height difference: 1'010m)
  • 63 km of runs: 7 greens, 15 blues, 16 reds and 4 blacks
  • 2 freestyle areas, 2 freeride area, freestart area, 1 slalom area
  • 31 ski lifts: 1 cable-car (telepheric), 2 cabler-cars (gondolas), 7 chairlifts, 9 drag lifts, 5 conveyor belts, 2 baby lifts 
  • 2 ski schools with 200 ski teachers
  • 296 snow cannons covering 25 km of pistes which guarantee good conditions from the beginning of December to the end of April
  • Capacity: 39'180 skiers per hour
  • Kindergartens: 2
  • Snow gardens: 2
  • Bars and restaurants: 12 (7 of which have a terrace).
  • Picnic rooms: 2
  • First aid centres: 2
  • Ski lockers: 2


Click here for some more pictures of the Pal Arinsal resort


 
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.  

Half way up the Pal resort, Andorra Pal
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.

Upper chairlift, Arinsal, Andorra
Arinsal

 

Half Pipe Rail 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

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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

The rails and half-pipe will be moved from Arinsal to Arcalis.

Arcalis has the longest green ski piste in the Pyrenees: 8 kilometres!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Resort area: 442 ha (310 of which are off-piste!!!)
  • Altitude: from 1'940m to 2'640m (height difference: 700m)
  • 28,5 km of runs: 6 greens, 7 blues, 11 reds and 2 blacks
  • Levels: 20% for beginners, 30% for intermediates, 50% for advanced
  • Slalom course, 4 Freeride areas
  • 13 ski lifts: 5 chairlifts, 7 drag lifts, 1 conveyor belt 
  • 1 ski school with 40 ski teachers
  • 80 snow cannons covering 12 km of pistes which guarantee good conditions from the beginning of December to the end of April
  • Kindergartens: 1
  • Snow gardens: 1
  • Bars and restaurants: 4
  • Picnic rooms: 1
  • First Aid centres: 1
  • Ski lockers: 1
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 disappointedAs a matter of fact, the beginners area in Arcalís is actually easier-wider and less croweded than in Pal or Arinsal
 
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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 2011-2012 Season
Official prices on which you get a 10% discount

Days

Adults
(18 to 65 years incl)

Youths
(12 to 17 years incl.)
Children
(6 to 11 years incl.)
 
Low Season
High Season
Low Season
High Season
Low Season
High Season
1 day
34,00 E
38,00 E
29,00 E
33,00 E
24,50 E
28,00 E
2 days
55,00 E
65,00 E
47,50 E
56,50 E
40,50 E
48,00 E
3 days
81,00 E
96,50 E
70,50 E
84,50 E
60,50 E
72,00 E
4 days
106,00 E
125,50 E
92,50 E
110,50 E
79,50 E
94,50 E
5 days
127,50 E
148,00 E
112,00 E
129,50 E
96,50 E
111,50 E
6 days
147,00 E
171,00 E
129,00 E
153,00 E
110,40 E
131,40 E
more days, per day
24,50 E
28,50 E
21,50 E
25,50 E
18,40 E
21,90 E
6 days non
consectutive
171,00 E
171,00 E
153,00 E
153,00 E
131,40 E
131,40 E
12 days non
consectutive
308,00 E
308,00 E
275,00 E
275,00 E
236,50 E
236,50 E

Price includes tax!

Seasons 2011-2012

Dates
Season
 
High season
 
Low season

2011-2012
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
December 2011                                                              
January 2012                                                      
February 2012                                                              
March 2012                                                              
April 2012                                                              

Ski resorts plan to open on November 26 2011 and close April 15th 2012 (dates may vary depending on Snow conditions but announced opening and closing date ar more than probable (like every year!)

 

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 2011-2012 (with official prices, deduct 10%!)

DOWN: how many days do you want to ski?

ACROSS: how many of those days are in high season?
ADULTS (18 to 65 years incl)

0 days

1 day

2 days

3 days

4 days

5 days

6 days

1 day
34,00 E
38,00 E
         
2 days
55,00 E
60,00 E
65,00 E
       
3 days
81,00 E
86,17 E
91,34 E
96,50 E
     
4 days
106,00 E
110,88 E
115,76 E
120,64 E
125,50 E
   
5 days
127,50 E
131,60 E
135,70 E
139,80 E
143,90 E
148,00 E
 
6 days
147,00 E
151,00 E
155,00 E
159,00 E
163,00 E
167,00 E
171,00 E

YOUTHS (12 to 17 years incl.)

0 days

1 day

2 days

3 days

4 days

5 days

6 days

1 day
29,00 E
33,00 E
2 days
47,50 E
52,00 E
56,50 E
3 days
70,50 E
75,17 E
79,84 E
84,50 E
4 days
92,50 E
97,02 E
101,52 E
106,02 E
110,50 E
5 days
112,00 E
115,50 E
119,00 E
122,50 E
126,00 E
129,50 E
6 days
129,00 E
133,00 E
137,00 E
141,00 E
145,00 E
149,00 E
153,00 E
CHILDREN (6 to 11 years incl.)

0 days

1 day

2 days

3 days

4 days

5 days

6 days

1 day
24,50 E
28,00 E
2 days
40,50 E
44,25 E
48,00 E
3 days
60,50 E
64,34 E
68,17 E
72,00 E
4 days
79,50 E
83,27 E
87,02 E
90,77 E
94,50 E
5 days
96,50 E
99,50 E
102,50 E
105,50 E
108,50 E
111,50 E
6 days
110,40 E
113,90 E
117,40 E
120,90 E
124,40 E
127,90 E
131,40 E

Example:
Let's assume that you want to ski for 6 days from Sunday March 25th 2012 until Friday March 30th 2012. 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 25th) 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 151,00 Euros per adult for the 6 days - the 10% reduction you get with your holiday rental.

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Pal Arinsal
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 17,00 Euros (tax included) 

Click here for some more pictures of the Pal Arinsal resort

Opening date of the resort: Novermber 26 th 2011 but nevertheless subject to snow conditions.
Closing date of the resort: 15th of April 2012. The season may be extended until end of April like it was in 2009, especially for Arcalis which closed on May 2nd!

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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Ski School (for snowboarders and skiers alike)

 


 

Ski School prices (tax included)for the 2011-2012 season

with the rental of your holiday property you get a 10% reduction on the group ski lessons!

Group Lessons
Adults*
Low season
Adults*
High season
Children**
Low season
Children**
High season
6 hours
58,00 E
48,50 E
15 hours
102,00 E
118,00 E
90,00 E
98,00 E
6 hour classes: on Saturdays or Sundays only (3h / day).
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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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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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 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.

Snow park in Arinsal
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.

 
 
2011-2012
Kindergarten
from 1 to 4 years
Snow park
 from 4 to 8 years
2 hours
19,00 E
19,50 E
3 hours
23,00 E
26,00 E
4 hours
27,50 E
35,00 E
1 full day
36,50 E
54,00 E
15 hours (3h/day)
95,00 E
95,00 E
20 hours (4h/day
114,00 E
114,00 E
5 full days
164,00 E
164,00 E

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

 

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Ski and Snowboard rental

 

With the rental of your property, you have a 25% 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.

Beginner series :
Standard carving skis, ideal for those that have never skied before. A beginner does not need a high performance ski and it would be a waste of money to rent anything of a higher quality.

Intermediate series:
For skiers that can make a basic parallell turn without cheating. Rememeber that you can always change to a better ski during the week if you want.

Advanced series:
For the skier that has is comfortable with parallell turns and that is thinking of even trying some off piste.

Expert series:
For very good skiers on and off piste that want to try a high end ski before actually buying a pair.

 

With the rental of your apartment, you get -25% off of ski and snowborard rental !!!

 

Official rental prices for 2011-2012 (deduct 25%!)
 Days
Skis+Boots+poles
 
Skis + poles
 
 Helmet
 
Beginner
Intermed.
Advanced
Expert
Child
Snow Blades
 
Beginner
Intermed.
Advanced
Expert
Child
Snow Blades
 
Adult
Child
1
  15,00 € 
    20,00 € 
  26,00 € 
  35,00 € 
      12,50 € 
20,00 € 
 
  12,50 € 
  18,00 € 
  23,00 € 
30,00 €
 11,00 € 
18,00 €
 
5,00 €
    3,00 € 
2
  29,00 € 
   39,00 € 
  52,00 € 
  69,00 € 
      25,00 € 
39,00 € 
 
  25,00 € 
   35,00 € 
  46,00 € 
60,00 €
  21,00 € 
35,00 €
 
10,00 €
  6,00 € 
3
 43,00 € 
   56,00 € 
  74,00 € 
  100,00 € 
      36,00 € 
56,00 € 
 
  37,00 € 
    50,00 € 
  66,00 € 
86,00 €
  30,00 € 
50,00 €
 
14,00 €
8,60 € 
4
 56,00 € 
  72,00 € 
  96,00 € 
 130,00 € 
     46,00 € 
72,00 € 
 
 48,00 € 
    65,00 € 
85,00 € 
111,00 €
 39,00 € 
65,00 €
 
19,00 €
11,00 € 
5
 69,00 € 
   88,00 € 
  117,00 € 
  158,00 € 
56,00 € 
88,00 € 
 
  57,00 € 
    79,00 € 
 104,00 € 
135,00 €
  47,00 € 
79,00 €
 
23,00 €
13,50 € 
6
  79,00 € 
    99,00 € 
133,00 € 
179,00 € 
      64,00 € 
99,00 € 
 
  65,00 € 
   89,00 € 
  117,00 € 
153,00 €
 54,00 € 
89,00 €
 
26,00 €
15,30 € 
7 or +
12,75 € 
  17,00 € 
22,10 € 
29,75 € 
    10,65 € 
17,00 € 
 
  10,65 € 
    15,30 € 
  19,55 € 
25,50 €
 8,95€ 
15,30 €
 
4,25 €
2,55 € 
 
 Days
Snowboard+boots
 
Snowboard only
 
 Helmet
Beginner
Intermed.
Advanced
Expert
Child
   
Beginner
Intermed.
Advanced
Expert
Child
   
Adult
Child
1
--
    20,00 € 
  26,00 € 
  35,00 € 
  17,50 € 
   
--
  18,00 € 
  23,00 € 
30,00 €
  15,00 € 
   
5,00 €
    3,00 € 
2
--
   39,00 € 
  52,00 € 
  69,00 € 
  35,00 € 
   
--
   35,00 € 
  46,00 € 
60,00 €
  30,00 € 
   
10,00 €
  6,00 € 
3
--
   56,00 € 
  74,00 € 
  100,00 € 
 50,00 € 
   
--
    50,00 € 
  66,00 € 
86,00 €
 43,00 € 
   
14,00 €
8,60 € 
4
--
  72,00 € 
  96,00 € 
 130,00 € 
65,00 € 
   
--
    65,00 € 
85,00 € 
111,00 €
56,00 € 
   
19,00 €
11,00 € 
5
--
   88,00 € 
  117,00 € 
  158,00 € 
 79,00 € 
   
--
    79,00 € 
 104,00 € 
135,00 €
 68,00 € 
   
23,00 €
13,50 € 
6
--
    99,00 € 
133,00 € 
179,00 € 
 89,00 € 
   
--
   89,00 € 
  117,00 € 
153,00 €
  77,00 € 
   
26,00 €
15,30 € 
+/day
--
  17,00 € 
22,10 € 
29,75 € 
14,90 € 
   
--
    15,30 € 
  19,55 € 
25,50 €
12,75 € 
   
4,25 €
2,55 € 

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 get your 10% discount, you must reserve prior to your arrival. Click on the "book now" button to do so. Please do not forget to tell us which series (beginner, intermediate etc) for each skier when reserving.

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The other ski resorts in Andorra

 

There's nothing to stop you from staying in Arinsal and skiing in all the resorts in Andorra. 
  

The Ordino-Arcalis resort is only 20km away and your Pal/Arinsal ski pass is valid there. There a free bus that connects Arinsal with Arcalis.

The  Grand Valira (Pas de la Casa/Grau-Roig/Soldeu/Canillo (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!
(- 10% when renting your apartment or chalet)

Prices and season dates for 2011-2012 (deduct 10% with the rental of your property)
Adults:   197,50 E, children up to 17 years of age incl. 174,00 E
5-day pass, consecutive days or not,
meaning you can rest for one day during the 6-day period.
 

The ski pass is valid for one resort per day.

Same price all season.

You also get a 10% reduction on all adventure activities offered at the different resorts (ski-do, mushing etc except helicopter rides) 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

Ski insurance at the VALLNORD ski resort: 3,90 Euros per day. We strongly recommend that you contract this insurance. Can be done at the resort when you arrive.

For weather forecasts and snow reports for Arinsal go here


 

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Special Offers

Apartments B4 and/or B6: Feb 18 th. to Feb 25th. 2012: -20% for the week!
Put "Bon Sol Offer" in the comment box when reserving if you want the discount!

plus....

-10% on ski passes and group ski lessons
-25% on ski rental!

 

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