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Visitor reviews for Astún Ski Resort

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• February 01, 2012
  folo from Spain
  

  Veo que la gente no conoce otras cosas que Astun y Formigal. Yo soy de Aragon, y si subes a esquiar en fin de semana y te gusta sufrir las interminables colas la mejor opción cualquiera de estas estaciones. Pero a mi opinión, hay que ponerse las pilas, ya que estaciones como piau-engaly o saint lary, aunque quedan un poco mas lejos, tienen mejor calidad de nieve, y mayor accesibilidad. En piau, en 8 minutos te colocan en cima, y encima mucho mas barato. Aparte que son las estaciones que mas nieve tienen en el pirineo.

• Astún Ratings

  Based on 4 votes. Vote

  Access: 3.8 (1) At least one overnight stop, (2) requires a whole day, (3) requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns (4) arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon, (5) there is a main airport within an hour of Astún.	Public Transport: 3.8 (1) There are no buses or taxis to Astún, (3) there are slow or infrequent buses / trains available, (5) getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections.
  Scenery: 3.2 (1) An ugly resort in a bland setting, (3) average mountain views and resort, (5) a spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town.	Accommodation: 4.0 (1) No places to stay in/near Astún, (3) a few places to stay in the resort, (5) a wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets.
  Cheap Rooms: 4.0 (1) No budget accommodation available, (3) just one or two hostels so book ahead, (5) several cheap hostels and pensions available.	Luxury Hotels: 2.8 (1) No luxury accommodation available, (3) just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead, (5) several up-market hotels in Astún.
  Ski in/Ski out: 3.8 (1) The ski area is located far from any accommodation, (3) a free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip, (5) Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available.	Childcare: 4.7 (1) There are no child care facilities at Astún, (5) the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche.
  Snowsure: 3.8 (1) Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing, (2) is often closed due to a lack of snow, (3) occasionally suffers from a lack of snow, (4) rarely suffers from a lack of snow, (5) Astún is snowsure even in the poorest seasons.	Snowmaking: 4.0 (1) Astún relies entirely on natural snow, (3) there are just a few snow cannons, (5) there are snowmaking facilities on all pistes.
  Snow Grooming: 4.8 (1) There are no snow groomers at Astún, (3) occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state, (5) all the runs at Astún are groomed daily.	Shelter: 3.2 (1) there is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut, (3) there are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close, (5) Astún is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close.
  Nearby options: 3.2 (1) If snow conditions are poor at Astún, it will be poor everywhere nearby, (3) there are good alternatives within an hours drive, (5) other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions.	Regional rating: 4.2 (1) Astún usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region, (3) has average conditions for the region, (5) usually has the best snow conditions in the region.
  Lift Staff: 4.2 (1) The staff at Astún are rude or unhelpful, (5) lift staff at Astún are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help.	Crowds/Queues: 3.8 (1) the resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues, (3) it is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays, (5) it is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare.
  Ski Schools: 4.5 (1) No ski schools available, (2) one or two ski schools but local language only, (3) a few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors, (4) plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available, (5) excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors.	Hire and Repairs: 4.5 (1) Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex. (3) there are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance, (5) good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible.
  Variety of pistes: 3.8 (1) The ski runs are featureless and unvaried, (3) the ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week, (5) Astún has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain.	Beginners: 3.2 (1) Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard, (3) a few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week, (3) Vast areas of gentle terrain.
  Intermediates: 4.2 (1) No intermediate terrain at Astún, (3) intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days, (5) vast areas of cruising runs.	Advanced: 4.7 (1) Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders, (3) enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste, (5) Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week.
  Snow Park: 3.2 (1) Not even a kicker at Astún, (3) average sized park quite well looked after, (5) huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails.	Off-piste: 4.2 (1) No off-piste worth mentioning, (2) off piste is out-of-bounds, (3) some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days, (5) a vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days.
  Cross-country: 3.0 (1) There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Astún, (3) there are some cross country trails available, (5) the area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails.	Luge/Toboggan: 2.2 (1) No designated luge or toboggan runs, (3) there are toboggan runs that open quite often, (5) Astún has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages.
  Mountain Dining: 3.8 (1) Nowhere to buy food by the pistes, (3) some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive, (5) there is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets.	Eating: 3.5 (1) Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop. (5) A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants.
  Apres-Ski: 2.5 (1) Nothing to do, not even a bar, (3) there are a few bars in the resort but nothing special, (5) clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere.	Other Sports: 1.8 (1) No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts, (3) resort has just a small public swimming pool, (5) resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool.
  Entertainment: 2.2 (1) Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here, (3) the non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week, (5) the resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports.	Winter Walks: 4.0 (1) Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails, (3) a couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails, (5) extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities.
  Ski Pass Value: 3.8 (1) A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available, (3) the ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts, (5) ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area.	Value (National): 3.8 (1) Overall, Astún is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money, (3) overall represents average value for money, (5) overall offers the best value resort in the country.
  Value (Global): 3.8 (1) Overall, Astún is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world, (3) overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries, (5) internationally the resort offers excellent value for money.

  Based on 4 votes. Vote

• December 16, 2011
  gonzalo from Spain
  

  Astun tiene mucha suerte ya que tiene una nieve mejor que otras estaciones, sin tener en cuenta formigal, que tiene la peor calidad de nieve de todo aragon.
  Pero a lo que la estacion se refiere, se tienen que poner las pilas, es una estacion que se esta quedando obsoleta, no apuestan nada por las nuevas tendencias (el park que hacen no es un park, son 2 monticulos raros...).
  Asi que, ya os podeis poner las pilas los directivos de astun porque vuestros clientes se estan haciendo mayores y la juventud se esta moviendo a otras partes.
  Todo esto sin tener en cuenta que gastan mas dinero en evitar que diferentes personas usen el mismo bono (cosa que me parece logico), mas que en mejorar la estacion. ¡Patetico!

• April 14, 2011
  javitico from Spain
  

  Os debe gustar el trineo porque para decir que Astún es la mejor estación de esquí manda huevos......... SI tiene algo bueno, es justo lo que no te da la estación, sino lo que te buscas tu. En definitiva es Pirineo y se esqui muy bien y encima no ha colas (ni mujeres)......... Besos y nos vemos en el Glaciar en un mes!!

• February 25, 2011
  DANI from Spain
  

  Este año han sustituido la silla lenta con capacidad para 2 personas por una rapida con capacidad para 4 mejorando el problema de colas y saturación que se producia.

• December 29, 2010
  lu_k from Spain
  

  Astun tiene la mejor nieve y las mejores pistas de Aragón. Me alegro de que sus gestores sigan una politica tranquila de publicidad para mantener la estacion con sus seguidores fieles y sin aglomeraciones exageradas. Un dia de sol con nieve polvo en Astun es de la mejorcita experiencia de esqui que hay en toda la peninsula. Y lo dice uno que ha esquiado en Formigal y Baqueira durante los ultimos 10 años.

  [Editor's approximate translation to English: Astan has the best snow and best tracks in all of Aragon. I am glad that their managers follow a sensitive advertising to keep the station for faithful followers so it remains uncrowded. A sunny day with powder, Astun is the best experience of skiing there is in the whole Iberian peninsula. And this review from one who has skied in Formigal and Baqueira in the past 10 years.]

• October 24, 2009
  petaqui from Spain
  

  Astun es la mejor estación de ski y snow! Bestial el trabajo que hacen todos los currantes de Astún para ofrecer lo mejor

• February 07, 2009
  RUBEN from Spain
  

  Astun es el mejor snow park natural que ahi en todo el norte, pena de sillas..precios desorbitados, aupas La Reventa.

• January 11, 2009
  julen from Spain
  

  ke se vayan todos a formigal!!!!mucho mejor pa los astuneros y candanchunianos,el valle de aragon mola mogollon y los ke digan ke no envidia kotxina

• January 08, 2009
  maruxas from Spain
  

  la verdad es q si!! Alrededor de jaca, formigal tiene las mejores instalaciones pero la peor nieve y las peores pistas(no tienen nada de desnivel), candanchu las mejores pistas y astun la mejor nieve.

• December 30, 2008
  morenixtr from Spain
  

  LA mejor nieve de todo el Pirineo con diferencia, gracias al microclima de Astun