The Official 2012 Snow Calendar

Visitor reviews for Cerler Ski Resort

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• November 27, 2011
  Amancio from Spain
  

  A otro revisor, soja Amancio Arcas jefe de maquinas de la Estación de Cerler (DURANTE 30 años) ... No Estoy de agreement contigo en tus criticas Sobre el pisado de las Pistas de Cerler ¡¡¡¡EVIDENTEMENTE !!!...
  Por Ello te invito un Que Un día de ESTA Temporada Que va ha Comenzar (2011-2012) Vengas conmigo en La Máquina, párr comprobar Todo El Trabajo Que realizamos los maquinistas en la Estación de Cerler ......

• Cerler Ratings

  Based on 7 votes. Vote

  Access: 1.9 (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 Cerler.	Public Transport: 2.9 (1) There are no buses or taxis to Cerler, (3) there are slow or infrequent buses / trains available, (5) getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections.
  Scenery: 4.9 (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: 4.6 (1) No places to stay in/near Cerler, (3) a few places to stay in the resort, (5) a wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets.
  Cheap Rooms: 3.9 (1) No budget accommodation available, (3) just one or two hostels so book ahead, (5) several cheap hostels and pensions available.	Luxury Hotels: 3.6 (1) No luxury accommodation available, (3) just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead, (5) several up-market hotels in Cerler.
  Ski in/Ski out: 4.1 (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: 3.5 (1) There are no child care facilities at Cerler, (5) the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche.
  Snowsure: 3.9 (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) Cerler is snowsure even in the poorest seasons.	Snowmaking: 4.4 (1) Cerler relies entirely on natural snow, (3) there are just a few snow cannons, (5) there are snowmaking facilities on all pistes.
  Snow Grooming: 4.9 (1) There are no snow groomers at Cerler, (3) occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state, (5) all the runs at Cerler are groomed daily.	Shelter: 3.7 (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) Cerler is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close.
  Nearby options: 3.1 (1) If snow conditions are poor at Cerler, 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: 4.3 (1) Cerler 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: 4.1 (1) The staff at Cerler are rude or unhelpful, (5) lift staff at Cerler are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help.	Crowds/Queues: 4.7 (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: 4.3 (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: 4.9 (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: 4.7 (1) The ski runs are featureless and unvaried, (3) the ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week, (5) Cerler has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain.	Beginners: 4.6 (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: 4.6 (1) No intermediate terrain at Cerler, (3) intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days, (5) vast areas of cruising runs.	Advanced: 4.9 (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: 4.4 (1) Not even a kicker at Cerler, (3) average sized park quite well looked after, (5) huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails.	Off-piste: 4.3 (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: 3.9 (1) There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Cerler, (3) there are some cross country trails available, (5) the area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails.	Luge/Toboggan: 2.3 (1) No designated luge or toboggan runs, (3) there are toboggan runs that open quite often, (5) Cerler has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages.
  Mountain Dining: 3.9 (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: 4.0 (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: 4.4 (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: 3.6 (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: 4.4 (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: 4.3 (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: 3.3 (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): 3.6 (1) Overall, Cerler 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): 3.4 (1) Overall, Cerler 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 7 votes. Vote

• November 27, 2011
  Luis from Spain
  

  No sé cual son tus intenciones con tu comentario, porque sobre lo de los partes de nieve, tienes razón...pero vamos lo de que pisan mal las pistas, macho...De las estaciones en las que he estado, no hay color. Esta es en la que mejor preparan la nieve, con diferencia. La comparación con, por ejemplo, Formigal, es la leche. Las pocas veces que he ido allí, con buena nieve y poca gente, estaba fatal, a diferencia de Cerler, donde siempre esta perfecta.
  Un usuario.

• November 26, 2011
  carlos from Spain
  

  es cierto q no he esquiado en todas las estaciones de España pero creo q cerler es l d peor calidad, lo de esquiar, tienes toda l razón, es más, cada día peor, de todos modos no te ofendas q sois muchos y cada uno hace las cosas como puede, viviendo aquí ya sabes lo q opinamos mayoría d aramon... Un saludo

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• November 18, 2011
  angel from Spain
  

  querido carlos , en cuanto a cerler me parece todo perfecto tus comentarios y son muy respetables, pero resulta que no tienes ni idea de esquiar ,pues decir que es una estacion mal pisada eso es de gente que quiere destrozar el buen hacer de los maquinistas de esa estacion ,que es cerler. he tenido la oportunidad de esquiar en muchas estaciones españolas y francesas y el nivel de trabajo de pisar las pistas de cerler es muy alto, sin mas se despide un profesional de la nive ( maquinista de cerler )

• November 14, 2011
  carlos from Spain
  

  cerler, la estación sin dudarlo mas bonita del pirineo pero con una gestión basada en el engaño y con un pueblo, el de cerler, que es unico en el pirineo, en estado de abandono por parte del ayuntamiento y la estación, vergonzoso, cunatas veces habremos comentado por aqui la diferencia con las estaciones de francia, mas baratas y sin engaños, los que estamos aqui ya conocemos el clima y desde benasque ya sabemos si esta o no abierta la estación, eso si en los partes de la radio y estacion es todo perfecto, esta todo abierto, suban y paguen que en 1 hora empezamos a cerrar... bueno para acabar decir que en mi opinion cerler es la estacion donde pisan peor las pistas, nieve buena o mala, escalones por todos lados, aun asi... aqui sigo, ¿por que sera?

• February 24, 2011
  Javier from Spain
  

  Cerler está bien. Puntos a favor: el paisaje y en general, el entorno del valle, tanto en invierno como en verano.La estación, tal y como ha dejado escrito ya alguien, podría mejorar si ese maldito telesilla de cogulla fuera algo más rápido, si abrieran la estación al 100% cuando hay nieve, sobre todo, si Aurelio, el que trabaja en la radio no fuera tan optimista siempre y diera unos partes correctos, que no engañaran a la gente animándo a la gente a subir cuando no se ve "ni papa", si no dejaran aparcar donde la gente aparca a partir de las 11,30, impidiendo dejar salir a otros coches cuando terminan de esquiar y sobre todo si Aramón no tuviera tanta jeta. Muy bien a la hora de cobrar y cuando uno está en mitad del ajo, resulta que no se sabe porqué, Gallinero está cerrado, el Rincón del cielo también, el bosque está con calvas de tierra echa puré y sin embargo está abierta o ciertas pistas pisadas están inexplicablemente cerradas. Vamos que cobran sus eurazos para darte la mitad de lo que te han cobrado. Francia es mucho más barata, en algunas estraciones cobran por horas esquiadas y llegan a cobrar la mitad en determinadas ocasiones. No me quiero extender más por no hacer pesado el comentario pero si hablais con gente que sube a menudo, os dirán lo mismo. No estoy inventando nada.Y aún así subimos para dar negocio a Aramón y el Gobierno de Aragón, que es lo mismo. ¿Tenemos lo que nos merecemos? Ale, saludos a quien lea esta misiva.

• January 10, 2011
  Miguel from Spain
  

  Cerler tiene algo que les falta al resto de las estaciones de esquí, no hay ninguna que se asome al pirineo como ella. Admirar el macizo de las Madaletas con sus múltiples tresmiles, el del Posets, o el de Perdiguero, es un lujo al alcance de pocos afortunados.
  Si añadimos la buena calidad de la nieve y lo bien que trabajan las pistas, el resultado es ese, Cerler. No hay palabras…
  Os invito a visitarla, no olvidareis el Valle de Benasque.
  Saludos cordiales desde Barbastro,
  Miguel.

• November 22, 2010
  antonio from Spain
  

  hola a tod@s
  para mi cerler es una estación que no defrauda a nadie. tiene de todo, un paisaje alpino, unas pistas para todos los niveles, a los que les guste salirse de las pistas, aunque esté mal decirlo por los peligros evidentes, podrán disfrutar de muchas laderas, el ambiente familiar, etc.
  como punto negativo es la no apertura al 100x100 de la estación aunque tenga nieve cuando no hay mucha afluencia de esquiadores, será por temas de costes o yo que se, pero para eso yo pago un forfait al 100x100, si no que me apliquen el descuento proporcional a las pistas abiertas.
  no creo que sea la única estación que lo haga.
  de todas formas recomiendo la estación.
  por último, y esto va para aramon, a pesar que me guste mucho el esqui alpino, me entristece mucho la ampliación de la estación. nos estamos quedando sin zonas salvajes y virgenes por la avaricia, y no cabe duda que esto lo pagaremos muy caro en un futuro no muy lejano.

• November 29, 2009
  Juan from Spain
  

  The resort info it is not updated....Cerler has almost 70 km of marked runs, almost all the lift are fast 4-6 chairs, plenty of freeride and a wonderful tree skiing... [Editor - Thanks for mentioning this Juan, we will update it right away]

  Ahh, and is it not busy....but don´t it to anybody...

• December 27, 2008
  Susana from Spain
  

  Una maravilla de estación, con unos paisajes impresionantes, rodeado de montañas, llena de árboles, una estación que cuando la visitas la primera vez, quedarás enamorado de ella y a la cual querrás volver siempre que puedas, y cuando no puedes, mal asunto.

• March 17, 2006
  jorge from Portugal
  

  Hey everybody! I'm a young snowboarder writing from Portugal that really likes Cerler,it's excellent,I love it!It's a wonderful resort,really beautiful! But it's a resort for those who like freeriding, for those people it's an excellent resort, a lot of powder snow, nice tracks, nice drops..whatever, it's a really nice resort for those people that like big drops, some trees with a lot of powder snow!!Go try it..it's super dope!!!peace..snow4ever

• November 20, 2005
  João Lemos from Portugal
  

  Hi everyone! I went in Cerler last year in 2004 in carnival with my young brother and my parents. It was the first time that I did real ski in a real ski resort, because I learned in Portugal on an artificial piste. At the Cerler resort, good snow, good tracks, good ski material, good hotels and apartments. I was there 5 days and those 5 days were excellent and when I got back to portugal I was yearning for Cerler. Probably I felt this because it was the first time I did "real" ski... We all loved being there and to all of you, if you want to go to Cerler, and have fun and good ski, go on, go to Cerler. I have done this comment at 20th November 2005 and this year I was in Andorra in Pal-Arinsal and in relation to these two ski resorts, I think Cerler is a very good ski resort too... Have a great time skiing, have fun, play good with everybody, to the next ski season 2005-2006.