Grandvalira-Soldeu Ski Resort Guide
Grandvalira-Soldeu Ski Resort Guide
In 2002, Grandvalira-Soldeu, was constituted by Soldeu-El Tarter. Now, the two areas are linked with Grau Roig, Pas de la Casa, Encamp and Canillo. Therefore, there are 6 areas in Andorra called: Grandvalira-Encamp, Grandvalira-Canillo, Grandvalira-El Tarter, Grandvalira-Soldeu, Grandvalira-Pas de la Casa and Grandvalira-Grau Roig. Porte des Neiges, in France will also join the resort, Grandvalira. Nowadays, there are 7 areas of skiing in the same resort. Despite a fair number of new building projects, Grandvalira-Soldeu (Soldeu- El Tarter) retains a good village atmosphere with several excellent watering holes for apres-ski and a good selection of restaurants (and as Andorra is a duty fee zone prices are very reasonable for a ski resort). Accommodation is good at Grandvalira-Soldeu, from the smart hotels near the gondola at the top of the village to more basic apartments down the road.The skiing itself is varied with some pleasant tree-lined runs down to the resort, and wide-open pistes higher up. Grandvalira-Soldeu has an abundance of skiing for beginners and intermediates together with some reasonable challenges on and off-piste for experts. Indeed, due to the English-speaking ski school with it's many BASI trained instructors, Grandvalira-Soldeu (Soldeu-El Tarter) is an ideal place to learn to ski or snow-board or to improve your technique.
The statistics are for the whole Grandvalira area which is now difficult to split into individual resort statistics.
Resorts close to Grandvalira-Soldeu include:
Grandvalira El Tarter (2 km),
Grandvalira-Grau Roig (5 km),
Grandvalira-Canillo (6 km),
Grandvalira-Encamp (8 km),
Grandvalira-Pas de la Casa (8 km),
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Trails (Pistes): 110 |
Halfpipes: 1 |
| Summit: 2560 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 50% Int: 30% Adv: 20% |
Terrain Parks: 3 |
| Vertical Drop: 850 m |
X-Country: Yes |
| Lifts: 66 (1 funitel, 3 cable cars, 30 chair lifts, 25 surface lifts) |
Snowmaking: 40% |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: 3 |
Slopeside accommodation: Y |
| Restaurants: 20 |
Acres of ski: 2000 |
| Bars: 7 |
Nearest Airport: Carcasonne (France) |
| Nearest Train: Hospitalet |
Tourist Info Phone:: + 376 801 060,
Grandvalira-Soldeu Tourist Office Website |
Visitor Reviews of Grandvalira-Soldeu
Chris Alcock from France writes:
I live 1.5 hrs from Andorra and Grandvalira is the best resort in the Pyrenees..
This season I also went to Superbagneres Luchon, nice, but full of kids end Feb/Mar, queues everywhere, not like Soldeu/Pas/Tarter/Canillo.
The ski pass is expensive but the slopes are very well maintained. I have taken Australians and South Americans and they love it too.
Only problem with accomodation is that the ski companies block-book nearly all of it, leaving little choice to those who wish to arrange their own.
Apres-ski is good and overall, I would say Grandvalira is very good value for those who are not expert skiers.
2012-04-02 |
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- Season opens: 10 Dec 2011
- Season closes: 15 Apr 2012
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The best start to the season for at least 10 years. 193km of 193km of trails are now open.
Events:
10/1/2009 - G.SERIES GRANDVALIRA. Grandvalira Circuit. Grandvalira-Pas de la Casa
17/1/2009 - GV FREESTYLE SERIES: CIRCUIT OPEN FREESTYLE SEAT. Grandvalira-Pas de la Casa
24/1/2009 - GV FREESTYLE SERIES: ATOMIC NIGHT FEVER Ski and snowboard. Grandvalira-El Tarter
6/2/2009 - EUROPEAN CUP (MEN). Avet. Grandvalira-Soldeu
21/3/2009 - GV FREESTYLE SERIES: NRJ SNOW CONTEST TOUR. Grandvalira Pas de la Casa. Isards Park
Information supplied 6 Jan 2009
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