Grandvalira-Soldeu 6 Day Snow Forecast

Charles Saunders from United Kingdom writes:

My girlfriend and I were in Soldeu last week, despite it snowing from Wednesday night to Friday morning. When 50 cms of snow fell, we only lost a few hours on the slopes, when we left on the 25/03 all runs were open, the sun was shining and there was loads of good snow. This was my first visit to Grandvalira, I will be back. The area is great for intermediate skiers with "motorway" runs and more challenging runs everywhere. You can ski down to Soldeu via 2 blue runs or two black runs....or a combination of both. The scenery is not as dramatic as some parts of the Alps but beautiful in a less intimidating way, there are plenty of varied runs through the tree line which were particularly good when it got hot in the afternoon, Andorra is not the "moonscape" most photos portray. Queues at lifts were non existent. The local people are genuinely welcoming, ski school is best I have experienced and well organised - thanks Alan if you are reading this. We stayed at Piolets Hotel which has a ski hire shop adjacent and the main gondola 2 mins walk away, the bedrooms (ours overlooked the mountain and had a balcony) were large and nicely decorated but some might say ever so slightly past their best. Food was good with varied buffet, always choice of 2 red meats, fish/seafood and chicken, good salads, loads of puddings, fruit, cheeses etc. Bar nice/friendly/comfortable but stay off the single malts as they are expensive. My only criticism of the hotel was that the rooms did not have tea/coffee/kettle but that seems to be common. If this resort is on your shortlist don't hesitate, you will not be disappointed. C.S

2012-03-27