Grandvalira-Pas de la Casa Ski Resort Guide
Grandvalira-Pas de la Casa Ski Resort Guide
If you are looking for a cheap, no-frills ski holiday that still offers great skiing in a lively resort then Grandvalira-Pas de la Casa may be the one for you. Part of the linked ski network that includes; Grandvalira-Encamp, Grandvalira-Canillo, Grandvalira-El Tarter, Grandvalira-Soldeu and Grandvalira-Grau Roig,Grandvalira-Pas de la Casa offers over 100 km of pistes. Porte des Neiges, in France will also join the Grandvalira resorts. Grandvalira-Pas de la Casa resort has a well balanced mix of gradients that should keep most happy. The modern network of 30 lifts only really struggles during the busiest holiday periods when local skiers flock to the slopes. Off the slopes the town is lively. Accommodation is, predominantly, in apartment blocks at Grandvalira-Pas de la Casa but a host of duty-free supermarkets and bar/restaurants help to keep the cost pegged. However, the eating could not be described as haute-cuisine, nor the nightlife sophisticated, but it doesn't pretend to be!
Resorts close to Grandvalira-Pas de la Casa include:
Grandvalira-Grau Roig (4 km),
Porté Puymorens (7 km),
Grandvalira-Soldeu (8 km),
Grandvalira El Tarter (10 km),
Grandvalira-Canillo (13 km),
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Trails (Pistes): 55 |
Halfpipes: 1 |
| Summit: 2640 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 25% Int: 55% Adv: 20% |
Terrain Parks: 1 |
| Vertical Drop: 590 m |
X-Country: 15 km |
| Lifts: 31 (14 chair lifts, 16 surface lifts) |
Snowmaking: 20% |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: 1 |
Slopeside accommodation: Y |
| Restaurants: 63 |
Acres of ski: 1546 |
| Bars: 30 |
Nearest Airport: Barcelona |
| Nearest Train: La Tour de Carol |
Tourist Info Phone:: -,
Grandvalira-Pas de la Casa Tourist Office Website |
Visitor Reviews of Grandvalira-Pas de la Casa
Shaun Fieldhouse from United Kingdom writes:
Me and 3 of my mates went to Pas De La Casa (Grandvalira-Pas de la Casa) in late January and what a week it was. The snow conditions were perfect; some pistes left unbashed for powder loving snowboarders, and the well used and long runs prepared perfectly with a dusting of fresh snow on top. Ideal conditions for both skiers and boarders. I don't know how they were grading the runs, but some blues should have been red, some blacks should have been blues etc. But there is something for everyone at Pas de la Casa (Grandvalira-Pas de la Casa) and the wide slope back into the town centre is perfect for beginners: not too steep and nice and wide for turns. Away from the centre there is a huge snow park, with jumps, rails and half-pipes, with DJ's playing all around, brilliant.
Now the important bit, the night life. I have never been anywhere quite like it. There are so many bars you will need more than a week to get to them all, and the 2 clubs are always a good laugh. Get to the happy hours to get the night started as beers were about 3 euros. Plenty of good places to eat out, make friends with anybody and everybody, keeps drink and food prices down.
All in all, Pas de la Casa (Grandvalira-Pas de la Casa) is a great place if you're going to get up late with a sore head, ski or board 'til your legs hurt and then do the same all over again.
2009-04-07 |
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