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Arinsal Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Arinsal Ski Resort

Arinsal Ratings

Overall: 4.1. Based on 20 votes and 28 reviews.

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Snowsure: 4.2

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Arinsal is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.1

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Arinsal has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 3.4

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 4.2

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 3.7

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Arinsal

Public Transport: 4.3

  • There are no buses or taxis to Arinsal
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 4.9

  • No places to stay in/near Arinsal
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 4.1

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 3.7

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Arinsal

Ski in/Ski out: 4.1

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 4.4

  • There are no child care facilities at Arinsal
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 4.2

  • Arinsal relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.7

  • There are no snow groomers at Arinsal
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Arinsal are groomed daily

Shelter: 3.8

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Arinsal is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 4.6

  • If snow conditions are poor at Arinsal, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 3.9

  • Arinsal usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.6

  • The staff at Arinsal are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Arinsal are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 4.4

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.8

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.8

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 4.4

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.3

  • No intermediate terrain at Arinsal
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 3.4

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 4.0

  • Not even a kicker at Arinsal
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 2.9

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Arinsal
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 2.8

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Arinsal has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 4.3

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 4.8

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 4.0

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 3.1

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 3.5

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 4.1

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 4.0

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 4.4

  • Overall, Arinsal is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 4.4

  • Overall, Arinsal is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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January 24, 2009
Sue and David from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Got back from Arinsal last week. This is about my 6th time skiing there. Have skied in Austria and Italy but feel like this is home. As usual had a great time and find it a great place. Met up with the usual crowd of ski instructors and bar owners. Don't like to write reviews much as I don't want everyone going to my little country but it is fab. We stayed at Hotel Montane again; basic but friendly and great position although food this time round not as good as a couple of years ago. Have stayed in Princessa Park and St Gothard and St Mortize appartments and all good. What can I say except hope to see everyone again in March.
October 04, 2008
Hans from Ski France France
Visited Plagne Soleil 8 times in Jan/Feb/Mar. Going again in Jan '09. Paradiski is great, after a week there are still slopes left! Ski domain La Plagne itself is also very large. Slopes are wide and well prepared. Due to the high altitude there is virtually always plenty of snow. We drive down the mountain to a supermarket in Aime to get some serious supplies once or twice during our stay. There is a far greater choice in products and you get a bigger bang for your buck ;)
October 03, 2008
Papa Benedicto from Ski Italy Italy
And on the 8th day god made Cypress. great fun, and with the new lodge this year and loads of comps going on at the aerials/pipe/bdr-x areas this yr its ramping up for 2010. The views are second to none. Where else can you watch the sea, the city, Mt Baker (stunning), islands, ferries, within 20 mins of downtown Vancouver. When the sun goes down it really is something else, the lights in town start twinkling and the sky turns red! gasp I hear you say!
October 02, 2008
Valodja from Ski Czech Republic Czech Republic
Small but decent resort for beginners to intermediates. It is positioned quite low, but they have ever improved snow making facilities, so the snow-conditions are not so bad. For the season, they are rebuilding everything massively, the runs will be 1-1,5km long, 200m of drop, good for carving and served by modern 4 chairlifts - so, perhaps good-bye to the queues? Huge ski-school with nice lifts for children.
October 02, 2008
Valodja from Ski Czech Republic Czech Republic
I was in Madesimo for the second time in the second part of March ´08 and it was really beautiful. I´ve tried all the runs, even the challenging looong freerides Canalone and Camoscio. The best for fun carving was the powdery Val di Lei in the spring sunshine! Great week, great resort, great value! I will try to get my friends together and get there even this year. In 08 season, they had powder until half April!
October 02, 2008
Lisa from Ski France France
Going to Pas in January again, was there last year and had an awesome time. As we are a group of 12 girls we had the times of our lives, good boarding even though we where beginners, good apres, lots of fit blokes. Fab holiday. Can not wait to go back. First stop will definitely be Paddys Bar, it has the friendliest staff, the best vibe and by far is the most social bar. After we will see you all in Bilboard for a good nights dancing. see you all January Lisa xxxxxx
February 16, 2008
Helen from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Me , hubby and daughter were there the same week; 3rd Feb. We stayed in the Hotel Princesa Park. Very good value for money, good food in restaurant for 6 out of 7 days. 1st time in Arinsal and, hopefully, will be returning. We traveled 1st time with Inghams and found them good too. Could have snowed a bit more though as by the time we left all the snow on the mountains had mostly disappeared. However, they have tons of snow cannons. Also not much choice of food in bars/cafes on pistes. All in all, a good holiday.
February 14, 2008
Alex
Arrived in Arinsal on the 3rd Feb, stayed in the Patagonia hotel next to Peters' Crest hotel. Snow on the first day, excellent weather for the remainder of the week. nothing to add to Peters' comments in regard to 'ski-arrangements' (slopes, quality of snow etc etc..) - Patagonia hotel offers good quality for the price you pay, (big rooms, fresh towels, cleaning, beds done etc etc..), minor points being that the 'happy hour' does not include soft drinks for the kids (being there with 4 kids adds up..), and the restaurant in the evening only opens at 19.30hr, which is too late for kids having spent a whole day on the slopes.. choice of food and quality, however, is good, staff are friendly. I will definitely go back at the end of the year to Arinsal, it's an ideal place for families with (4) kids..
February 12, 2008
Peter from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Spent a week in Arinsal from 3rd Feb 08. It snowed the night I arrived which saved the week and made it good. Stayed at the Crest, yards from the lift. Clean room, friendly staff, more than adequate food. Skied on Arinsal but found it small in area - but excellent for someone to learn on all week. (Half kilometre walk down to the village and then same distance back - but then up the steep hill). Got to Encamp and caught the 'Funicamp' up to the very large area of Grand Valari which covers the northern ski area. That is excellent for any level of skier! The weather was hot and sunny all week and the snow was maintained only on the pistes in Arinsal with Grand Valari getting noticeably thinner in places. My advice - stay at Soldeu or similar to gain from the larger ski area. It was an excellent week to at a friendly area of the world!
January 14, 2008
Young Family from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
6 Jan, 2008 Just got back, skiing was great, slopes in very good condition (not all open), some great skiing in PAL. Hotel Princessa Parc was great, great food!! Make sure you leave your skis up at the ski centre at the top, saves carrying skis each day, cost 54 Euro for locker which holds 4 X skis (well worth it). Also, ask at ski lift for Vallnord card, it gives you between 10 to 20% off at shops etc. See you in March; going back out.