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Visitor reviews for Grandvalira-Soldeu Ski Resort

Grandvalira-Soldeu Ratings

Overall: 4.0. Based on 43 votes and 36 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
  • Grandvalira-Soldeu is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.4

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

Off-piste: 3.7

  • 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: 4.1

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

Access: 3.2

  • 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 Grandvalira-Soldeu

Public Transport: 3.7

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

Accommodation: 4.5

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

Cheap Rooms: 3.8

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

Luxury Hotels: 4.3

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

Ski in/Ski out: 4.2

  • 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: 3.7

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

Snowmaking: 4.4

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

Snow Grooming: 4.6

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

Shelter: 4.0

  • 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
  • Grandvalira-Soldeu is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 3.5

  • If snow conditions are poor at Grandvalira-Soldeu, 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: 4.2

  • Grandvalira-Soldeu 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: 4.3

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

Crowds/Queues: 3.9

  • 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: 4.7

  • 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: 4.7

  • 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: 4.5

  • 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: 4.7

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

Advanced: 4.3

  • 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: 4.3

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

Cross-country: 3.1

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

Luge/Toboggan: 2.2

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

Mountain Dining: 4.1

  • 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: 4.1

  • 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: 4.3

  • 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: 3.3

  • 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: 3.4

  • 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: 3.4

  • 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): 4.1

  • Overall, Grandvalira-Soldeu 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): 4.3

  • Overall, Grandvalira-Soldeu 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 25, 2026
David from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
This will be our sixth year in Soldeu, Feb-26, and we're looking forward to a week of intensive skiing. We would consider ourselves to be experienced intermediate skiers, who rarely venture off-piste, but prefer to thrash the blues and reds and the occasional black. We ski from 09.30 to 16.30 each day. We're a family of four very active adults. The hotels are excellent, the food is very agreeable and the staff are very friendly and always helpful. The quality of skis (for hire) is excellent. The maintenance of the ski gear is excellent. On the slopes there are rarely queues at the lifts, there are rarely queues in the eateries and the prices are much more affordable than any other ski area in Europe. Yes; if you want adventurous off-piste, high speed, thrilling, slightly higher risk skiing, maybe the higher alpine resorts might suit best. If you are happy to pay twice the price for lift passes, gear hire, food, beer, head to the Alps. However, those of us who seek a ski-in ski-out winter skiing experience, with almost guaranteed snow, that is in line with our abilities, and pockets, head to Granvalira.
March 19, 2023
Howard Beanland from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
We first went to Pas de la Casa in 2003, shortly after the Grandvalira ski area was formed by combining two previous ski lift companies. Unfortunately, in the intervening 20 years, there doesn’t appear to have been much improvement in the ski infrastructure. Whereas in Austria T-bars have been replaced by heated lifts with covers, and new and upgraded gondolas are common place, the Grandvalira is stuck with lots of slow lifts. This is particularly a problem where the lifts connect one part of the ski area with other resorts. The Assaladors and Solanells lifts in particular could potentially cause problems at busy times. Fortunately for us, it was not too busy in the resorts so we didn’t have any problems queuing; it is just frustrating moving at a glacial pace sitting on these lifts, when you could spend more time skiing. The 4-seater Cubil lift at Grau Roig is much quicker, but it’s just inadequate to cope with the volume of skiers at any time of day. It should be replaced by a six-seater as a minimum. Incidentally, the 2023 piste map is one of the worst I’ve seen. Very confusing and indistinct, largely because most of the map is given over to advertising. We frequently used the piste map we got in 2003 which was much clearer. There’s not an abundance of mountain restaurants. In nearly every case, there’s a limited amount of seating indoors with most restaurants relying on external seating for their patrons. This was ok whilst we were there, as the weather was generally good, and we could sit outside. In poor weather, getting indoor seating at lunchtime would have been a real struggle. There are a number of snack bars on the slopes which offer pizzas, hot sandwiches and drinks. Prices are cheaper than in France, but a little more expensive than Austria. We stayed in Soldeu, which is well placed to access all sectors of the Grandvalira. Access to the slopes is good, and there are several easy return routes, although some of these get a little crowded towards the end of the day. We hired heated ski lockers in the gondola station and whilst these weren’t cheap, they were very convenient. Soldeu itself is pretty uninspiring. It’s a long linear village on the road between Pas and Andorra la Veilla, so there’s always a lot of through traffic. As for the skiing, it’s good for both intermediates and beginners, but rather restricting for those who like their skiing to be gnarly. There’s plenty to go at, and enough to keep most people interested for a week.
February 21, 2020
Guy Pocock from Ski Austria Austria
We visited Soldeu, in the Grandvalira region of Andorra, from 9th to 16th February 2020. We booked the accommodation, transfers from Barcelona, ski hire & ski passes from a wonderful agent, “Andorra Travel Service” ... Gemma, Jackie, James & Iain couldn’t do enough for us. They replied to emails within minutes, were friendly and made our stay so enjoyable. One example of their help, we were delayed by 4 hours reaching the ski centre, by Storm Ciara, but Iain still met us at midnight as we got off the Andbus transfer and delivered us to our apartment, Bellavista, which sits facing south with a fantastic view of the village and ski runs. We had a fabulous ski holiday and really enjoyed travelling to the 6 different valleys and 4 ski centres. There are loads of areas throughout the 210km of slopes to visit with good variety and interest. We enjoyed six bluebird days during our holiday & good snow conditions, considering the resort hadn’t had a heavy dump of snow for two weeks. The food and drinks on the mountains were good value, probably close to half the cost of other French resorts we’d been to recently. Also, in Soldeu, there are several good eateries and watering holes. We had an excellent meal in a fabulous restaurant called La Cort del Popaire... it wasn’t cheap but is really worth searching out for a special occasion. All in all, we’d highly recommend you give Soldeu and the Grandvalira ski region a visit. It’s a good quality ski centre with excellent lifts, minimal queues, affordable food and drink with lots of ski options that probably suits all levels of skier. Enjoy .... Guy
February 18, 2019
DIONYSIOS CHATZIS from Ski Greece Greece
Just a few words about Andorra: it is a small state in the Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain. Best connection from Barcelona El Prat airport with directbus every two hours at the price of 34 Euros per person. The trip lasts 3 1/2 hours. Andorra has two main ski regions. 1) Vallnord, which encompasses Pal, Arinsal (these two are interconnected) and Arcalis, and 2) Grandvalira, which encompasses six interconnected ski areas (Encamp, Canillo, El Tarter, Soldeu, Crau Roig and Pas de La Casa). Well, skiing in Grandvalira is fantastic. I was there on Friday, 15th February 2019. The ticket is expensive, thus 51 Euro for a full day, but it offers unlimited options. I skied 5 hours non-stop and have not managed to ski maybe even half of the pistes. I did not have time to look at the map. I just skied where it happened to go! For an advanced skier the Grandvalira area is perfect. It consists mostly of blue and red runs. I have found some of the red runs rather blue, like Isard. On the other hand, Obagot was a true red, although short. The black Mirador was really easy, as the snow has been softened because of the sun and was cut like butter! Some of the pistes are in pine forest, but most of them. Especially the ones in higher altitude; they are treeless. The lift system is really efficient. It was quite busy, but there were almost no queues with the exception of Cubil lift, when I wanted to return back to Soldeu at 16:00. I was afraid of high temperatures, as on the base the temperature was 6 degrees above Celsius. However, the snow kept in fantastic condition. I think Grandvalira is a great place not only to learn how to ski but also to improve your skiing skills. The only drawbacks is Andorra itself, as it lacks charm and it is outside European Union (which means expensive phone calls and very expensive data) and the capital is quite boring. Also, a major issue is the traffic. The bus took 90 min. from Soldeu to Andorra La Vella at 17:00, which is less than 20km distance! However, I did not regret to visit to Andorra, as skiing there was fantastic and I look forward to visiting it again in the future to enjoy skiing there more.
February 06, 2018
Alice Armstrong from Ski France France
Fantastic snow conditions here in the Grandvalira and the sun is coming out too....couldn´t be better!
February 09, 2017
Sarah from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Just back from Soldeu. Excellent snow conditions, plenty of it, combined with some days of beautiful sunshine. Full 210km of slopes open.
February 26, 2015
Tj. Bekker from Ski Andorra Andorra
Excellent appartment between Pas de la Casa and Soldeu; good slopes, a lot of snow, nice friends next door but.....why not organise bus transport more efficiently? Some of our bus adventures in one week: 1 bus per 20m but not on fixed times, tickets not included in ski passes and, on top, to be bought and printed per person (delays!), Different companies seem to operate the buses (week cards don't work), skis to be stored in the boot below (put all on top of each other, falling from the bus when leaving), bus stopping 200 mtrs after the ski station because there is no place to stop, when in the bus driver hits 90km/hr on snowy road while printing the tickets. Incredible for such a nice resort to 'forget' this important part of a successful ski holiday. When this improves might consider coming back!
January 25, 2015
Jose from Ski Spain Spain
25th January. Very windy on top, link Soldeu - Grau Roig closed today due to this. Summit tracks with hard snow and ice, little stones everywhere. Snow quality is better as you descent, some powder tracks at mid-bottom. No queues at lifts. Ski day rating, 3 over 5. [note from the editor: this weather report will hopefully also appear with the Eyeball Reports for Grandvalira-Soldeu.)
December 29, 2014
V Williams from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
With high winds closing off chairlift access to upper slopes all telecabinas/ chairlifts from Soldeu and El Tarter had very long queues. It would be interesting to know why Corb button lift was out of action all day? Perhaps worst of all were queues to buy lift passes. 1 hour to buy a walk-up pass and at least 35 - 45 minutes to buy a regular lift pass. I think Grandvalira need to re-think their online application procedures as this seems to cause massive hold ups at the caixes. Staff doing their best but management needs to take more positive action regarding customer service.
January 27, 2014
lynn from Ski France France
Absolutely phenomenol instruction; the instructors, in the ski and snowboard schools, are a cut above the rest. Lesley is just amazing. What she did for my confidence in the space of a week I will never, ever forget! Never thought I'd enjoy red or black slopes! The apres-ski is also great: La Caneta and Dat Alberts for food and The Harp for drinks!