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Quiet skiing at high altitude with impressive snow records - immerse yourself in everything Pal Arinsal offers.
Pal Arinsal is ideal for beginner and intermediate skiers with a gentle progression.
Pal Arinsal has some great options for childcare on the slopes.
Andorra averages over 300 days of sunshine every year!
Views that stretch across Andorra and into France and Spain.
Arinsal has a great nightlife scene whereas Pal is a lot quieter.
Pal Arinsal has some of the best value skiing in Europe.
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This resort in Andorra combines the two individual sectors of Pal and Arinsal, both included on the same lift pass and linked by cable car.
Arinsal is more of a bowl; the skiing is superb and affords some brilliant views down the Valley. The progression is great and offers skiing for all abilities, but is particularly good for beginners and intermediates. Pal has more tree-lined skiing and a greater overall length of piste, with a brilliant mix of gradients, again suitable for all abilities. The slopes are accessed by the main gondola in the middle of the village or there is a charlift at the top of the village.
Arinsal is a small but lively village with plenty of bars and restaurants and an energetic après-ski scene. There are plenty of hotels to choose from, all in the village or a very short walk to the gondola.
Pal is accessed by a main cable car which runs from the village of La Massana. A small but busy village, there is a great choice of hotels all within easy walking distance of the cable car and the village also offers a superb choice of cafes, bars and restaurants as well as a really nice central square.
Resort Height
1550m
Highest Skiing
2560m
Piste Length
63km
No. of Lifts
31
You can stay in hotels in either Pal or Arinsal. Of the two, Arinsal has the livelier après-ski scene and tends to attract the more energetic crowd in the evenings. Pal has a busier feel in general due to the traffic, but it's definitely quieter. Both have a decent choice of restaurants and more laid back bars.
Away from the ski slopes, Pal Arinsal (and Andorra!) offers plenty of exciting alternative ways to entertain yourself. A visit to Andorra la Vella, Andorra's capital, should be on your list - ideal for some duty free shopping! Whilst there, taking your swimming costume and visit the famous Caldea Spa for the ultimate relaxation. If you're feeling more energetic, snowshoeing, sledging, toboganning and zip lining are all easy to book.
Eating out in either Pal or Arinsal is simple with a great choice of restaurants to cater for all cuisines and budgets. Simple foods such as pizza and burgers are readily available or if you prefer something more refined then there are plenty of options.
Pal Arinsal is ideal for family skiing! Not only is Andorra a warm and welcoming country, the hotels, ski schools and resort in general are perfectly suited for a family skiing holiday. It's also one of the best value ski resorts in Europe. There are plenty of very well run childcare options for younger children and for older children and teenagers there are specific age orientated ski lessons.
Although Andorra enjoys plenty of sunshine, the snow records are very good owing to the high altitude of the resorts. Pal Arinsal has much of the skiing over 1800m and also benefits from a very extensive and efficient network of artificial snow making facilities.
The ski season in Pal Arinsal runs throughout the winter and mirrors those in other ski areas in Europe. The season tends to begin in either late November or early December and finishes around the beginning or middle of April. The exact start and end dates differ each year and are dictated by snow conditions and holidays, such as Easter.
British citizens don't need a visa to enter Andorra but you need to have at least 3 month validity left on your passport. For the most up to date information regarding passport information and entry requirements, please visit https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/andorra/entry-requirements.
If you book a ski holiday with us, it is a requirement that you have travel insurance in place, from a reputable provider, that includes winter sports as part of your policy. Suitable policies are available from most travel insurers.
For the latest health and safety information about travelling to Andorra, please visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/andorra/health.
The closest airports to Pal Arinsal in particular, but also Andorra in general, are Barcelona (Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat) and Toulouse. Both take around 3-4hrs. Transfers run 3 times a day from Toulouse or every 2hrs throughout the day from Barcelona.
Flights from the Southern parts of the UK take around 2hrs to Toulouse and about 2.5hrs to Barcelona.
Andorra has four official languages - Catalan, Spanish, French and English. The majoriy of Andorran's have conversational English, but making the effort with one of the local languages is always well received.
Andorra is on Central European Time which is always 1hr ahead of the UK.
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