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Arinsal resort profile

Pal Arinsal · Andorra · 1550–2537 m

Altitude1550-2537 m
Vertical drop987 m
Slopes63 km
Lifts31

Arinsal, Andorra

Resort overview

Resort base in the Pal Arinsal ski area.

Altitude1655 m
StateAndorra
CountryAndorra

Pal Arinsal ski area

Arinsal is part of this ski area.

This is one ski-area statistical scope linked to 2 resort bases. Terrain and lift totals refer to the ski area as a whole.

Mountain rangePyrenees
Vertical drop1550 - 2537 meters
Descent987 meters

Pal Arinsal ski area overview

Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Arinsal.

Arinsal is a resort base in the Pal Arinsal ski area. It is linked to 2 resort bases. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 63 km of slopes, 1550-2537 m altitude, 31 lifts. Beginner terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 49%.

Ski areaAltitude range1550–2537 m97% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix63 km slopes97% confidenceSki areaLift network31 lifts97% confidence
Mid-sized ski areaHigh-altitude terrainBeginner focus
Ski-area scale 63 km. A manageable network suits a focused trip without requiring extensive transfers. It is linked to 2 resort bases, giving visitors several accommodation and access locations; direct lift linkage can differ between bases.
Terrain character The mix leans toward beginner terrain while retaining useful variety. The largest share is about 49%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

Useful upper altitudeDense lift accessHigh published capacityStrong terrain value
Altitude resilience The upper mountain has a useful altitude advantage in warm or marginal snow periods. The 987 m vertical range also creates meaningful temperature and snow-quality differences from valley to summit.
Lift infrastructure About 2.0 slope km per lift indicates a relatively dense access network. Published hourly capacity is 50,300 persons, about 1623 persons/hour per lift and 798 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 20.7 km, averaging about 0.7 km of lift line per lift.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Pal Arinsal.

The slope mix leans toward beginner skiers, while still offering variety. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.

Manageable terrain scaleBeginner terrain focus
Slopes39 ski slopes
Total63 km
  • Blue31 km
  • Red24 km
  • Black8 km
Blue31 km49%
Red24 km38%
Black8 km13%

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Pal Arinsal.

The ski area has 31 lifts. Chairlift is the largest published category at 12. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 64% of the published lift-type breakdown. Type is not published for 9 lifts. The network provides about 2.0 slope km per lift.

Dense terrain accessHigh published capacity
Aerial tramway 1
Chairlift 12
Gondola 2
T-bar / platter 7
Type not published 9
Total lifts31
Lift capacity 50,300 persons/hour
Lift length20.7 km

Ski pass

Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.

The adult day pass offers strong terrain value relative to the published slope network.

Strong terrain value
TicketPricePrice/km
Daycard adult€49.50€0.79/km
6-day adult€186€2.95/km
Daycard child€39.50€0.63/km
6-day child€129€2.05/km

Ski resort ratings for Arinsal compared to the site-wide resort benchmark. Open the ratings page to choose a different benchmark group. Based on 6 visitor reviews, with third-party overall rating evidence incorporated.

Overall rating 7
All resorts 6.2
Snow conditions 8
All resorts 7.6
Family friendly 8.9
All resorts 7.8
Beginner 8.0 7.6
Advanced n.a. 7.7
Expert 6.0 7.1 ▼
Free-nature 7.0 6.9
Snow 8.0 7.6
Family 8.9 7.8 ▲
Après-ski 5.9 6.7 ▼
Nature n.a. 7.7
Hiking n.a. 7
Lifts 7.4 7.2

No visitor review is available for Arinsal yet.

Address

AddressInformacio Turistica dAndorra C/ Dr. Vilanova 13, Ed. Davi AD500 Andorra la Vella Andorra
PlaceArinsal Andorra Andorra

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