Skip to main content
SkiWeather.eu resort profile

Masella resort profile

La Molina Masella · Catalunya · Spain · 1616–2537 m

Altitude1616-2537 m
Vertical drop921 m
Slopes145 km
Lifts33

Masella, Catalunya

Resort overview

Resort base in the La Molina Masella ski area.

Altitude1611 m
CountrySpain

La Molina Masella ski area

Masella 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 drop1616 - 2537 meters
Descent921 meters

La Molina Masella ski area overview

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

Masella is a resort base in the La Molina Masella ski area. It is linked to 2 resort bases. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 145 km of slopes, 1616-2537 m altitude, 33 lifts. Beginner terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 55%.

Ski areaAltitude range1616–2537 m100% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix145 km slopes100% confidenceSki areaLift network33 lifts100% confidence
Very large ski areaHigh-altitude terrainBeginner focus
Ski-area scale 145 km. A very extensive network supports multi-day exploration and distributes visitors across more terrain. It is linked to 2 resort bases, giving visitors several accommodation and access locations; direct lift linkage can differ between bases.
Terrain character The terrain is clearly weighted toward beginner skiing. The largest share is about 55%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

Useful upper altitudeStrong terrain value
Altitude resilience The upper mountain has a useful altitude advantage in warm or marginal snow periods. The 921 m vertical range also creates meaningful temperature and snow-quality differences from valley to summit.
Lift infrastructure About 4.4 slope km per lift indicates a broadly balanced lift-to-terrain ratio. Published hourly capacity is 50,260 persons, about 1523 persons/hour per lift and 347 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 26.6 km, averaging about 0.8 km of lift line per lift.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across La Molina Masella.

This ski area is clearly oriented toward beginner skiers. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.

Extensive terrain networkBeginner terrain focus
Slopes63 ski slopes
Total145 km
  • Blue80 km
  • Red47 km
  • Black18 km
Blue80 km55%
Red47 km32%
Black18 km13%

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across La Molina Masella.

The ski area has 33 lifts. Chairlift is the largest listed category at 13. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 42% of the published lift-type breakdown. The network provides about 4.4 slope km per lift.

Surface-lift emphasis
Chairlift 13
Gondola 1
Moving carpet 8
Rope tow / baby lift 2
T-bar / platter 9
Total lifts33
Lift capacity 50,260 persons/hour
Lift length26.6 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€39€0.27/km
6-day adult€192€1.32/km

Ski resort ratings for Masella compared to the site-wide resort benchmark. Open the ratings page to choose a different benchmark group. Based on 2 visitor reviews, with third-party overall rating evidence incorporated.

Overall rating 6.3
All resorts 6.2
Snow conditions 7
All resorts 7.6
Family friendly 6.3
All resorts 7.8
Advanced skiing 7
All resorts 7.7
Beginner 7.0 7.6
Advanced 7.0 7.7
Expert 6.0 7.1 ▼
Free-nature 8.0 6.9 ▲
Snow 7.0 7.6
Family 6.3 7.8 ▼
Après-ski 4.5 6.7 ▼
Nature 7.0 7.7
Hiking 6.0 7 ▼
Lifts 5.0 7.2 ▼

Masella reviews

More reviews

Massela is located in the Cerdanya in the central Pyrenees. The resort is close to the French and Andorran borders, and sits on the northern slope of Tosa d'Alp. It is located only 90 minutes from B..

PATRICKGLASGOW

Address

AddressEstacio de Masella Av. Peu de Pistes s/n 17538 Masella Spain
PlaceMasella Catalunya Spain

Contact

Location

Mountain intelligence

Why this resort matters now

Structurally, la-molina-masella behaves like a efficient short-break base.

Resort network

Explore related ski areas

Structurally similar ski areas from the Resort Intelligence Graph.

Explore full network →
87/100

Similar altitude, terrain mix, scale and reliability.

82/100

Similar altitude, terrain mix, scale and reliability.

Continue your resort check

Terrain, snow and weather for Masella.