Friday, March 09, 2007
02/2007: Vallnord, the 'most attractive' Andorran ski region...
The other ski region of Andorra, possibly lesser known as a mainstream destination is Vallnord. Comprising the ski sectors of Arinsal, Pal and Arcalis it really is the most attractive part of Andorra with beautiful, rugged mountain scenery everywhere you go. Now there is a new gondola in the town of La Massana up to the Arinsal-Pal skiing and the plans are that, with it’s proximity also to the skiing at Arcalis, it will become a lively hub of this whole ski region.
There is certainly more to appeal to the more advanced skier in Vallnord with some tree-lined pistes in Pal and some steeper, rocky descents in Arcalis. Rather a shame then, that to get to Arcalis from Arinsal to ski, for example, will necessitate a bus or car ride of about half an hour…but definitely well worth it to experience this away-from-it-all location. Buses are available to Arinsal, Pal and Arcalis from La Massana with a journey time of around 10 minutes. When I go back to Andorra to ski next time, I would definitely stay in la Massana to experience the whole of this beautiful area.
The other ski region of Andorra, possibly lesser known as a mainstream destination is Vallnord. Comprising the ski sectors of Arinsal, Pal and Arcalis it really is the most attractive part of Andorra with beautiful, rugged mountain scenery everywhere you go. Now there is a new gondola in the town of La Massana up to the Arinsal-Pal skiing and the plans are that, with it’s proximity also to the skiing at Arcalis, it will become a lively hub of this whole ski region.
There is certainly more to appeal to the more advanced skier in Vallnord with some tree-lined pistes in Pal and some steeper, rocky descents in Arcalis. Rather a shame then, that to get to Arcalis from Arinsal to ski, for example, will necessitate a bus or car ride of about half an hour…but definitely well worth it to experience this away-from-it-all location. Buses are available to Arinsal, Pal and Arcalis from La Massana with a journey time of around 10 minutes. When I go back to Andorra to ski next time, I would definitely stay in la Massana to experience the whole of this beautiful area.
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