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Due to the great early snow, Grandvalira Pas de la Casa and Grau Roig are now open, which is a week earlier than planned. With more snow falling in the last 24 hours as well as beautifully crisp cold temperatures the opening conditions are excellent for November.
- Pas de La Casa - Ski Map & Pistes
- Pas de La Casa - Off-Piste, Backcountry & Ski Touring
- Pas de La Casa - Restaurants, Bars & The Town
- Pas de La Casa - Ski Hire
- Pas de La Casa - Ski School
Based at an altitude of 2,100m, this is the highest resort in Andorra. The local ski area has two distinct sectors: the Pas de la Casa sector rising from the western edge of the town, and the Grau Roig sector on the far side of the watershed Envalira ridge beyond. The slopes closest to Pas de la Casa are busy motorway pistes, overlooked by a horses...
Grandvalira has recognised the thirst for off-piste and ski-touring among advanced skiers and currently has six signposted circuits, which have been adapted to suit all levels of technical and physical aptitude. As well as masses of ungroomed 'sidecountry', between-piste terrain there are numerous lift-accessible freeride zones offering different r...
Let's be honest, a lot of visitors are as attracted to Pas as much for the après as they are for the ski, and its multitude of lively pubs and bars cater for the predominantly young English-speaking tourists who animate the resort from afternoon happy hours through to the early hours of the morning. Step off the slopes from around 4pm and you'll be...
There are many good options for ski hire in Pas de la Casa and if you book through pasdelacasa.com you can get huge discounts of around 30 percent, through their hook-up with Rentaski. Other good options are Snow Torb and branches of eSports.
Pas de la Casa ski and snowboard school is the official school run by Grandvalira. Across the Grandvalira ski area there are seven ski and snowboard schools in total, with a school local to each sector, all of which are run by the official mountain company Grandvalira. The resort's ski schoolhas a good reputation (and usually a good complement of E...
- Roger Fulton
Reputed to be the highest and sunniest ski resort in the Pyrenees, Pas de la Casa - linked to Grau Roig - also claims the best snow record. North-facing slopes help snow quality and quantity to be reliable from December through to mid-May, with snow-making also available.
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- 2,640m 8,661ft
- Pas de la Casa / Grau Roig
- 2,050m 6,726ft
Daily updated snow report: ski resort Grandvalira – Pas de la Casa/Grau Roig/Soldeu/El Tarter/Canillo/Encamp, snow depth (valley/mountain), open slopes/runs, open ski lifts, status: open?, ski season, snow situation.
Next along, and slightly higher (2,120m), Grau Roig is a broad alpine valley, more sheltered than Pas de la Casa, but with relatively few services & lodging options. Far & away the best of them is the ski-in ski-out Grau Roig Andorra Boutique Hotel & Spa .
There are two areas for beginners and there are plenty of gentle slopes in the main area to progress to. Snowboarding is popular with the young crowd that Pas de la Casa attracts, and there is a small, lift-served board-park and half-pipe on the Grau Roig side of the mountain.
The resorts runs face north and east, so generally hold the snow well, even on warm sunny days most are above the tree line but in bad weather head for the runs between the trees near Grau Roig. Snowboarders are well catered for in Pas de la Casa with a snow park near Grau Roig.
