# Grandvalira Grandvalira is open from 4 December to 4 April: sectors, lift pass, snowparks, snowshoeing at Pessons, car parks and where to stay in Soldeu. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/andorra/grandvalira · Revisado: 2026-11-12 Grandvalira takes up the upper half of Andorra: seven sectors linked along the main CG-2 road, from Encamp, on the way out of Andorra la Vella, to Pas de la Casa, on the border with France. It has 215 km of slopes that you can ski without taking your skis off. Soldeu and El Tarter are the villages at the foot of the slopes; Canillo is the family sector, and Encamp the entrance closest to the capital, with a six-kilometre funitel. ## How do you get there from Spain? By car, via La Seu d'Urgell. From Lleida, the C-14 climbs through Ponts and Organyà; from Barcelona you can take that same route or the C-16, the Cadí tunnel and the Cerdanya. La Seu is 30 km from Encamp, the first access to the resort. There is a border check: carry your ID card or passport. Andorra is not in the European Union, so check your mobile plan before you arrive. The nearest airport is Andorra-La Seu d'Urgell, 27 km away; the big ones are Toulouse and Barcelona. ## What does the resort have? The 2026-27 season runs from 4 December to 4 April, with slopes open from 9:00 to 17:00. Encamp goes up with the Funicamp to Solanelles, at 2,500 metres. Canillo has a cable car from the village, easy slopes and the Mon(t) Magic park, with the Màgic Gliss slide and a zip line. El Tarter and Soldeu have hosted Alpine Ski World Cup finals; El Tarter also has a 1.3 km snowpark. Peretol, Grau Roig and Pas de la Casa are the upper part, with the Henrik Harlaut Snowpark open at night. The lift pass has dynamic pricing, which you see when you choose your dates on the website. Under-6s and over-75s do not pay, and from two consecutive days it is also valid at Pal Arinsal and Ordino Arcalís. The night-piste pass costs €28.50. ## What if you don't ski? Snowshoeing. The resort runs guided outings: two hours in Canillo, from €30.50, or at Grau Roig, from €39, and three hours from El Tarter outside the ski area, from €61.50. Rutes Pirineus runs a full day from Grau Roig to the lakes and cirque of Pessons, 9.5 km and 530 metres, from age 9, for €47.90. The pedestrian lift pass gives two rides up and two down on the cable car, and in Canillo you can enjoy Mon(t) Magic without skis. ## Where to stay In Soldeu you sleep at the foot of the slopes: the Sport Hotel Village has its own cable car from the lobby, and the five-star Hermitage has direct access to a 5,000 m² spa. Canillo and Encamp also have hotels, at the doors of their sectors. Andorra la Vella, half an hour from Soldeu, suits anyone who wants shops and a city. ## What to eat Andorran mountain cooking: escudella, trinxat and chargrilled meats. The Llac de Pessons refuge, at 2,350 metres beside the lake, has been serving food by the lake for more than 25 years; the Wine & Meat Bar by Jean Leon, in the Soldeu sector, brings together charcoal grilling and Penedès wines. ## Dónde está - Zonas: Pyrenees - Cerca: Ordino (a 11.3 km), La Massana (a 13.0 km), Andorra la Vella and Escaldes (a 14.3 km), Cerdanya (a 26.7 km · Spain) ## Qué hacer - **Skiing at Grandvalira** (8 h · All levels): Grandvalira is Andorra's largest ski resort: it covers the upper part of the Valira d'Orient valley, from Encamp to the Envalira pass and Pas de la Casa, on the French border. The whole area can be skied without taking your skis off. Sectors Seven. Encamp, the first access from Spain, climbs with the Funicamp, a 6 km funitel, to Solanelles, at 2,500 metres. Canillo has a cable car from the village and easy slopes, as well as the Mon(t) Magic park, with a zip line and the 555 m Màgic Gliss slide. El Tarter and Soldeu have hosted Alpine Ski World Cup finals. Peretol, Grau Roig and Pas de la Casa complete the upper side, towards France. The highest points are around 2,500 or 2,600 metres. How much does it cost? The day lift pass has dynamic pricing: you see it when you choose your dates on the website, and it changes during the season. The categories are adult (18 to 64), junior (12 to 17), child (6 to 11), senior and baby; under-6s and over-75s do not pay. The senior pass for ages 65 to 69 costs about €43.50, at the ticket office. From two consecutive days, the lift pass is also valid at Ordino Arcalís and Pal Arinsal. The night piste costs €28.50 and the Henrik Harlaut snowpark at night, €26. Snowparks The one at El Tarter, 1.3 km long, has lines for every level. At Grau Roig, the Sunrise Park Xavi, for medium and low levels, is for getting started in freestyle. The Henrik Harlaut Snowpark, at Peretol, opens at night and has parking at the foot. Getting there and parking From Spain you enter via La Seu d'Urgell, 30 km from Encamp, by the C-14 from Lleida or from the Cerdanya by the C-16 and the N-260. The access points to the resort are along the main CG-2 road. There are free car parks, such as El Tarter (850 spaces), Àliga, Grau Roig or Costa Rodona, and paid covered ones in Soldeu, Canillo and Encamp. The website shows them with live free spaces. Off-piste The Servei Meteorològic Nacional d'Andorra publishes the avalanche bulletin at meteo.ad. Check it before leaving the controlled terrain, and do not go without equipment and training. - **Guided snowshoeing to the Estanys and cirque of Pessons** (7 h 15 · 9.5 km · Introductory, if used to walking · Desde 47.9 € per person): From Grau Roig, a snowshoe loop around the glacial cirque of Pessons and its lakes, with a qualified guide from Rutes Pirineus. Nine and a half kilometres and 530 metres of climbing on uneven high-mountain terrain, with no technical difficulty. What the day is like You meet at 9:30 at the El Cubil car park, in the lower Grau Roig sector, at the entrance to the ticket office and café building, at the far end on the left. About four and a half hours of walking and seven and a quarter in total; you return around 16:45. Groups of four to ten people. What you pay The guide, €47.90 per person with insurance. Snowshoes and poles, €9.90. From Andorra la Vella it is about 35 minutes along the CG-2 to Grau Roig. - **Guided snowshoeing run by the resort in Canillo, Grau Roig and El Tarter** (2 h · Families with older children · Non-skiers · Desde 30.5 € per person): The resort itself organises guided snowshoe outings. The shorter ones, of two hours, follow the marked routes inside the ski area; the El Tarter one runs for three hours off the slopes. The outings Canillo, Snowtrek del Forn: two hours, from 14:00 to 16:00, every day, from age 12, with equipment. From €30.50, or €34.20 with the pedestrian lift pass. Minimum two people; if you go alone, 50% more. Grau Roig: two hours inside the ski area, from €39. El Tarter: three hours outside the ski area, from €61.50. On your own At Grau Roig and Pas de la Casa there are marked snowshoe routes, starting from the Grau Roig activity centre, for all levels. To use them you need the Mountain Pass or the appropriate lift pass. - **Mon(t) Magic in Canillo: Màgic Gliss slide and zip line without skis** (3 h · Families · Non-skiers): In the Canillo sector, a cable car runs from the village up to the Mon(t) Magic Family Park, open in winter and summer. Without skis you can come down one of the longest zip lines in the Pyrenees or the Màgic Gliss, a 555-metre slide that can be done wearing virtual-reality glasses. The slopes at that level are easy, good for the first few days. Before you go To go up without skiing you need the pedestrian lift pass, which gives two rides up and two down on any cable car on the same day. The prices for the zip line and the slide are shown when you book on the resort's website. - **Night skiing and the Henrik Harlaut Snowpark at Peretol** (2 h 30 · For those who already ski · Freestyle · Desde 26 € night snowpark lift pass): Grandvalira opens some slopes at night on certain days of the season, and at Peretol, between Soldeu and Grau Roig, the Henrik Harlaut Snowpark extends the freestyle day under artificial light. You get there by car along the main road and there is parking at the foot of the park. What it costs The night-piste lift pass costs €28.50 for adults, juniors and children, and is bought at the ticket office or at the machines in Pas de la Casa. The Henrik Harlaut snowpark pass, €26, at the ticket office. Days and hours change with the sector and the weather: check them on the website before you go. ## Dónde comer - **Refugi Llac de Pessons restaurant** (Restaurant, Grau Roig, €€€). Qué pedir: the escudella or the trinxat, and a chargrilled meat - **Wine & Meat Bar by Jean Leon** (Restaurant, Soldeu, €€€€). Qué pedir: a cut from the Josper grill, of Txogitxu beef or organic beef, with a wine from the Jean Leon winery ## By car: Andorra by car, from sector to sector You reach Grandvalira by car via La Seu d'Urgell and the main CG-2 road, which passes the doors of the resort: Encamp, Canillo, El Tarter, Soldeu and, higher up, Grau Roig and Pas de la Casa. With a car you choose each day where to enter. The budget includes lift pass, food and a shared hotel. Presupuesto orientativo: 130–260 € por persona y día. ### Dónde dormir if you're driving - **Sport Hotel Village** (Hotel): Setting off on skis from the lobby The Sport Hotel Village is one of the three hotels of the Sport Hotels Resort & Spa in Soldeu, at 1,850 metres, at the foot of the Grandvalira slopes. It has 148 rooms decorated in wood, and a modern, quiet cable car that goes up to the slopes directly from inside the hotel: you set off with your skis on without stepping outside. The resort It shares with the other two hotels, the Sport Hotel and the Sport Hotel Hermitage, the 5,000 m² Sport Wellness Mountain Spa, which is reached from the hotels. The hydrotherapy circuit is for over-13s. The resort has several restaurants, including those of the chefs Francis Paniego and Hideki Matsuhisa, and a children's club. Getting there Soldeu is on the main CG-2 road, between Canillo and the Envalira pass. From La Seu d'Urgell, you cross Andorra la Vella and climb through Encamp and Canillo. - **Sport Hotel Hermitage & Spa** (Spa hotel): Luxury at the foot of the slopes The Sport Hotel Hermitage & Spa is the five-star of the Soldeu resort, at the foot of the Grandvalira slopes. It combines contemporary décor with a rustic high-mountain style, and from the rooms you go straight down to the 5,000 m² Sport Wellness Mountain Spa. Eating at the resort The resort has several restaurants, with cooking by chefs such as Francis Paniego and Hideki Matsuhisa. Ask when booking which ones open each night in season. ### Servicios - **Grandvalira car parks**: Free at El Tarter, Àliga, Grau Roig and Costa Rodona; paid and covered in Soldeu, Canillo and Encamp ## As a family: Grandvalira with children Under-6s do not pay for a lift pass at Grandvalira, and the Canillo sector is made for beginners: easy slopes and a park with a slide and a zip line at the top of the cable car. ### What works best The easy slopes of Canillo, with the cable car from the village The Màgic Gliss, a 555 m slide at Mon(t) Magic Guided snowshoeing from Canillo, for children aged 12 or over The child lift pass, ages 6 to 11, and the free baby pass ### Where to sleep Sport Hotel Village, with a cable car from the hotel and a children's club at the resort ### Where to eat The self-service restaurants and restaurants of the resort ### Keep in mind The spa at the Soldeu resort only admits over-13s in the hydrotherapy circuit Carry the children's ID: it is asked for to determine the lift-pass category ### Qué hacer as a family - Skiing at Grandvalira - Guided snowshoeing run by the resort in Canillo, Grau Roig and El Tarter - Mon(t) Magic in Canillo: Màgic Gliss slide and zip line without skis ## With teenagers: Snowparks and night skiing at Grandvalira Three snowparks, one of them open at night, and 215 km for crossing Andorra on skis: Grandvalira gives a teenager reasons not to look at their phone. ### What works best The El Tarter snowpark, 1.3 km long, with lines for every level The Henrik Harlaut Snowpark at Peretol, at night, €26 Crossing from Encamp to Pas de la Casa without taking your skis off Guided snowshoeing to the Pessons lakes, from age 9 ### Where to sleep Sport Hotel Village, to set off on skis ### Where to eat Wine & Meat Bar by Jean Leon, if there is something to celebrate ### Keep in mind Junior lift pass for ages 12 to 17, with ID Off-piste, the avalanche bulletin of the Servei Meteorològic d'Andorra ### Qué hacer with teenagers - Skiing at Grandvalira - Guided snowshoeing to the Estanys and cirque of Pessons - Guided snowshoeing run by the resort in Canillo, Grau Roig and El Tarter - Night skiing and the Henrik Harlaut Snowpark at Peretol ## Consejos ### Check parking live The resort's website shows the free spaces in each car park. ### Enter where you are sleeping With seven sectors, parking in yours saves you a car journey at the end of the day. ### Bring everyone's ID At the border and at the ticket office, for the lift-pass categories. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### When does Grandvalira open in 2026-27? From 4 December 2026 to 4 April 2027. ### How much does the lift pass cost? It has dynamic pricing depending on the date; check the website. Under-6s and over-75s do not pay. ### Do you need a passport to go skiing in Andorra? A valid ID card is enough; there is a check at the border. ### Can you go snowshoeing at Grandvalira? Yes: guided outings run by the resort from €30.50 and marked routes at Grau Roig and Pas de la Casa. ### Where should you stay to ski at Grandvalira? In Soldeu or El Tarter, at the foot of the slopes; in Canillo with children. ### Which airport is closest? Andorra-La Seu d'Urgell, 27 km away.