# Ski weekend at Grandvalira, two and a half hours from Lleida Two nights in Soldeu to cover Grandvalira from end to end, 215 km between Encamp and Pas de la Casa, with an afternoon of night snowpark or snowshoeing to the Pessons lakes. Two and a half hours from Lleida and about three from Barcelona. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/andorra/grandvalira/itineraries/grandvalira-ski-weekend-from-lleida · Revisado: 2026-11-12 Dónde: Grandvalira From Lleida, the C-14 climbs through Ponts and Organyà to La Seu d'Urgell, and from there the border and Andorra's main road lead to Soldeu: about two and a half hours. From Barcelona, about three. Grandvalira can be skied from one end to the other without taking your skis off, so two days are enough to see all of it: Saturday towards Pas de la Casa, Sunday towards Canillo. ## What to bring Your ID card or passport: there is a check at the border, and the ticket office asks for it for the age-based lift-pass categories. Check your mobile plan, because Andorra is not in the European Union. And snow chains in the car: the CG-2 climbs above 2,000 metres. ## Snowshoeing to Pessons If someone in the group prefers to walk, Rutes Pirineus goes on fixed dates from the El Cubil car park, in Grau Roig, to the lakes and cirque of Pessons: 9.5 km and 530 metres, from age 9, for €47.90 plus €9.90 for snowshoes. ## Where to sleep In Soldeu, at the foot of the slopes: the four-star Sport Hotel Village has a cable car from inside the hotel, and the five-star Hermitage has direct access to a 5,000 m² spa. With children, Canillo is at the door of its sector of easy slopes. ## El plan ### Friday · 21:00 · Arrival in Soldeu Via La Seu d'Urgell, the Sant Julià customs post and the CG-2 through Andorra la Vella, Encamp and Canillo. At the Sport Hotel Village you set off for the slopes on Saturday in its own cable car. ### Saturday · 09:00 · Towards Grau Roig and Pas de la Casa Dynamic-price lift pass, bought online for the weekend: from two days it is also valid at Pal Arinsal and Ordino Arcalís. Cross through El Tarter and Soldeu towards Grau Roig and Pas de la Casa. ### Saturday · 13:30 · Lunch at Llac de Pessons From Grau Roig, skiing down the Pessons piste, to the refuge beside the lake, at 2,350 metres: escudella, trinxat and chargrilled meats. Call first on +376 759 015. ### Saturday · 18:30 · Snowpark at night at Peretol If it is a night-skiing day, the Henrik Harlaut Snowpark opens under artificial light: €26. Or the night-piste lift pass, €28.50. ### Sunday · 09:00 · El Tarter and Canillo The 1.3 km El Tarter snowpark and the easy slopes of Canillo. Anyone who doesn't ski has the guided snowshoe outing from Canillo, from 14:00 to 16:00, from €30.50, or the Màgic Gliss slide. ### Sunday · 16:30 · Return Along the CG-2 and La Seu d'Urgell. Road conditions in Andorra, from Mobilitat: (+376) 1802 1802. ## Aviso ### Off-piste, check Andorra's avalanche bulletin. The Servei Meteorològic Nacional publishes it at meteo.ad. Check it before leaving the marked terrain. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How long does it take from Lleida to Soldeu? About two and a half hours along the C-14 and La Seu d'Urgell. From Barcelona, about three. ### When does Grandvalira open? From 4 December 2026 to 4 April 2027. ### How much does the lift pass cost? It has dynamic pricing depending on the date. Under-6s and over-75s do not pay. ### Do you need a passport? A valid ID card is enough. ## Dónde dormir if you're driving - **Sport Hotel Village**: 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**: 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.