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La Massana and Arinsal: Pal Arinsal from 4 December to 4 April, toboggans and zip line, a bike park in summer, the Comapedrosa and where to eat and sleep.
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What to do
Each plan says how long it takes, who it's for and whether you can book.
Skiing and snowboarding · More than 63 km · Pal and Arinsal sectors · Cable car from La Massana · 4 December to 4 April
Tobogganing and tubing · 16 runs · Zip line · For non-skiers · Winter · From €16.50
Snowshoeing · Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday · From age 8 · Snowshoes and poles included · No lift pass · €92.25
Itineraries
Days and weekends already planned out, with how to get between each stop and who to book with.
Plan the trip
Each choice narrows the next: the season shapes how best to travel, and how you travel decides where you stay and where you eat.
When to go
December to March for Pal Arinsal, which opens from 4 December 2026 to 4 April 2027. Late June to September for the bike park and the climb up the Comapedrosa, with the mountain hut open from 1 June to 12 October.
How you travel
Choose how you're travelling and we'll tell you where to stay, how to get around, where to eat and which services you'll need. We only show the ways of travelling that make sense here.
La Massana is on the way out of Andorra la Vella heading north. From the village, the CG-4 climbs to Pal and the Coll de la Botella and the CG-5 to Arinsal and the Comapedrosa: with a car you move from one valley to another in minutes, and in winter you leave it at one of the resort's ten free car parks or go up on the village cable car. The budget, per person and day, includes a shared hotel, lunch, dinner and an activity or a day on the slopes.
Who you're with
A trip with a toddler is not the same as one with a teenager. Pick yours to see what works and what to bear in mind.
La Massana suits children because the snow starts in the village: the cable car goes up to Pal Arinsal from the centre, and at the top there are toboggans and tubing for non-skiers. In summer, the mountain park and the small museums.
For a teenager, La Massana has the Pal Arinsal bike park, with up to 60 km of descents, a zip line and Andorra's highest peak, at 2,942 metres, with a night in a refuge.
Where to stay
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Why we like it: A four-star hotel in the centre of La Massana, where the Pal Arinsal cable car leaves from: 96 rooms, a 500 m² spa, indoor and outdoor pools and free parking.
Why we like it: A four-star hotel in Arinsal, 150 m from the cable car, with a pool, spa, bowling alley and parking; accepts dogs and cats for €16 a night.
Why we like it: A superior four-star hotel in Sispony, with a spa, a heated outdoor pool, a children's club and a free shuttle to the La Massana cable car in ski season.
Why we like it: A staffed refuge at 2,260 m on the climb to the Comapedrosa, with 45 places, solar showers and meals; open from 1 June to 12 October, beds from €21.90.
Services for this trip
Areas, for any way of travelling
| Area | Who it's for | Average night |
|---|---|---|
| La Massana | Cable car, hotels and restaurants | Centre |
| Arinsal | Els Orriols cable car and the Comapedrosa | 10 min |
| Pal and Sispony | Romanesque church, Casa Rull and Coll de la Botella | 10–15 min |
Where to eat
From set lunch menus to Michelin stars. We mark the price level and what to order at each place.
What to order: the melós of Andorran veal or the aged entrecôte
What to order: the trinxat with pancetta and black pudding and the spit-roast shoulder of lamb, for two
What to order: the blue lobster rice, for two, and the cheesecake
Nearby
The closest places, whichever country they are in.
Tips
It leaves from the centre of La Massana: you don't need a car to ski.
The ticket-office price is the highest.
You split the climb up the Comapedrosa and reach the top with a fresh day ahead.
From the centre of La Massana a cable car leaves that drops you in the snow, and that sums up this parish in north-west Andorra, the first as you leave the capital heading north. Two valleys lead off from the village: one climbs to Pal and the Coll de la Botella, the other to Erts and Arinsal, at the foot of the Comapedrosa, the country's highest peak. Between the two lies Pal Arinsal, the ski resort, which you reach by cable car from the centre of La Massana.
Via La Seu d'Urgell and the Sant Julià de Lòria customs post, the CG-1 to Andorra la Vella and the CG-3 northwards: Sispony and La Massana are a few minutes from the capital; the abba Xalet Suites is 4 km and about eight minutes by car from Sispony. Without a car, bus line 7 reaches La Massana and line 5 reaches Arinsal. Carry your ID card or passport for customs.
Skiing at Pal Arinsal: more than 63 km between the Pal and Arinsal sectors, from 4 December to 4 April, with a dynamic-price lift pass that is up to 15% cheaper online and, from two days, is also valid at Ordino Arcalís. Ten free car parks and the village cable car save you looking for a space. Non-skiers have toboggans, tubing and the Big Zip zip line in the Pal sector, from €16.50, and guided snowshoeing off the slopes on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, from age 8.
The Pal Arinsal lifts carry bikes: the bike park has up to 60 km of descents and in 2026 opened from 20 June to mid-October, €37.50 a day. At the far end of Arinsal the climb to the Comapedrosa begins, 2,942 metres, in two stages with the mountain hut in between. For something more relaxed, the Coll de la Botella, a viewpoint above 2,000 metres you can drive to, the Romanesque church of Sant Climent de Pal and the Casa Rull, a traditional house museum in Sispony.
In La Massana, the Hotel Rutllan, four stars with a spa and pools right in the centre where the cable car leaves from. In Arinsal, the Princesa Parc, 150 metres from the Els Orriols cable car. In Sispony, the abba Xalet Suites, with a children's club and a shuttle to the cable car in winter. All three accept dogs, with conditions. For the summit, the Refugi del Comapedrosa, at 2,260 metres.
Grilled meat and borda cooking. La Borda de l'Avi, a 16th-century borda turned into a restaurant in 1973, roasts on the spit over holm-oak wood, and is open all year. In Arinsal, the Molí dels Fanals serves homemade mountain cooking with a terrace, and in Erts, the Restaurant Andrea specialises in rice dishes and chuletón, open all day.
Questions
From 4 December 2026 to 4 April 2027.
Toboggans and tubing, the Big Zip zip line, guided snowshoeing, the Casa Rull and the Coll de la Botella viewpoint.
The Comapedrosa, at 2,942 metres, which you climb from Arinsal.
Yes: line 7 to La Massana and line 5 to Arinsal.
Yes: the Rutllan, the Princesa Parc and the abba Xalet Suites, with conditions.
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