# Escuela Española de Esquí de Formigal

School en Formigal

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/companies/formigal-spanish-ski-school

The ski and snowboard school of the Formigal sector of Formigal-Panticosa: private lessons from €65 an hour and two-day weekend courses.

## Who they are

The Escuela Española de Esquí de Formigal began giving lessons in the 1964-1965 season, when the resort was taking its first steps. Its first instructors were the brothers José Mari and Jacinto Domec, with their cousin José Luis as an occasional instructor and secretary, and José Tricas, who lived in Zaragoza, as director. José Mari Domec was also the owner of the first lift, the Furco chairlift, opposite the Hotel Formigal. The following year Mariano Fanlo joined, who later ran the resort, and then Pascual Royo and his sister Mari Carmen arrived. The Hotel Tirol was for years its base and its ski store, and from 1971 English customers began to arrive. Today they say they have been training skiers for 50 years.

The school is registered as an active tourism company in the Aragón register under number TA-HU-155 and holds the five-star quality certification of AEPEDI. Its website does not say how many instructors it has or detail their qualifications.

## What they teach

It works in the Formigal sector of Formigal-Panticosa, with two starting areas, Sextas and Anayet, and an office in the Formigal development, next to the clock. It teaches alpine skiing, snowboarding and freestyle, with private lessons and weekday and weekend courses. It has adaptive ski programmes for people with physical or intellectual disabilities or different abilities, courses for clubs, companies and groups, and mountain activities: freeride on request, snowshoeing and introductory ski touring routes.

The weekday course runs Monday to Friday, three hours a day, from 10:00 to 13:00. On Monday, from 9:30 to 10:00, registration and sorting by level take place at Sextas and at Anayet. Groups have a minimum of five people and are usually 8 to 10 students, with children and adults separate. They admit children from a completed age of 4; beginners aged 4 to 10 do their own course in the snow garden, where they must go with their parents: at Sextas, the wooden hut next to the Furco chairlift, and at Anayet, behind the nursery entrance.

## Prices and equipment

For 2026-2027, a private ski or snowboard lesson costs €65 an hour for one person and a freestyle one €60; the whole day, from 9:30 to 16:30, for one to four people, €395. The weekday course costs €170 and the weekend one €100 for the two days. With an Ibercaja card at its ticket offices there is a 10% discount. The lift pass and equipment are separate: you must bring suitable clothing, boots, adjusted skis, gloves, poles and goggles, because the instructors do not adjust the bindings.

## Booking and languages

You book online on their website or at their offices at Sextas, Anayet and the development, and by phone on 974 49 01 35. They recommend arriving early because of traffic on the roads into the resort. The website, in Spanish, English and French, does not publish cancellation conditions or say in which languages the lessons are given, although they have worked with foreign customers since the seventies.

## What they run

- [Skiing at Formigal-Panticosa](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/tena-valley/things-to-do/formigal-panticosa-ski-resort), in Tena Valley. Weekend ski or snowboard course at Formigal. Desde 100 € 2 days per person. 2026-27 season. Private 1 h lesson from €65; Monday to Friday course, €170. Lift pass extra

Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.

## Practical details

- Address: Urbanización Formigal, 22640 Sallent de Gállego, Huesca
- Phone: +34 974 49 01 35
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Contact

- Web: https://formigalescuelaesqui.es/
- Coordenadas: 42.7741, -0.3609

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Are there weekend courses?
Yes: €100 for the two days, ski or snowboard.

### How much does a private lesson cost?
€65 an hour for one person.

### From what age?
From a completed age of 4; beginners aged 4 to 10 start in the snow garden.