# Skiing at Candanchú

Skiing and snowboarding · 50.5 km and 57 pistes · From 1,530 to 2,400 m · Astún-Candanchú lift pass €54.50 online in 2026-27

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/canfranc/things-to-do/candanchu-ski-resort

Dónde: Canfranc, Candanchú and Astún

Candanchú is at the head of the Aragón valley, next to the Somport pass and the French border, a few minutes from Canfranc Estación along the N-330. It presents itself as the oldest ski resort in Spain: its origins date from 1928 and its first chairlift from 1945. Today it shares a lift pass with Astún, on the other side of the mountain: together they total 101 km.

## Pistes, altitudes and lifts

50.5 km and 57 pistes: 12 green, 14 blue, 18 red and 13 black. 22 lifts, chairlifts and magic carpets together. The base is at 1,530 metres and the summit, Tuca Blanca, at 2,400. It has four sectors: Pista Grande, where almost all the greens are; Rinconada, with long blues; Tuca Blanca, and Tobazo, with no greens or blues. 135 cannons cover 8 km.

## How much it costs in 2026-27

The lift pass is Astún-Candanchú. Online, the adult day (12 to 64 years) costs €54.50, and the child (6 to 11) and senior (65 and over), €46.50. At the ticket office, €59.50 and €50.50; the baby pass, up to 5 years, €25.50 with an adult. The half day, from 13:00, €44.50. The card costs €3 and is not refundable. In mid-November the opening date was still to be confirmed.

## Hire and lessons

Hire is in the Pista Grande café: skis, boards, boots and helmets; the rate is given at the shop depending on days and whether it comes with a lift pass (663 543 930). The Escuela Oficial de Esquí de Candanchú gives private lessons from age 4, group courses of five from age 6 and runs the Candanchulandia snow garden, for ages 3 to 7.

## Getting there and parking

From Huesca, take the A-23 to Jaca and the N-330 through Canfranc to Candanchú; from Zaragoza, Astún-Candanchú is 168 km. Parking at the foot of the pistes and a free shuttle between car parks, the housing development and the accesses. The Mancomunidad Alto Valle del Aragón runs a regular Jaca–Astún–Candanchú bus line. Take chains: the N-330 climbs to the Somport.

## Consejos

### Buy the lift pass online
You save €5 for an adult.

### Start on Pista Grande
It has eleven of the twelve greens and the snow garden.

## Aviso

### Off-piste, check the avalanche bulletin.
In season AEMET publishes daily the avalanche danger bulletin for the Navarrese and Aragonese Pyrenees. Check it before going out on snowshoes or ski touring off the pistes.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much is the Candanchú lift pass in 2026-27?
€54.50 for an adult day online and €59.50 at the ticket office. It also works for Astún.

### How many pistes does it have?
57 pistes and 50.5 km: 12 green, 14 blue, 18 red and 13 black.

### Is it linked to Astún?
By lift pass and by shuttle, not by pistes.

### When does it open in 2026-27?
On 12 November 2026 the opening was still to be confirmed.