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Skiing at Formigal-Panticosa from 27 November, sledges, snowshoes and marked ski touring; where to sleep and eat in Sallent and Formigal.
Part of Pyrenees
What to do
Each plan says how long it takes, who it's for and whether you can book.
Ski and snowboard · 182 km and 147 slopes · From 1,145 to 2,265 m · Opens on 27 November · Free bus between sectors
Snow park · Full day · Snowshoes from age 6, sledges for all ages · €15.80 adults, €12 children
Night sledging · 2.5 km lit · Thursdays and Saturdays · From age 12 · €46
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
The resort opens on 27 November 2026 and runs until spring, depending on the snow. Outside Christmas, long weekends and Easter there are fewer people; in summer the valley is about mountain lakes and trails.
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.
The Tena valley can be reached by car from Huesca in about an hour and a half, and from Zaragoza in a little over two hours. Once there, the resort's free bus links Panticosa, Sallent and Formigal, so you can leave the car parked. The budget includes lift pass, food and a shared hotel.
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.
Formigal-Panticosa has room for those who do not ski yet: a snow play park at the Portalet and a sledging area above the Panticosa gondola.
With 91 red and black runs across the two sectors, Formigal-Panticosa is for those who already ski well. And for those who want something more: night sledging and waymarked ski touring routes.
Where to stay
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Why we like it: Hotel in the Formigal development with a pool, sauna, garage, ski storage and free transfer to the slopes in its own transport.
Why we like it: Four-star hotel in the Formigal development, with an indoor pool, outdoor jacuzzi and spa; pets welcome. Check-in at 14:00.
Why we like it: 1896 hotel restored by Rafael Moneo at the Panticosa Spa, at 1,636 m: 42 rooms, an adults-only thermal area and the Termas de Tiberio next door.
Services for this trip
Areas, for any way of travelling
| Area | Who it's for | Average night |
|---|---|---|
| Formigal | At the foot of the pistes, resort hotels | 0 min |
| Sallent de Gállego | Stone village, restaurants | 5 min to Formigal |
| Panticosa | Own gondola, spa up above | Free bus to Formigal |
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 ingot of Aragón ternasco lamb and, if you order two days ahead, the olla tensina menu (€48, in winter)
What to order: the ternasco or the shepherd's migas; at the bar, tapas and raciones from the valley
Nearby
The closest places, whichever country they are in.
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Tips
The free bus links Panticosa, Sallent and Formigal all day.
The price changes by date and is cheaper on the website or app.
Cambium closes on Monday and fills up in season.
The Tena Valley is that of the River Gállego in its highest stretch, between Biescas and the French border at the Portalet. In winter it is filled by Formigal-Panticosa, the Aramón resort: 182 km of pistes in two sectors linked by a free bus. Sallent de Gállego, a stone village next to the Lanuza reservoir, is where you eat; Formigal, the resort's development, where you sleep at the foot of the pistes, and Panticosa, with its gondola, is the other gateway.
From Huesca, the A-23 climbs to Sabiñánigo and the A-136 continues through Biescas, the Búbal reservoir and Sallent to Formigal: allow about an hour and a half. From Zaragoza, add the motorway to Huesca, about two hours and a quarter in all. From Pamplona you come in via Jaca and Sabiñánigo. On snowy days the A-136 requires chains, and the Portalet, towards France, may close.
182 km and 147 pistes, plus 5 itineraries: 11 green, 40 blue, 50 red and 41 black, between 1,145 and 2,265 metres. It is a resort for skiers who are already past the beginner stage: more than half the pistes are red or black. At Formigal there are several bases, Sextas, Anayet, Sarrios and Portalet; at Panticosa, the gondola leaves from the village. The 2026-27 season starts on Friday 27 November.
Aramón sells the lift pass by date, with a variable price: in 2025-26 the adult day pass started from €51.90 on the website or app and €61 at the ticket office. Buy online. The resort's rental charges €21 for an adult set of equipment and €15.50 for a child's.
The resort has more than pistes. In the Portalet valley NieveAventura runs a park with sledges, marked snowshoe trails and snow games, for €15.80 for adults and €12 for children. At Panticosa, Petrosos Park has sledges at the top of the gondola. On Thursdays and Saturdays, from age 12, you ride down at night by sledge on a 2.5 km lit run from Cantal to Sextas, with a snack, for €46. And to try ski touring without risk, Panticosa has three marked routes beside the pistes, with a lift pass and rental for €40.
In Formigal, at the foot of the pistes: the Hotel Saliecho has its own shuttle to the pistes and a swimming pool, and the four-star SNÖ Villa de Sallent admits pets. If you are looking for quiet and hot water, the Gran Hotel del Balneario de Panticosa is at 1,636 metres, at the head of its valley, with its own thermal area. Sallent and Panticosa have more houses and apartments.
The olla tensina, the valley stew, and ternasco lamb. Cambium, on the square in Sallent, listed in the Michelin guide, prepares an olla tensina menu to order and is open Tuesday to Sunday. On the pistes, the Asador Montañés at Sarrios serves chargrilled meats, ternasco and shepherd's migas.
Questions
On Friday 27 November 2026, according to the resort.
The lift pass changes by date. In 2025-26, from €51.90 online and €61 at the ticket office. Rental, from €21.
About an hour and a half along the A-23 and the A-136. From Zaragoza, about two hours and a quarter.
NieveAventura at the Portalet, the Petrosos Park sledges at Panticosa or the night sledge run.
By a free bus that runs back and forth between the two sectors during the day.
In the Formigal development, at the foot of the pistes, or in Sallent and Panticosa, with the free bus.
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