42.34° N · 1.95° E · Cerdanya
La Molina has 71 km of runs between 1,667 and 2,537 metres, a gondola to the summit of the Tosa d'Alp and its own railway station on the R3 line. For many in Barcelona it was the first time in the snow, and it remains the easiest to reach.
Who offers it
Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.
La Molina is the ski resort closest to Barcelona by train and one of the first in Spain. It has runs for learning and long reds from the Tosa d'Alp, the summit the gondola climbs to.
The ski area adds up to 71 km and 67 runs: 20 green, 18 blue, 23 red and 6 black, between 1,667 and 2,537 metres. It is served by 16 lifts, with one gondola, eight chairlifts, three drag lifts and four conveyor belts, and 602 cannons cover 60% of the surface. It has a snowpark. The base greens, at Pista Llarga and Trampolí, are the beginners' ones: the €31 beginner lift pass gives only those lifts and the belts.
In the 2026-27 season, the day lift pass costs €49 for adults (25 to 64), €41.50 for ages 12 to 24 and €36 for ages 7 to 11; under-7s and over-75s pay €7. The afternoon, from 13:00, comes to €33.50. Those are online prices: at the ticket office add €3. The Alp2500 lift pass, which combines La Molina and Masella, costs €57.
The resort's own rental charges €25 for complete adult ski equipment, €35 for snowboard and €15.50 for snowshoes.
More than ten schools operate at La Molina. The Escola d'Esquí La Molina, the oldest, charges €124 for a three-day group course; a one-hour private lesson costs from €54 to €62. It has a children's park by the hour, from €19.
From Barcelona, the C-16 and the Cadí tunnel, or the N-260 over the Collada de Toses. By train, the Rodalies R3 stops at La Molina station; with the Skitren package, which includes the train from the R3 stations, the internal bus to Pista Llarga is free. Without it, it costs €5. There are eight car parks, from P1 at the gondola to P8 at the lake.
Off-piste and snowshoeing in the mountains depend on the avalanche danger. The Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya publishes the Butlletí de Perill d'Allaus for the Pyrenees, on a scale of 1 to 5, valid off the pistes and in uncontrolled areas. Check it before you set out.
Map
What you have around the starting point.
More to do
Itineraries
Tips
At the ticket office it costs €3 more per person.
P1 and P2 are at the gondola; P4, at Pista Llarga, the beginners' area.
With the Skitren you avoid the road back on Sunday evening.
Questions
In 2026-27, €49 for an adult day online, €41.50 for a youth and €36 for a child. At the ticket office, €3 more.
Yes. The Rodalies R3 stops at La Molina and an internal bus goes up to Pista Llarga.
Yes: it has 20 green runs, conveyor belts and a €31 beginner lift pass.
Yes, one, according to the resort's fact sheet.
From December to April, depending on the snow. The resort has not yet published the 2026-27 opening date: check its website before you go.
Geocaliahttps://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/cerdanya/things-to-do/la-molina-ski-resort
