Port Ainé Buffet Restaurant
What to order: the full buffet if you are spending the day; to be quick, the Burger Track
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Day itinerary · 42.58° N · 1.09° E
Sunday at Port Ainé: north-facing slopes above the Pallars.
A ski day at Port Ainé, the Pallars Sobirà resort above Rialp, with 25 north-facing runs, a snowpark and sledges, and lunch at the base buffet. About two hours forty from Lleida.
Leaving from
Part of Pallars SobiràPyrenees
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Total time14 h
By car2 h 45 each way
Slopes26.7 km · 25 runs
2026-27 lift pass€42 low · €46 high, online
ParkingFree, 1,130 spaces
Best timeJanuary · March
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Lleida 2 h 45 by car
C-13 via Balaguer, Tremp, La Pobla de Segur and Rialp; chains in the boot
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Skiing at Port Ainé
online lift pass from €42; free parking with shuttle
- 1 min on foot
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Port Ainé Buffet Restaurant
buffet 13:30 to 15:30, every day
Port Ainé · +34 973 627 607
Restaurant €€Book - 1 min on foot
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Skiing at Port Ainé
afternoon on the slopes; last lift up at 16:30
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Back home
in Lleida around 19:30
Approximate cost
About €20–35 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Skiing at Port Ainé
Port Ainé is above Rialp, in the Pallars Sobirà, about two hours forty from Lleida on the C-13. It is a long Sunday of road for a medium-sized resort, well oriented and with no parking worries: 1,130 free spaces and a shuttle to the ticket offices.
The day, hour by hour
6:30 · Set off. By the C-13 via Balaguer, Tremp, La Pobla de Segur and Sort to Rialp, where the resort road leaves. From Manresa, allow about three hours.
9:15 · Slopes. 25 runs and 26.7 km: 4 green, 6 blue, 11 red and 4 black, between 1,650 and 2,440 metres. The green Bellavista is over 3 km. Adult lift pass online: €42 in low season and €46 in high; at the ticket office, €5 more.
13:30 · Resort buffet. Starters, first and main courses and desserts, from 13:30 to 15:30 every day.
14:45 · Afternoon on the slopes. Until the last ride up, at 16:30.
16:45 · Head home. In Lleida around half past seven.
Time7 h
Change the route
For children who do not ski: 28 February and 21 March, from €39.90:
A Day Building Igloos at Port Ainé
For the companion who does not ski: €9.50:
Going Up Without Skis on the Port Ainé Gondola
Guided snowshoeing on 20 December or 28 March:
Guided Snowshoeing to the Miradors del Pallars, at Port Ainé
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Altitude 2000 Self-service
What to order: a hot dish from the self-service between runs
L'Avet de Sant Maurici
What to order: ask for the day's traditional menu and, in the afternoon, the hot chocolate
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Pallars Sobirà
From 1 December 2026 to 4 April 2027, depending on the snow. Sundays in February, 26 to 30 December and 2 and 3 January are high season.
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Best timeGood timeLow season
Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Choose a January or March Sunday
Outside February and Christmas, the lift pass costs €4 less.
- 2Buy online
You save €5 per lift pass.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take from Lleida to Port Ainé?
About two hours forty, by our estimate.
How much does the lift pass cost?
In 2026-27, €42 online in low season and €46 in high.
Is there anything for non-skiers?
A pedestrian ticket on the gondola, igloos and guided snowshoeing on set dates.
More plans like this
Other days of walking and good food
geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/pallars-sobira/itineraries/skiing-at-port-aine-from-lleida
Prices, opening hours and times are approximate: check them before you go. Each place has its own page on Geocalia.