# A ski Sunday at Port Ainé, with a buffet on the slopes

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.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/pallars-sobira/itineraries/skiing-at-port-aine-from-lleida · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 06:30 · Salida: 2 h 45 by car (C-13 via Balaguer, Tremp, La Pobla de Segur and Rialp; chains in the boot)
- 09:15 · Skiing at Port Ainé (online lift pass from €42; free parking with shuttle)
  - 1 min on foot
- 13:30 · Port Ainé Buffet Restaurant (buffet 13:30 to 15:30, every day) · Port Ainé Buffet Restaurant, €€
  - 1 min on foot
- 14:45 · Skiing at Port Ainé (afternoon on the slopes; last lift up at 16:30)
- 16:45 · Vuelta (in Lleida around 19:30)

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.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
C-13 via Tremp and Sort: about two hours forty from Lleida and three from Manresa (estimated).

### By bus
The ALSA Ski Bus leaves from Lleida and Balaguer at weekends and public holidays with the lift pass included in the ticket; confirm the 2026-27 calendar.

## Consejos

### Choose a January or March Sunday
Outside February and Christmas, the lift pass costs €4 less.

### Buy online
You save €5 per lift pass.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### 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.