Snow Taxi from Sort

The Snow Taxi is the cheapest way up to the Pallars Sobirà pistes if you sleep in Sort or arrive by scheduled bus. There are two separate shuttles, with two operators, leaving from the same place, the Sort bus stop, and charging the same: €2 each way. Both run on demand during the ski season and on both you must book a place the day before.

Sort – Espot Esquí

It is run by Autocars Mario, according to the practical information page for Espot Esquí. It runs at weekends and public holidays: it leaves Sort at 8:45 and returns from the resort at 15:30. Book by phone or WhatsApp on 629 742 020 before 19:00 the day before. Places are limited and, without a booking, a seat is not guaranteed.

The same connection serves anyone arriving in Sort on the ALSA Ski Bus who wants to continue to Espot: the resort says that stretch is booked the same way, on the same phone, and that the round trip (€4) is paid by the traveller separately.

Sort – Port Ainé

For Port Ainé, the resort's page gives another contact: Joan Baldomà, on 658 806 185, also by phone or WhatsApp and before 19:00 the day before. Here the service is advertised every day of the season on demand, with two timetables:

• Working days: leaves Sort at 9:00 and returns at 15:00.
• Weekends and public holidays: leaves at 8:30 and returns at 15:30.

The price is the same, €2 each way. Neither page says how it is paid, so ask when you book.

Who it suits

It is designed for those staying in Sort who do not want to drive up mountain roads in snow. From the Hotel Pessets, on avinguda de la Diputació, the bus stop is in the very centre of the village. With the return times, in mid-afternoon, it gives you a full day's skiing, but not to stay for the last run. If you are going with small children or a lot of equipment, bear in mind that capacity is not published, nor whether child seats are admitted.

For those who do not ski, at Port Ainé there is a pedestrian ticket to go up on the gondola, and from the car park the snowshoeing to the Miradors del Pallars leaves. At Espot, the alternative is the snowshoe excursion to the estany de Sant Maurici.

Before booking

The two Pirineu365 pages give no start or end date for this service's season: they depend on the opening of each resort. Confirm the times by phone when you book, especially at the start and end of the season, and if it snows heavily ask whether the departure will go ahead. On the way back, be punctual: there is only one afternoon departure.