During the ski season of 2004/2005 the resorts Pal – Arinsal and Ordino – Arcalis have merged their commercial interests under the name of Vallnord. With a universal ski pass the visitors have access to the slopes of both resorts. Today the resort VALLNORD encompasses the area with 67 slopes and the capacity of 55.690 skiers per hour.
In 2014 World Ski Awards confirms the title of the best ski resort of Andorra to Vallnord for the second time.
Since 2020, Ordino-Arcalis zone is part of Grandvalira.
Look here for ski conditions and snow report
Vallnord: technical characteristics:
| Vallnord | |||||
| Technical characteristics | Vallnord | ||||
| Pal – Arinsal | Ordino – Arcalis | ||||
| Maximum altitude | 2560 m | 2625 m | |||
| Minimum altitude | 1550 m | 1940 m | |||
| Altitude difference | 1010 m | 685 m | |||
| Skiable area | 707Ha | 442 Ha | |||
| Vallnord ski trails: the total length | 63 km | 28.5 km | |||
| Snow cannons | 271 | 89 | |||
| Number of trails: | 47 | 31 | |||
| Green (beginners) | 5 | 6 | |||
| Blue (intermediate) | 16 | 7 | |||
| Red (advanced) | 16 | 11 | |||
| Black (experts, higher complexity level) | 5 | 2 | |||
| Off-Piste skiing | – | – | |||
| Free-Style area | 1 | – | |||
| Free-Ride area | 2 | – | |||
| Cross-country skiing track | no | no | |||
| Lifts | 31 | 13 | |||
| Tele cabin | 3 | no | |||
| Chair lift | 12 | 5 | |||
| T-bar lift | 11 | 6 | |||
| Children’s lift | 5 | 2 | |||
| Lifts capacity, skier / per hour | 39.180 | 16.510 | |||
| Services | |||||
| Restaurants | 12 | 8 | |||
| Ski/Snowboard school | 2 | 1 | |||
| Instructors (Monitors) | 200 | 50 | |||
| Baby club (1-4 years old, only for kids that already walk) | 2 | 1 | |||
| Snow park for kids (4-8 years old) | 2 | 1 | |||
| Shops | 2 | 1 | |||
| Medical center | 2 | 1 | |||
| Ski rent | 5 | 1 | |||
| Car parking | 9 | 1 | |||
| Picnic area | 2 | 3 | |||
| Ski storage | 2 | 1 | |||
| Storage room | 2 | no | |||
| Ticket vending machine | 2 | no | |||
| Thematic zones | |||||
| Ski jumping area | Pal | – | |||
| Competition stadium FIS | Pal/Arinsal | Arcalis | |||
| FREERIDE area | Pal/Arinsal | Arcalis | |||
| FREESTYLE area (Boarder & Skier cross) | yes | – | |||
| FREESTYLE area (Jumps & Rails) | yes | – | |||
| FREESTYLE area (Junior Rails zone) | yes | – | |||
| Snow Park | – | yes | |||
| Half-Pipe | yes | – | |||
| Carving & Slalom area | yes | – | |||
| Arcalis | Pal – Arinsal | ||||
| Snow mobiles | Mushing | ||||
| Speed riding | Snow mobiles | ||||
| Two-seats paraglider | Snow mobile for kids | ||||
| Heliskiing | Jumping | ||||
| Ice diving | Snow-shoe circuit | ||||
| Helicopter flights | Zip-line | ||||
| Transfer flights by helicopter | Ski-biking | ||||
| Excursion with a Gica Fer guide | Helicopter flights | ||||
| Forest park | Sledge riding | ||||
| Boarder cross | Archery | ||||
| Freestyle area | Laser Combat | ||||
| Freeride area | Mountain orientation tours | ||||
| Snow snake | |||||
| Air board | |||||
| Transport | A free shuttle bus between the high and low part of Arcalis sector, and a free shuttle bus linking Arinsal and La Massana (Pal). Look here for the timetable of regular buses from Andorra la Vella. | Regular buses, connecting three sectors: Arcalis, Arinsal and La Massana (Pal). | |||
| Other | Wi-Fi all over the skiing area. Dynamic information screens in the main buildings. | GSM – G3 – Internet Wi- Fi coverage in the main buildings. Dynamic information screens in the main buildings. | |||
Ski Schools of Vallnord: +376 739 600; 376 878 078
Working hours: Monday-Friday 9:00-12:00, 12:00 – 15:00, 15:00 – 17:00
The schools in Arcalis, Arinsal and Pal offer the chance to take ski and snowboard lessons for all levels, starting from 6 years old, approximately. There are also the courses for learning or polishing other disciplines: telemark, freeride, freestyle.
The instructors are professional and multilingual. They either were educated in Andorra or officially confirmed their level, attained somewhere else. Schools have limited a capacity, thus the courses must be booked in advance.
As regards group classes, customer is not in a position to select the time for the classes. The schedule is determined by the school, depending on the time of booking, the age (for school groups) and the availability of instructors. Disciplines (ski or snowboard) must be specified at the moment of booking and reasonably in advance to anticipate the number of required instructors.
Children’s parks of Vallnord: Arcalis Pekepark (tel: +376 739 623), Arinsal Pekepark (tel: +376 737 032).
Aimed for the children, ageing from 4 to 6.
How to get to Vallnord?
By car over CG3 (Arcalis sector), CG4 (Pal sector), CG5 (Arinsal sector) highways from Andorra la Vella to the directions: La Massana, Arcalis, Ordino, Arinsal, Pal
By bus from Andorra la Vella. The routes L5, L6.
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