Vallnord Pal-Arinsal, La Massana Parish, Andorra

5Nick R 5:00 PM Feb 5, 2023

Lovely small resort for beginners and improving intermediates.
Arinsal is a small, friendly resort with an excellent ski school. One very important point to make is that the skiing is very limited both in mileage and difficulty. There are really only two main runs down through the main bowl where they converge by the beginner’s area. One narrow run also goes down to village level. If you are a very competent skier do not go here. You would be bored in a morning. However the resort is brilliant for beginners and intermediates who want to have lessons and improve their skiing technique. There is a sister resort - Pal- which is reached via a cable car at the top. The skiing there is more varied and challenging. However it takes a while to get there. Improvements are being made to the connectivity I was assured. The young seemed to like the resort. Lots of snowboarders. There was plenty for them to do in the evening/night time. For the more mature there are enough restaurants and bars to liven up the evening although a lot of older visitors keep to the comfort of the hotels I was told. Although not snow sure, the configuration of the pistes mean that staff can concentrate the snow where needed even if the surrounding mountainsides are green/ brown. Snow cannon ensure a constant dusting of man made snow. Therefore the on piste conditions were fine when I visited (first week of Feb 2023) even if new snow was badly needed. I really enjoyed the resort. As an ‘advanced intermediate’ ( level 4) I wanted a return to basics week simply concentrating on technique to improve my skiing. I am no longer interested in challenging slopes so this resort was perfect for my needs. A big shout out to David from the superb ski school who improved my skiing with great skill and patience. I will be back for sure.

5Stephanie 5:00 PM Jan 20, 2022

Skiing here was fabulous.
We arrived in Arinsal last Sunday, and booked ski school for a family of five, we were graded and the children were put in a class with Scott, they had a great week skiing and learned loads. He was brilliant with them. Myself and my husband were in an intermediate group and we had Stephanie for our lessons, she was amazing! We learned loads and had a great week skiing! Highly recommend Arinsal ski school!!