ANDORRA, Europe’s No 1 fun destination for ski fans from teenage party animals to families looking to let their children learn the basics in a low-cost environment. Ski doesn't get much cheaper than low-cost Andorra but don’t dismiss what is on offer up the mountains. The Pas de La Casa - Soldeu area now rivals French Alp destinations in scale.

Andorra airport shuttles run every day of the week throughout the season from Barcelona, Girona and Toulouse and offer a truly low cost route from airport to ski destination. Plus private transfers are available from Reus, Carcassonne and Perpignan.

Top ski resorts are:

Pas de la Casa. Right on the French border, Pas is first drop off for Andorra airport transfers from France, a purpose-built ski resort of limited charm, its shops piled high with duty free goods, but great nightlife for the young. For the skier it offers the biggest ski area and highest lift-served terrain in Andorra. Thanks to a link with lower-down Soldeu, combined pistes total 186 km, up there with big-name Alpine resorts like Kitzbühel and Les Deux Alpes.

Arcalis. Most remote and often overlooked by visitors yet a reasonable taxi or bus transfer from the capital Andorra La Vella, Arcalis is the choice of locals, limited in extent but good skiing and reliable snow. Accommodation is centered on La Massana.

Pal / Arinsal. Quiet, picturesque Pal mountain village offers simple après ski pleasures but a good wooded ski area linking to Arinsal, where rapid development has hidden some of the charms of the original Catalan slate and stone village. Arinsal though offers ideal conditions for the beginner/ intermediate skier.

Soldeu - El Tarter. Soldeu probably one of Andorras best known resorts is great for all classes of skier, there is a comprehensive lift system and a high speed gondola linking to El Tartar. El Tarter offers lots of accommodation in a quieter atmosphere. The skiing they share is largely on open mountainsides but runs go through woods back to all of the resort lift bases. The link with Pas de la Casa means experienced skiers have access to all the slopes they could wish for. Again an early stop-off for Andorra airport transfers from France but still a reasonable Andorra airport shuttle transfer journey from Spain.

TO SUM UP …
Andorra has for years had a reputation as the ideal low-cost ski destination with iIncreasing ski areas and high standards of lifts and facilities, together with improved inter-links mean it compares very well with Alpine destinations. Low-cost airline access to nearby airports means that with Andorra airport shuttle transfers, this region remains a low-cost but high quality skiers’ choice.

DON’T FORGET
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