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Welcome to Arinsal.co
Resort Information: Official Site www.vallnord.com
Vallnord Resort Statistics
Altitude: Arinsal - 1550m - 2560m
Pal - 1950m - 2358m
Arcalis - 1940m - 2625m
Lifts facilities: 31 serving 63km of piste for Pal & Arinsal, 14 serving 30km of piste for Arcalis.
5 day High Season Lift pass: Vallnord 2011-2012 - Adult €148.00,
Teenager 12-17yrs €129.50, Child 6-11yrs €111.50.
For more information on lift passes and ski school
Arinsal & Pal
Green Runs - 5 Blue Runs - 16 Red Runs - 16 Black Runs - 5 - Lifts in area: 31
Arcalis
Green Runs - 8 Blue Runs - 6 Red Runs - 11 Black Runs - 2 - Lifts in area: 12
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Today weather 23rd March 2012
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Best day of the season with knee deep powder and perfect blue skies.
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Vallnord Saturday 12th April 2012 8:49am Arinsal: Slopes - 0/19 Lifts - 0/13 Pal: Slopes - 0/23 Lifts - 0/18 Arcalis: Slopes - 0/27 Lifts - 0/15 Thickness of snow cover: Arinsal: 75/150 Pal: 75/150 Arcalis: 120/300 Temperature: Arinsal: 0/0 Pal: 0/0 Arcalis: 0/0
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Welcome to Arinsal
Arinsal.co provides you with all the information you need to know for your next ski holiday to Arinsal, Andorra.
We provide regularly updated webcams, snow report and a weather forecast for Arinsal. Also, take a look at our forum and photos.
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About Arinsal
Arinsal is a village in Andorra, at an altitude of 1550 metres. It is a place for walkers and bikers, as well as those who just want to relax in the beautiful mountain scenery. In the winter the ski area extends up to 2560 metres and offers excellent skiing and snowboarding for beginners and intermediates. Arinsal is part of Vallnord which means that Arcalis and Pal are included with the lift pass. These combined resorts offer a variety of runs of varying difficulties, as well as some great off-piste.
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Ski Instructor Report 1st April 2012
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My season is now over. I finished at noon on Friday. I had a class of good intermediates, with a wide spread of ages. Their ages ranged from a 10 year old to a glamorous grandmother of indeterminate years. Surprisingly, the standard of skiing was very similar and I had a very enjoyable week. In the Friday race the Grandmother was beaten by a deputy headmaster (I think that I could phrase that better. In my schooldays “beaten by a deputy headmaster” had an entirely different meaning. To put things straight In the Race, the Deputy Head won, the grandmother was just under a second behind him and the children were just a little slower. During the week, I had two private lessons with a lovely 12 year old girl from Malta. Within 15minutes of putting her skis on for the first time, she was skiing from the top of the Magic Carpet.
We had a smashing time on the slopes and après ski. Some of the group came to Bogart’s bar for the last performance of the season of Velvet blues. There was a wonderful atmosphere and everyone enjoyed the evening.
The following day, I look her to the top of the six seat lift and we skied this twice during the one hour lesson. When I take someone on that lift for the first time, I usually book out for the next hour as it normally takes just over to hour to reach the bottom. She is a remarkable young girl, who will soon be a great skier.
Te weather has been glorious all week and there is plenty of snow for those arriving on Sunday. The resort will close on 9th April. It has not been a good year for snow nor for the number of clients. Therefore I did not get a lot of work meaning not a lot of pay. I HAVE HAD A GREAT TIME AND AM LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT SEAASON.
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History of Arinsal
The first ski lifts were installed in Arinsal in 1973 by Josep Serra. The ski area was later taken over by the Comu of La Massana. Over the years following, the ski areas of Pal and Ordino-Arcalis were developed. In 2001 the resorts of Pal and Arinsal were linked by a cable car. In 2004 the area of Vallnord was created comprising of three ski resorts: Arinsal, Pal, and Ordino-Arcalis, all covered under the same Vallnord lift pass. The association of Ski Andorra brings information together and works on initiatives to promote skiing in all of Andorra.
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