After a very long transfer from Tolouse which goes past Pas de la Casa and Soldue you arrive an quite a nice little resort of Arinsal. Accomodation is varied from cheap apartments to De luxe Hotels. A high number of bars/restaurants reflect a lively nightlife. Getting up to the skiing is by a cable car from the centre of Arinsal which tends to get very busy at peak times at top and bottom, for those staying at the top end of the village there is the advantage of a two man chair right up to the base station and snow conditions permiting a choice of a blue or black run right back down to the Hotel Crest and Patagonia Apartments which never seems to get busy.So the skiing, well arinsal's stretches right up the mountain with a series of easy blues and reds coming back down to the cota area,so no chance of getting lost, ideal for beginners/early intermediates, but beware, these slopes are used by ski school which stretch accross the hill therefore get horribly busy and congested, better going high to avoid this where there are some nice(short) reds and a couple of blacks. Over in Pal which is reached by a 50man cable car, this offers a better variety of runs amongst trees with nice views.Early in the week its almost deserted over there as ski schools start making trips over from thursdays onwards.Make sure you get the last cable car back at 4,15 otherwise its a taxi back! I found the piste maintenance very good with most runs covered by cannons. The mountain restaurants are all themed but offer pretty much the same and not very good, although reasonably priced. The ski hire shops were very freindly and good quality. If bargains are to be found, 11 euros by taxi takes you to Andorra la velle and tax free shopping.
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Mar 27th, 2004
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