Grandvalira expands to 160 kilometers of skiable domain for Christmas

Christmas holidays are approaching, and Grandvalira faces this holiday season with a wide range of snow, gastronomy and activities for all audiences. Starting on Friday, December 20, skiers traveling to the Pyrenees country resort will have at their disposal a new access to the slopes located in the new Peretol sector, 1,960 in Bordes d'Envalira that opens its doors for the first time time adding 7 new tracks, 3 ski lifts and more skiable hectares at 210km that has the largest snow domain in southern Europe.

Thus, Grandvalira will have all sectors operational and connected by slope with good conditions for the practice of snow sports, thicknesses ranging between 55 and 80 cm. The resort will have 160 skiable kilometres with 100 slopes and 65 ski lifts among which is the refurbished TSD6 of the Pla de les Pedres, an engineering challenge that has expanded its transport capacity to 128 chairs that allow up to 2,600 people per hour.

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The revolutionary snowboard initiation program

The seven open sectors will have the wide range of services offered by the Ski and Snowboard Schools , among which is Burton Riglet as a great novelty, a revolutionary snowboarding program suitable from 3 years. In the hands of this American firm, it is a new way of learning that is introduced to the little ones with innovative and fun methods through the use of materials that are worked dry, inside the centers El Tarter sectors, Soldeu, Canillo and Pas de la Casa. On the other hand, we also work with materials that are used directly from the snow from the snow gardens of these sectors.

The program incorporates two age groups: from 3 to 5 years old and 6 to 12 years old. In addition, it is also part of the Kids Program and this Wednesday, December 18, has entered the schools with a dry pilot test aimed at about twenty students of the Andorran School of Canillo. The coordinators of Burton Riglet, Toni Rodríguez (director of the Ski and Snowboard School) and Enric Bonvehí (responsible for SnowPark and Freestyle Activities), explain about this new method that "we wanted to break the myth that says the age of initiation for snowboarding is 8-10 years old. Nowadays, with the material there is and a good teaching model, it is possible from the age of 3 ".

Freestyle lovers can find in Grandvalira the perfect complement to the service offer, with all its partially open snowparks and the Freestyle Center operating with the Freestyle Club and the Campus available for different age groups. Sunset Park Peretol by Henrik Harlaut - the only night snowpark in the Pyrenees - opens at normal hours, from 3pm to 9pm with the Street plaza and 6 modules. The renewed SnowPark El Tarter will open the upper part from 11 am to 4 pm with a fifth hill and a line of drawers and railings of initiation level; If the weather conditions permit, the technicians will work in the lower part to have it operational in the next few days. Grandvalira completes its snowparks offer with the Sunrise Park Xavi by Henry Harlaut , located in the Grau Roig sector and which will open its doors from Saturday, December 21 .

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A family Christmas

To live the family parties, Grandvalira receives one more year the visit of Santa Claus in the Ski and Snowboard Schools of the seven sectors of the resort. Among the activities, the traditional torch descent from the Pla d'Espiolets to the town of Soldeu, which will take place on December 31; the descent of lights in the Soldeu sector, on January 4, to which children take center stage and the descent of torches; and the arrival of the Magi to the Pas de la Casa sector, on January 5.

As every year, adrenaline lovers can also enjoy adventure activities . The resort has two centers where these activities are concentrated. This is the Grandvalira Mountain Park (Grau Roig) and the Grandvalira Adventure Center (El Tarter), where visitors can enjoy fun alternatives such as dog sled rides, snowmobile and snowshoe excursions, among other alternative activities to the ski.

Wide gastronomic offer with prominence of 'premium' champagne

This Christmas, with 100% of operational catering establishments , Grandvalira customers can choose from a wide gastronomic offer distributed by the seven sectors of the domain. You can choose from a snack with high quality products and wine tasting on an outdoor terrace with panoramic views of the Andorran Pyrenees, to the heat of a fireplace on a traditional board after a good meal with mountain products.

Champagne is, one more Christmas, one of the great protagonists in Grandvalira. The exceptional Clicquot Snow Club Grandvalira on the terrace of Gall de Bosc in the Soldeu sector, offers a space with a very chic atmosphere where the most demanding palates will enjoy one of the most acclaimed premium champagne brands: the Veuve Clicquot. The French house is also present in L'Abarset, in the El Tarter sector, with a VIP space with capacity for 30 people and accessible by reservation.

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Special programming at Après-ski L'Abarset

L'Abarset becomes the epicenter of Christmas après-ski in the Pyrenees with a special program until January 5 that will place El Tarter on the musical scene of the best parties, with visits by internationally renowned DJs. On Friday, December 20, the special programming will begin with Viviana Casanova and for the last weekend of 2019, L'Abarset has scheduled the Grand National session. On Friday 27 there will be exclusive performances by local DJs Richy Vuelcom b2b Kyke Carbonell, Aka Yun Mate, Anderground Music and John Holt; and Saturday 28 will be the turn of the revolutionary Valencian DJ Mike Gannu.

First anniversary of l'Après Amélie

Après Amélie, which was inaugurated on December 21 of last year in the renovated Encamp Base space of the Funicamp, will celebrate its first anniversary next Saturday. He will do it without missing his already famous cocktails and the House of Madness performance, with DJs André Vicenzzo and Angel de Andrés as well as a guitar and sax show by Maken Row and Oskar Sax.

Original gifts for the whole family

Grandvalira has presented in this winter season the fourth merchandising collection, a line that goes hand in hand with sports and fashion trends but always with its own brand seal and taking care of the details to the fullest. The collection contains comfortable pieces for all ages and at any time of the day and can be purchased exclusively in any of the 12 stores that are distributed throughout the sectors of the resort. Original gifts for the whole family!

The Christmas agenda

Grandvalira presents one of the broadest special activity agendas of the Pyrenees specially designed so that everyone can enjoy their stay at the resort:

• Until December 23 Visit of Papa Nöel to Roc de les Bruixes, in the Canillo sector. Prior reservation is required.
• December 21 Inauguration of the Christmas holidays with a special program at the après-ski L'Abarset and first anniversary party of Après Amélie.
• December 21st 5th Solidarity Night Cronoescalada l'Àliga. Skimo test scoring for the Andorra Mountain Ski Cup. Cat: Senior, child and popular.
• December 24 Visit of Father Nöel to the Ski and Snowboard School of the Pas de la Casa, Grau Roig, Soldeu, El Tarter, Canillo and Encamp sectors.
• December 31st 7th Dynafit / Grandvalira 3 Frontier Trophy in Grau Roig. Scoring test for the Andorra Cup for mountain skiing.
• December 31 - 18.30 Torch descent from the Pla d'Espiolets (Grandvalira-Soldeu) to the village of Soldeu.
• January 4 - 6.30 p.m. Downlight from the Ski and Snowboard School of Grandvalira-Soldeu to the village of Soldeu.
• 5 de gener Torch descent and arrival of the Magi to the Pas de la Casa sector.

Ordino Arcalís plans to open 100% of slopes and facilities

The Ordino Arcalís resort faces Christmas festivities with the opening forecast of 100% of the slopes and ski lifts. The field team has worked intensively over the past few days to have all the resort's layout, including the ski lifts that give access to freeride areas . Thus, if conditions permit, and always pending the weather, throughout the week all the ski lifts and slopes will be opened progressively, so that as of Saturday skiers will find the maximum percentage of open domain. The snow levels range between 50 cm and 90 cm of powder-hard snow . In addition, a series of activities are planned for the little ones: Santa Claus will ski and fly on speedride through the resort and meet with the children, who can do workshops at Els Planells.

ABOUT GRANDVALIRA

Grandvalira is the largest resort in the Pyrenees and southern Europe with 138 slopes and a total of 210 skiable kilometres, as well as a wide range of restaurants and leisure activities. From this 2019-20 season, Grandvalira has incorporated the Andorran Ordino Arcalís resort into its offer. The domain is the usual setting for top-level international competitions in winter. Grandvalira is located north of the Principality of Andorra, in the area of the border with France. The space it occupies belongs to two of the seven Andorran parishes (Encamp and Canillo) and consists of seven sectors: Pas de la Casa, Grau Roig, Peretol, Soldeu, El Tarter, Canillo and Encamp. More information here .